# feature interview (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover feature interview. Page: Feed: --- ## [Author Spotlight: Georgina Kamsika](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/author-spotlight/author-spotlight-georgina-kamsika/) _2026-08-19 · Alex Puncekar · Nightmare MagazineRSS - Nightmare Magazine_ I was also thinking of how predatory nostalgia can be. It can be comforting to sink into remakes and sequels and old favourites and I’m as guilty of this as anyone. But that comfort can also be a trap. Christie’s replica bedroom is one example, as are the other guests feasting on their past. The Concierge is a manifestation of the temptation to live in eternal stasis. ## [Room 602 at the Hotel In-Between](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/room-602-at-the-hotel-in-between/) _2026-08-19 · Georgina Kamsika · Nightmare MagazineRSS - Nightmare Magazine_ There is a place that doesn’t exist. Or rather, the hotel exists only in the moments where existence itself hesitates: between one time zone and the next, between the breath then the decision, between the life left and the one not found yet. It appears at the stroke of midnight for those who are neither here nor there. There are travellers mid-journey, refugees between borders. ## [Saturnine \[Weekly Mixtape 232\]](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/3e29cc817debc1425c666d3d75dddd9e.mp3) _2026-08-18 · adrian.camoens@gmail.com · Dreams of Consciousness_ Dry Wedding | Wailin Storms | Ealdor Bealu | Semantron | Anatomy Of Habit | Pylar | Cave Dweller | Holissstik | Cancervo Music On This Mixtape: Dry Wedding: "Shifting Wilderness" taken from the album "The Back Of Beyond" Wailin Storms: "Saved" taken from the album "The Arsonist" Ealdor Bealu: "Erosion" taken from the album "Graves of the Silent Plain" Semantron: "Piha" taken from the album… [Listen](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/3e29cc817debc1425c666d3d75dddd9e.mp3) ## [448: Aenigmatum](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/d38d07518be1895624c0858e5661c54a.mp3) _2026-08-17 · adrian.camoens@gmail.com · Dreams of Consciousness_ Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 448 features an interview with Kelly McLaughlin and Eli Lundgren of Aenigmatum. My thanks again to Kelly and Eli for speaking with me, and to all of you for listening. Music In This Episode: "Undaunted Hereafter" "Despot Of Amorphic Dominions" taken from the album "Deconsecrate" "Nocturne of Ageless Reverie" "Architects of the Fated" taken from the album… [Listen](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/d38d07518be1895624c0858e5661c54a.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 456 - "Enough Already!" - Sara Rahimi](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/ep456) _2026-08-13 · Roqe_ Why do so many of us spend our lives trying to make everyone else happy? And at what point does kindness become self-abandonment? On Episode 456 of Roqe, Jian welcomes back returning guest Sara Rahimi - Iranian-Canadian therapist, certified life coach, trauma-informed practitioner, and author - to discuss her new book, Enough Already! Together they explore the psychology of people-pleasing, why we… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2381353062-roqe-media-ep456.mp3) ## [The H Word: The Revolution Will Be Horrorized](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/the-h-word-the-revolution-will-be-horrorized/) _2026-08-12 · Kurt Fawver · Nightmare MagazineRSS - Nightmare Magazine_ We live in politically combustible times, when social media posts ignite wars and half of the Western world’s populace seems determined to usher in an apocalypse if only to spite their perceived enemies. Under such fraught circumstances, it might be tempting to disregard writing, reading, and viewing horror fiction and film as relatively feckless pursuits. ## [My Parts, Collected](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/my-parts-collected/) _2026-08-12 · Melissa A Watkins · Nightmare MagazineRSS - Nightmare Magazine_ My foot is hidden under a pile of fallen leaves in a ditch near the highway. My hand, a mile or so away, buried under a shallow layer of dirt in what will be someone’s tulip bed next spring. My head—I don’t know where it is. Strange. Surely it’s what I’m using to think? I focus and my hand lurches, shakes off a coating of soil, lifts onto its fingertips and straggles into the driveway. ## [Episode 238: After — Poetry Destroys Silence with Janet R. Kirchheimer](https://shows.acast.com/across-the-margin-the-podcast/episodes/episode-238-after-poetry-destroys-silence-with-janet-r-kirch) _2026-08-12 · Across the Margin: The Podcast_ This episode of Across The Margin : The Podcast features an interview with poet and film producer Janet R. Kirchheimer . Janet is the author of How to Spot One of Us , a collection of poems about the Holocaust and her family (Clal, 2007). She is also the producer of the award-winning film AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence , a cinematic performance documentary in which contemporary poets, both Jewish… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/across-the-margin-the-podcast/e/6a7a3c8ccfc0396cc1b7d0a5/media.mp3) ## [Flammagenitus \[Weekly Mixtape 231\]](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/0cbc62833ed72c5baf1eaf802f6177f6.mp3) _2026-08-09 · adrian.camoens@gmail.com · Dreams of Consciousness_ Arktheos | Bloodmother | Gast | Elfsgedroch | svrm | Taake | Massteron | Sojourner | Aeger Anima | Saidan | Yoth Iria | Malefic Music On This Mixtape: Arktheos: "Vortex Hammer" taken from the album "Cosmolith" Bloodmother: "Liturgical Decay" taken from the album "Militant Black Magic" Gast: "Mardrömslik" taken from the album "Förbannelser" Elfsgedroch: "1672 - De Opmars" taken from the album "Voor… [Listen](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/0cbc62833ed72c5baf1eaf802f6177f6.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 455 - Survival Is Not Victory - Lisa Daftari, Shayan Sami'i](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/ep455) _2026-08-06 · Roqe_ In this episode, Jian opens with the essay Survival Is Not Victory, challenging the growing narrative that the Islamic Republic has somehow emerged triumphant. While the regime remains in power, many of the underlying conditions that fueled the largest uprising in decades - economic collapse, repression, corruption and widespread public frustration - have only intensified. Joining Jian are Lisa… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2377070330-roqe-media-ep455.mp3) ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7DSAwl60peei) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [447: Nothingness](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/0b8feebe9b4dfe9bc780080b40abe432.mp3) _2026-08-06 · adrian.camoens@gmail.com · Dreams of Consciousness_ Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 447 features an interview with Clay Olson and Alex Lewandowski of Nothingness. My thanks again to Clay and Al for speaking with me, and to all of you for listening. Music In This Episode: "The Anvil" taken from the album Supraliminal "Timeless Menace" taken from the album The Hollow Gaze Of Death "Convulsing Putrefaction" "Umbral Spear" (featuring Gabriele… [Listen](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/0b8feebe9b4dfe9bc780080b40abe432.mp3) ## [Editorial: August 2026](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/editorial/editorial-august-2026/) _2026-08-05 · Wendy N. Wagner · Nightmare MagazineRSS - Nightmare Magazine_ Gardens are pumping out the juiciest tomatoes, corn on the cob is at its peak, and every melon is bulging with sugar water. The days might be the hottest, but with fall on the horizon, the nights are growing longer—and there’s a real sense of eeriness in the lengthening darkness. This month’s offerings celebrate potent sensory experience set against a heightened light and dark. ## [Author Spotlight: Quincy Lee](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/author-spotlight/author-spotlight-quincy-lee/) _2026-08-05 · Alex Puncekar · Nightmare MagazineRSS - Nightmare Magazine_ I was one of the interpreters/co-navigators with a DeafBlind writer at a residency program, so we spent a lot of time together, and in between chatting about books and writing, we folded origami. I’d grown up folding paper cranes, but to fold with my DeafBlind friend required different techniques than making the folds by sight. ## [The Dark Follows Me](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/the-dark-follows-me/) _2026-08-05 · Quincy Lee · Nightmare MagazineRSS - Nightmare Magazine_ ANNOUNCEMENT: We’ll be launching our first Kickstarter campaign in more than a decade, to fund Year 17 of Lightspeed and Year 15 of Nightmare. Clicking nightmare-magazine.com/kickstarter will take you to the campaign pre-launch page. Once you’re there, click the NOTIFY ME ON LAUNCH button so you’ll be notified when the campaign goes live on September \[…\] ## [Anti-Lifers \[Weekly Mixtape 230\]](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/92eac25a8a160d304eaedbf8a8f63a17.mp3) _2026-08-02 · adrian.camoens@gmail.com · Dreams of Consciousness_ Street Tombs | Six Feet Under | Deconsekrated | Savage | Grim Legion | Volubilis | Psycroptic | Miscreance | Truent | Arise From Worms | Infected Disarray | Gorge | Nothingness | GoaTest | Eastwood | Banzai | Misery Index | Cartilage | Deathgrave Music On This Mixtape: Street Tombs: "Systematic Suffering" taken from the album "Existence is Corruption" Six Feet Under: Unmistakable Smell of Death "… [Listen](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/92eac25a8a160d304eaedbf8a8f63a17.mp3) ## [Announcement: We’re Launching a New Kickstarter Soon. Sign up to be notified when it launches!](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/announcement-were-launching-a-new-kickstarter-soon-sign-up-to-be-notified-when-it-launches/) _2026-08-01 · John Joseph Adams · Nightmare MagazineRSS - Nightmare Magazine_ On September 15, 2026, we’ll be launching our first Kickstarter campaign in more than a decade, to fund Year 15 of Nightmare and Year 17 of Lightspeed. Join us for a year of new short fiction from some of the biggest stars in science fiction, fantasy, and horror, including: Travis Baldree Olivie Blake P. Djèlí \[…\] ## [446: Yeti On Horseback](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/ddf8d9b33a1859bc2dc94b28e7805c53.mp3) _2026-07-31 · adrian.camoens@gmail.com · Dreams of Consciousness_ Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 446 features an interview with Sam Smit and Ryan Pelkey of Yeti On Horseback. My thanks again to Sam and Ryan for speaking with me, and to all of you for listening. Music In This Episode: "Viking Mushroom Tea" (excerpt) taken from the album "The Great Dying" "Psycho" (excerpt) taken from the single/EP "Psycho" "Mariner's Lament" (excerpt) "Through With This… [Listen](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/ddf8d9b33a1859bc2dc94b28e7805c53.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep.454 - Vessbroz](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/vessbroz) _2026-07-30 · Roqe_ Vessbroz have become one of the biggest Iranian success stories in global electronic music. But behind the stages, festivals and billions of online views is a remarkable story of two brothers from Isfahan whose lives were shaped by exile, resilience, family and an enduring connection to Iran. In this conversation, Jian sits down with Armia and Arsham for one of their rare long-form interviews,… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2372253686-roqe-media-vessbroz.mp3) ## [Interview: Chloe Lauter](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/feature-interviews/interview-chloe-lauter/) _2026-07-29 · Alex Puncekar · Nightmare MagazineRSS - Nightmare Magazine_ Chloe Lauter is a writer and publicist based in Los Angeles. Her debut novel is The Flayed Man , a July 21, 2026 release from Penguin Random House’s Skull House Press imprint. ## [A Bargain Made in the Monster’s Shadow](https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/poetry/a-bargain-made-in-the-monsters-shadow/) _2026-07-29 · Sam W. Pisciotta · Nightmare MagazineRSS - Nightmare Magazine_ They say a mountain vista looks loveliest in the golden hour, and lunar landscapes most fully reveal themselves in quarter moons; light and dark embrace to lift each other. ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ptWSPxXA855Q) _2026-07-29 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [445: Holystone](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/7c757ae4eb12e48c562cac81372d0ed6.mp3) _2026-07-27 · adrian.camoens@gmail.com · Dreams of Consciousness_ Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 445 features an interview with Wolfe Peterson of Holystone. My thanks again to Wolfe for speaking with me, and to you for listening. Music In This Episode: "MOON" "auroa" taken from the album "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" "The Prophecy (Jaws of Victory)" "Accomplice Parts 1 & 2" taken from the album "Accepting Omega"… [Listen](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/7c757ae4eb12e48c562cac81372d0ed6.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 453 - ROQE LIVE 6! - Shahram Shabpareh Honoured, Tina Parsa, Gdaal, Shally Zomorodi & More](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/rl6) _2026-07-24 · Roqe_ A very special edition of Roqe - recorded live at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. Jian Ghomeshi opens the show with a personal talk about his family's roots in southern Iran, the hardships facing people in Khuzestan and across the country, and the enduring idea behind Roqe: wherever we live, and however much we may disagree, Iranians remain connected. Then, Smart Pegah Ganji… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2367477413-roqe-media-rl6.mp3) ## [Baptized in Slugs \[Weekly Mixtape 229\]](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/5bc13ac0ae50813aadb9f0b763139f56.mp3) _2026-07-24 · adrian.camoens@gmail.com · Dreams of Consciousness_ Crowbar | MΛKE | Throes | Magnitudo | Destroy My Brains | Gout SLC | IRREVERSIBLE | Blue Heron | Yeti On Horseback | Blackstaff Music On This Mixtape: Crowbar: "Her Evil Is Sacred" taken from the album "Zero And Below" MΛKE: "The Judge" taken from the album "Exegesis at the End of Time" Throes: "Basura" taken from the album "The Colorless Light of Emptiness" Magnitudo: "Hummingbird" taken from the… [Listen](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/5bc13ac0ae50813aadb9f0b763139f56.mp3) ## [Episode 237: The Baklava Guy](https://shows.acast.com/across-the-margin-the-podcast/episodes/episode-237-the-baklava-guy) _2026-07-24 · Across the Margin: The Podcast_ This episode of Across The Margin : The Podcast features an interview with The Baklava Guy (aka Roy Donk), founder and operator of Good Baklava , a business that imports baklava from Turkey, bakes it in The Kingdom of New Jersey, and sells it throughout the tri-state area, and beyond. When the Knicks made their historic playoff run, a guy handing out baklava to fans outside the stadium became one… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/across-the-margin-the-podcast/e/6a626f4a22500f7120378fe8/media.mp3) ## [444: Emptiness](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/68c20ea4a84950a2c98d764f9cf71f12.mp3) _2026-07-18 · adrian.camoens@gmail.com · Dreams of Consciousness_ Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 444 features an interview with Jeremie Bezier of Emptiness. My thanks again to Jeremie for speaking with me, and to you for listening. Music In This Episode: "Forgotten" taken from the album "Oblivion" "Lowland" taken from the album "Nothing but the Whole" "Nothing But The Whole (part 2)" "When The Whole Arrives" "Words To Wind" taken from the album "Nowhere… [Listen](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/68c20ea4a84950a2c98d764f9cf71f12.mp3) ## [443: Wailin Storms](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/4d1bad5a65b728051995c0ba8fd0742b.mp3) _2026-07-16 · adrian.camoens@gmail.com · Dreams of Consciousness_ Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 443 features an interview with Justin Storms, Mark Oates, Steve Stanczyk, and Ben Melton of Wailin Storms. My thanks again to Justin, Steve, Ben, and Mark for speaking with me, and to you for listening. Music In This Episode: "Viking Funeral" taken from the album "Shiver" "Broken Into Three" taken from the album "The Silver Snake Unfolds" "Sun" taken from… [Listen](https://app.talkshoe.com/recording/inline/key/4d1bad5a65b728051995c0ba8fd0742b.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 452 - Should Canada Return to Tehran? - Avideh Motmaenfar, Ardershir Zarezadeh](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/roqe-ep-452-should-canada) _2026-07-13 · Roqe_ Should Canada reopen its embassy in Tehran? Prime Minister Mark Carney has reignited a debate that many believed ended when Canada closed its embassy in Tehran in 2012. In the opening essay, Jian asks: "Reopening the Canadian embassy in Tehran? Really?" He argues that an embassy is never simply a building. It is recognition. It is legitimacy. It is a message. Joining Jian are Avideh Motmaen-Far,… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2360158346-roqe-media-roqe-ep-452-should-canada.mp3) ## [Episode 236: The Declaration Project with Lara Downes](https://shows.acast.com/across-the-margin-the-podcast/episodes/episode-236-the-declaration-project-with-lara-downes) _2026-07-10 · Across the Margin: The Podcast_ This episode of Across The Margin : The Podcast features an interview with internationally-acclaimed pianist and cultural visionary Lara Downes . Recently honored as Classical Woman of the Year by NPR’s Performance Today, Lara is a visionary trailblazer who occupies a unique position of visibility through her dynamic work as a sought-after soloist, a Billboard Chart-topping recording artist,… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/across-the-margin-the-podcast/e/6a5009b11c8f5a97d8e3cb4d/media.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 451 - The Funeral as a Weapon - Bozorgmehr Sharafedin](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/ep451) _2026-07-06 · Roqe_ A new edition of Roqe featuring Jian’s opening essay, “The Funeral as a Weapon,” and a feature interview with Iranian-British journalist and documentary filmmaker Bozorgmehr Sharafedin. As the Islamic Republic stages the public funeral spectacle for former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Jian asks what the world is really watching: grief, propaganda, coercion, political theatre - or all of the above?… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2354316914-roqe-media-ep451.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 450 - IRAN RISES - Bijan Kian, Shahram Kholdi](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/ep450) _2026-07-02 · Roqe_ This episode opens with Jian Ghomeshi's essay, "AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED," a commentary on the Islamic Republic's attempt to sell a narrative of stability and normalcy to the world following the recent conflict, and why history cannot simply be rewritten. Jian is then joined by Dr. Shahram Kholdi, followed by Bijan Kian for an in-depth discussion on where Iran stands today. Has the Islamic Republic… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2352160412-roqe-media-ep450.mp3) ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rUZDaIQ6dphv) _2026-07-02 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## [Roqe Ep. 449 - IRAN RISES - Ramin Zamani](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/roqe-ep-449-iran-rises-ramin) _2026-06-25 · Roqe_ For months, events surrounding Iran have moved at a relentless pace. In the midst of that, some remarkable conversations had to wait their turn. This is one of them. In this episode, Jian Ghomeshi welcomes acclaimed composer, producer and arranger Ramin Zamani to the Roqe studio for a fascinating discussion about music, exile, creativity, discipline and authenticity. Long before he became one of… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2347273022-roqe-media-roqe-ep-449-iran-rises-ramin.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 448 - IRAN RISES - Ehsan Karami](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/ep448) _2026-06-22 · Roqe_ Broadcaster, actor, singer and cultural commentator Ehsan Karami joins Jian Ghomeshi in studio for a special conversation in both English and Persian. Together they discuss the current state of the Iranian freedom movement, the reaction to the new memorandum of understanding between the Trump administration and the Islamic Republic, the ongoing debate surrounding Team Melli at the FIFA World Cup,… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2344387397-roqe-media-ep448.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 447 - Memorandom of Undermining - Shayan Sami'i, Picasso Moin, Kiarash Kian](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/ep447) _2026-06-18 · Roqe_ A new Memorandum of Understanding between the Trump administration and the Islamic Republic has ignited outrage, disappointment, and fierce debate among many Iranians around the world. Jian Ghomeshi welcomes Shayan Samii, Picasso Moin, and Kiarash Kian for a discussion about the deal, the prospect of sanctions relief and a reported $300 billion reconstruction package, and whether the agreement… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2342180225-roqe-media-ep447.mp3) ## [Episode 235: The Power of Plankton with Vincent Doumeizel](https://shows.acast.com/across-the-margin-the-podcast/episodes/episode-235-the-power-of-plankton-with-vincent-doumeizel) _2026-06-17 · Across the Margin: The Podcast_ This episode of Across The Margin : The Podcast features an interview with Vincent Doumeizel, Senior Adviser on the oceans to the United Nations Global Compact as well as director of the Food Programme at the Lloyd’s Register Foundation . A self-described optimist and global citizen, Vincent has devoted himself to promoting environmental solutions based on sea resources, especially seaweed.… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/across-the-margin-the-podcast/e/6a2ff0b46cf76d7745514137/media.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 446 - IRAN RISES - After the First Match - Atbin Arian, Seena Ghaznavi, Mehrdad Ahmadpour](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/ep446) _2026-06-16 · Roqe_ The World Cup has begun and Team Melli has finally taken the field. Following Iran's 2-2 draw with New Zealand in Los Angeles, Jian Ghomeshi is joined by Atbin Arian, Seena Ghaznavi and Mehrdad Ahmadpour to discuss the atmosphere surrounding the opening match, the presence of Lion and Sun flags inside the stadium, FIFA's role in shaping the broadcast narrative, and the complicated feelings many… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2340725156-roqe-media-ep446.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 445 - IRAN RISES - The Game They're Playing - Ahmad Batebi, Shahram Kholdi](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/ep445) _2026-06-11 · Roqe_ As the FIFA World Cup gets underway, many people around the world are focused on football. But many Iranians are focused on something else entirely. Jian Ghomeshi welcomes former political prisoner and activist Ahmad Batebi and historian and political analyst Dr. Shahram Kholdi for a discussion about the World Cup, Team Melli, the Islamic Republic's attempts to shape narratives on the global… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2337750059-roqe-media-ep445.mp3) ## [Episode 234: The Great Flood with Bill Morrison](https://shows.acast.com/across-the-margin-the-podcast/episodes/episode-234-the-great-flood-with-bill-morrison) _2026-06-10 · Across the Margin: The Podcast_ This episode of Across The Margin : The Podcast features an interview with Bill Morrison who has been called the poet laureate of lost films (New York Times, 9/21/2021), as he often makes films that re-frame long-forgotten moving images. He has premiered feature-length documentary films at the New York, Sundance, Telluride and Venice film festivals. In 2021 Morrison became a member of the… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/across-the-margin-the-podcast/e/6a28d4e074e72c6295c6166e/media.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 444 - IRAN RISES - The FIFA Follies - Atbin Arian, Shayan Sami’i](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/ep444) _2026-06-04 · Roqe_ The FIFA World Cup begins in just one week, and once again the debate is underway. Will politics overshadow the football? Or will the football eventually overshadow the politics? On this episode of Roqe, Jian Ghomeshi welcomes Atbin Arian and Shayan Sami’i for a conversation about the upcoming World Cup, FIFA’s contradictions, the controversy surrounding the Lion and Sun flag, Team Melli,… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2333571923-roqe-media-ep444.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 443 - IRAN RISES - Who Let the Mullahs In? - Sadeq Bigdeli, Mehran Aminian, Avideh Motmaenfar](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/ep443) _2026-05-28 · Roqe_ Canada officially lists the IRGC as a terrorist entity. So why do reports continue surfacing about regime-connected figures, insiders, and individuals allegedly tied to the Islamic Republic entering Canada? On this episode of Roqe, Jian Ghomeshi moderates a timely and provocative panel discussion examining immigration, ideology, western political culture, security concerns, and whether Canada has… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2329258034-roqe-media-ep443.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 442 - IRAN RISES - It's Okay to Laugh - Amir Arfa, Pouya Comedy](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/ep442) _2026-05-25 · Roqe_ In the midst of revolution, repression, emotional exhaustion, and political uncertainty, is it still okay to laugh? On this edition of Roqe, Jian sits down with two Iranian content creators and comedians who have built large audiences through satire, parody, viral videos, standup, and social media commentary while also openly supporting the Lion and Sun Revolution against the Islamic Republic… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2327314937-roqe-media-ep442.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 441 - IRAN RISES - Why the Prolonged Pause? - Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, Lisa Daftari](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/ep441) _2026-05-21 · Roqe_ Why has the war not resumed? Why has a deal not been reached? And what exactly is happening during this strange and uneasy silence between the Islamic Republic and the West? On this edition of Roqe, Jian is joined by Lisa Daftari in Los Angeles and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin in Washington DC for a deeper examination of the prolonged pause following the ceasefire. Is the regime buying time? Is the West… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2325241409-roqe-media-ep441.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 440 - IRAN RISES - We Are Not Okay - Melica Bokaie, Bahador Alast](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/440ep) _2026-05-18 · Roqe_ After months of rallies, emotional highs, hopes for revolution, fears of war, endless political debates, and now growing uncertainty once again, many Iranians are simply exhausted. On this 440th edition of Roqe - “IRAN RISES - We Are Not Okay” - Jian Ghomeshi explores the emotional and psychological toll the last five months have taken on Iranians around the world. In his opening essay, “WE ARE… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2323309406-roqe-media-440ep.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 439 - IRAN RISES - Can China Decide Iran's Future? - Shahram Kholdi, Shayan Sami'i](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/ep439) _2026-05-15 · Roqe_ Roqe Ep.439 - Can China Decide Iran’s Future? As Donald Trump meets Xi Jinping in Beijing, Iran is quietly becoming one of the most consequential subjects behind closed doors. On this edition of Roqe, Jian opens with an essay entitled “The Regime Is Not Surviving Alone” - a provocative look at how China has become one of the Islamic Republic’s most important economic lifelines, and why the future… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2320879103-roqe-media-ep439.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 438 - IRAN RISES - Do We Return to “Normal” - Or Not Yet? - Panel](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/ep438) _2026-05-11 · Roqe_ Do we return to “normal” - or not yet? For many Iranians in the diaspora, recent months have been marked by trauma, war, executions, fear for loved ones, and a collective decision to pause parts of ordinary life out of solidarity with those suffering inside Iran. But as exhaustion sets in, an important question emerges: how do people remain engaged in a long struggle without losing themselves… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2318885675-roqe-media-ep438.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 437 - IRAN RISES - Lion & Sun Revolution: Stalled or Still Alive? Bijan Kian, Pantea Modiri](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/ep437) _2026-05-07 · Roqe_ Roqe Ep. 437 - IRAN RISES - The Lion & Sun Revolution: Stalled or Still Alive? As the movement against the Islamic Republic enters a more uncertain and psychologically complicated phase, many Iranians are asking a difficult question: has the revolutionary momentum toward regime change stalled… or is this simply the messy middle chapter that revolutions often pass through before change arrives?… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2316669356-roqe-media-ep437.mp3) ## [Episode 233: Skerik 061725](https://shows.acast.com/across-the-margin-the-podcast/episodes/episode-233-skerik-061725) _2026-05-07 · Across the Margin: The Podcast_ This episode of Across The Margin : The Podcast features an interview with pioneering saxophonist and composer Skerik. Over three decades, Skerik has built a devout following through his often contrarian, outsider approach to jazz, funk, and rock music. A founding member of Critters Buggin, Garage A Trois, The Dead Kenny Gs, and DRKWAV, among others, he has also become an essential contributor to… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/across-the-margin-the-podcast/e/69fc0034a3c5770dc908f51f/media.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 436 - IRAN RISES - Should Iran be Banned from World Cup 2026? - Panel Debate](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/ep436) _2026-05-04 · Roqe_ On this episode of Roqe, a question that sounds like sport… but cuts far deeper. As the World Cup approaches, many Iranians are facing a painful dilemma: does Team Melli represent a nation - or the Islamic Republic regime? In the opening essay, Jian asks a question that has become unavoidable: Who do you cheer for… when your country has been taken from you? Then, a real debate with three voices… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2314735511-roqe-media-ep436.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 435 - IRAN RISES - Who Benefits from the Delay? - Shayan Sami'i, Picasso Moin](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/ep435) _2026-04-30 · Roqe_ Roqe Ep.435 - IRAN RISES - Who Benefits from the Delay? - Shayan Sami’i, Picasso Moin The regime wants you to think it’s over - it’s not. On this episode, Jian opens with a message to those declaring the Iranian uprising finished, making the case that this narrative risks amplifying the regime’s messaging at a critical moment. Then, a panel examining the current pause in confrontation between the… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2312435972-roqe-media-ep435.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 434 - IRAN RISES - The Role of Alternative Media - Nazenin Ansari, Andy Alem, Kiarash Kian](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/roqe-ep-434-iran-rises-the) _2026-04-27 · Roqe_ We miss the voices of Iran. In this episode, Jian opens with a poetic and powerful essay on the impact of the Iranian regime’s internet blackouts - not only as a violation of human rights, but as a loss of connection, clarity, and direction for millions outside the country who have been inspired by those inside it. The conversation then turns to the role of alternative media at a critical moment.… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2310443102-roqe-media-roqe-ep-434-iran-rises-the.mp3) ## [Roqe Ep. 433 - IRAN RISES - How This War Is Changing Us - Shiva Negar, Satin, Sadaf Yasini](https://soundcloud.com/roqe-media/ep433) _2026-04-23 · Roqe_ Jian opens this episode of Roqe with an essay titled “The War Is Changing Us,” reflecting on how the past four months - from the January massacres inside Iran to the current war - have affected Iranians not only inside the country, but across the diaspora. While the realities inside Iran remain the central focus, this conversation examines how millions outside the country are experiencing a… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2308251896-roqe-media-ep433.mp3)