Everybody Has a Podcast With Ruth and Ray

About Everybody Has a Podcast With Ruth and Ray

Ruth Vaca and Ray Nowosielski are totally different but are partners both in marriage and in the media biz, mostly non-fiction and documentary. Join them week to week for a diverse variety of interesting guests and ride along with their lives on the D-List of the art and craft they have chased their whole lives. TrueStories.us

Publisher

True Stories Inc

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

18 Dec 2023

Latest episode

23 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

15 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Jul 2025

   Superman, Snacks & Summer Vibes | Ruth & Ray Catch Up

   Ruth and Ray dive into their summer so far, starting with their family outing to see Superman—Ray geeking out over the reboot while Ruth shares her fresh take. They debate superhero movies, airport food hacks (yes, Ruth eats chips with chopsticks), and pitch wild documentary ideas (Screech biopic, anyone?). Plus, the shows and podcasts they’re loving this season. It’s a laid-back, fun-filled chat—just like hanging out with them IRL. TIME STAMP 00:00:00 – Intro: Ruth and Ray’s chaotic recording setup (car + office = audio adventures). 00:02:15 – Superman deep dive: Why this reboot nailed the character (and why Ruth thinks it’s underrated). 00:15:40 – Parenting win/fail: Taking Pablo to his first superhero movie (spoiler: he napped through the climax). 00:22:30 – Ruth’s hot take: Why most superhero movies don’t grab her (except Black Panther). 00:30:50 – Ray’s abandoned doc pitches: "Jay Without Silent Bob" and other deep-cut nostalgia. 00:38:10 – Ruth’s airport food hacks + the genius of chopsticks for chips (no Cheeto dust hands!). 00:45:20 – Summer recs: The Four Seasons, Mo, and podcasts they’re obsessed with (Good Hang fans unite). 00:55:00 – Closing: Why film festivals need to make a comeback in their lives. Listen on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvPmfiMNPvg&list=PLiRGzHOAN66nm9nCNplA8CjmRvj-fX_dw&index=7 Follow Ruth: @ruthvaca (https://instagram.com/ruthvaca) | Vegan-ish Vegetarian: @veganishvegetarian (https://instagram.com/veganishvegetarian) Follow Ray: @truestories (https://instagram.com/truestories) | More at: truestories.us (https://truestories.us/)

2. 

   15 May 2025

   Bryce Greene, Gaza War Activist Organizer & American Exception Podcaster

   This podcast episode made us nervous! Activists and protest organizers like Bryce Greene are today facing scary repercussions for exercising their Free Speech and Freedom of Assembly like has rarely been seen before in American history. If you’ve been curious to better understand the people behind the controversial campus events opposing the Gaza War, Bryce’s story is for you. As one of organizers of the 2024 Indiana University encampments, he became a key target of the famous – or infamous – arrests that followed. And if you’re one of the tens of thousands who follow Bryce on X, listen to his regular contributions to the podcast ‘American Exception’, saw his 2023 testimony before the United Nations, or read his articles at FAIR and Substack, this intimate conversation will take you much closer. Time-stamp 00:00:01 Teaser from the Bryce Greene interview 00:01:00 Ruth+Ray Background on Bryce Greene and how he coincidentally came to know Ruth & Ray separately 00:09:15 R+R Ruth’s own form of activism via working with IU’s La Casa / Latino Cultural Center 00:13:30 R+R Our recommends for Movies about Activists; Gumbo Coalition; Aaron Sorkin’s Trial of the Chicago 7; Selma; Malcolm X; Milk; Occupy; He Named Me Malala; I Am Gretta; Navalny; Brett Morgan’s Chicago 10; A Song For Cesar; Ray’s idea for ‘Dunn’ a documentary about the history of activism at IU’s Dunn Meadow 00:24:14 Bryce Greene (BG) - Why Ray is scared doing this interview, Bryce’s take on whether it's smart to leave or stay and fight in Trump’s America, Contingency Plans 00:34:00 BG Growing up a middle class Black American in Indianapolis with “NPR liberal” parents, heads to Indiana University for Informatics, first radicalized by “Leftist reading list” books by Noam Chomsky (Profit Over People, Hegemony or Survival) and Howard Zinn, listening to Dan Carlin’s podcasts Hardcore History and Common Sense, heads down the “rabbit hole” of history, politics, anarchism, direct action 00:47:10 BG Starts writing for FAIR about Venezuela, then Israel and Palestine, then Ukraine; how in 2023 he got invited by Russian delegation to come to NYC and speak before the United Nations about the Nord Stream 2 pipeline bombing 00:54:00 BG Repercussions of researching “third rail” stories 00:56:30 BG How began appearing on Aaron Good’s American Exception podcast, “deep politics,” “deep state,” Peter Dale Scott, Aaron Good 00:59:20 BG Secret to Bryce’s social media popularity; parallels between the United States’ problematic reaction to 9/11 and Israel’s reaction to October 7th 01:01:20 BG Weird story of how Bryce came to know Ray, and separately Ruth, and how we all found out we’re in Bloomington IN together 01:02:45 BG Founding IU’s Palestine Solidarity Committee in 2018; advising 2024 IU encampment; famous - or infamous - riot police standoff in April ‘24 that turned out to be targeting Bryce specifically, roof snipers, police chatter, Bryce in zip ties 01:14:10 BG History of activism at IU’s Dunn Meadow going back to women’s suffrage, what the recent “turn” at Dunn and across U.S. seems to symbolize re Free Speech today 01:20:10 BG Bryce’s family’s reaction to his activism, where he’s heading with his life, PhD Listen to Everybody Has a Podcast ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/MvPmfiMNPvg (https://youtu.be/MvPmfiMNPvg) Follow Bryce Green On X - https://x.com/TheGreeneBJ Read latest writings on Substack https://brycegreene.substack.com/ Listen to Bryce on American Exception podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/american-exception/id1617469345?l=en-GB Watch part of Bryce’s 2023 United Nations testimony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icYLdwEB8f0 Watch coverage of IU encampment with Bryce https://www.pbs.org/video/protests-at-iu-over-israels-war-in-gaza-may-3-2024-xbyyhj/ Watch Bodycam footage before Bryce’s arrest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYNN_yqQYiY Follow & message Ruth on IG @RuthVacaIG @VeganishVegetarian Email Ray: RayNowosielski@gmail.com TrueStories.us Copyright 2025 True Stories Inc.

3. 

   5 Mar 2025

   Oscars Recap Annual With “Bling” (2025 Edition)

   Last year we started a tradition on this podcast of having Ruth’s BFF “Bling” on the day after The Oscars to get a fresh take on “Hollywood’s biggest night.” This is something Ruth and Bling have been doing for decades and that Ray started doing with Ruth after they met. One of our favorite topics! Join us for a laugh-filled convo among old friends about this year's movies and moments at the Academy Awards 2025. Time stamp: 00:00- 02:39: Welcome to our 2nd Annual Academy Awards Recap with "Bling"! Who is Bling? 02:39: Why we didn't watch all of the nominated films, and why we are grateful for HULU airing the Oscars to all members 08:31: Our thoughts on Conan as a host, the production, and set design. 13:17: Let's talk about the winners of the night! Starting with Kieran Culkin ( A Real Pain)  and his charming speech. Plus what we thought about A Real Pain, and how it was hard to love. 19:45: Feature Length Animated Film Winner: FLOW. Why Pablo, our 6 year old, was disappointed by its win. 21:43: How the Costume Designer presentation made Ruth laugh more than the Monologue. Anora's win for Best Film Editing and Sean Baker's funny speech while breaking a Oscar record. Comparing our notes and personality types. 27:08: Ruth's beef with Emilia Perez, Zoe Zaldana's speech and win, and the controversy around the film. Is okay to make films about other people's culture? What went wrong? 51:20: is Hulu gaslighting us? Why we missed the last two awards of the night. Our thoughts on the good an bad commercials, rivaling Superbowl commercials. Did Hulu just lose their deal with ABC? 56:17: Should Ruth style the Documentary nominees? Adrien Brody's gum spitting, speech and revealing his girlfriend's past and loyalty. 01:02:32: No More Land win and advocating for peace and resolution at the Oscar's podium. Why doesn't No More Land have distribution, even though it has won an Oscar? Is Hollywood blacklisting films about peace in the Middle East? 01:04:28: In Memoriam, where was Shannon Doherty? Bling's 007 thoughts, and how she noticed the commercials matched the commercials, until it got weird...We give our pitches for next year's pharma commercials. 01:08:17: Our last thoughts on Anora, Demi Moore, Best Actress, and highlighting independent films. 01:10:00: Our last reflection on the Oscars. Listen to Everybody Has a Podcast ON YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@DoubleAsteriskMedia Follow & message Ruth: IG @RuthVaca IG @VeganishVegetarian Email Ray: RayNowosielski@gmail.com (mailto:RayNowosielski@gmail.com) TrueStories.us Copyright 2025 True Stories Inc.

4. 

   14 Feb 2025

   '25 NAACP Image Award Nominee & Fmr Missouri State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal (Repped #Ferguson)

   If you’re a good person wishing you knew how to run for office, to make a difference during these troubled times, listen to this episode. Repping the famous #Ferguson area of St. Louis during the birth of the movement for Black Lives, Maria Chappelle-Nadal was no stranger to controversy or adversity over her 2 terms in the Missouri senate and 4 terms in the house of representatives. Now she’s an NAACP Image Award nominee for her very first outing as a media personality, having joined the team of iHeartPodcasts’ After the Uprising as co-host, investigator, writer and producer for Season 2 – and helping solve the murder of activist Darren Seals. She also ran in the ‘24 threeway race between Cori Bush and Wesley Bell and has much more to reveal about new U.S. Congressman Bell. An inspirational and very interesting episode! Time-stamp 00:01:00 Ruth+Ray Is our recurring opening annoying? 00:03:40 R+R Ray’s going to the NAACP Image Awards in L.A. Are we moving to L.A.? 00:08:15 R+R Maria Chappelle-Nadal’s backstory, the dirt on new U.S. Congressman Wesley Bell, will there be a Season 3 of After the Uprising? 00:13:30 R+R Ruth’s Jimmy John’s foodie hack and unsolicited advice to Jimmy John’s 00:23:30 R+R Ray’s long-time Valentine’s Day curse 00:32:15 Maria Chappelle-Nadal - How Ray & Maria celebrated Image Award news! 00:34:30 MCN How Ray nagged Maria into joining After the Uprising 00:38:00 MCN How 29 year old Maria first won elected office 00:43:15 MCN Ups and downs of Maria’s time in office, scariest moments 00:48:15 MCN What led Maria to her (now Image Award nom’d) turn in the media 00:51:30 MCN Learning to investigate murder and corruption in a podcast, “counting bodies,” getting in touch with alleged killers to accuse them 00:57:30 MCN The problem with Wesley Bell the former prosecutor of St Louis County, now U.S. Congressman, why the St. Louis press is IGNORING it 01:04:45 MCN Why Maria ran in ‘24 against Cori Bush & Wesley Bell 01:09:45 MCN Maria’s current endeavors, Hounding Clayton, hope in the time of Trump Listen to Everybody Has a Podcast ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/zQ30H8WM47I Follow Maria Chappelle-Nadal’s on-going work holding feet to the fire in St. Louis by searching the handle “Hounding Clayton” on: Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@HoundingClayton Bluesky - https://app.bsky.cz/profile/houndingclayton.bsky.social X - https://x.com/HoundingClayton TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hounding.clayton IG - https://www.instagram.com/houndingclayton/ Listen to Maria’s Image Award-nominated turn as host, investigator, writer & producer of Season 2 of iHeartPodcasts’ AFTER THE UPRISING wherever you get your podcasts, including: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/after-the-uprising/id1568344817 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/after-the-uprising/id1568344817) Read the latest article quoting Maria Chappelle-Nadal, about Wesley Bell, as mentioned in this episode: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/column/joe-holleman/settlement-pending-in-discrimination-lawsuit-involving-wesley-bell/article_d34a27b8-d374-11ef-a99a-e756e8941927.html (https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/column/joe-holleman/settlement-pending-in-discrimination-lawsuit-involving-wesley-bell/article_d34a27b8-d374-11ef-a99a-e756e8941927.html) Follow & message Ruth: IG @RuthVaca IG @VeganishVegetarian Email Ray: RayNowosielski@gmail.com (mailto:RayNowosielski@gmail.com) TrueStories.us Copyright 2025 True Stories Inc.

5. 

   30 Jan 2025

   Groundhog Day movie Writer Daniel Rubin

   Happy Groundhog Day, everyone! The Bill Murray movie set during this quasi-holiday has inspired and made laugh people the world over, and it was conceived and written by Daniel Rubin, our guest this episode. This show’s hosts, spouses Ruth and Ray, fell in love - yuck - 15 years ago watching this movie together from two different coasts, a story they tell here. Rubin was a brand new screenwriter when he came up with, as his first real idea, the concept of an infinite time loop, a day lived again and again, one that has caught on in popular culture. As a teacher of how to break a story at a high level, Rubin provides a 30 minute “master class” for writers in this episode, breaking down how he developed an incredible idea into a winning film. Time-stamp 00:01:00 R+R Larry David & when is it too late to wish Happy New Year? 00:02:35 R+R Background on Daniel Rubin & the interview 00:07:00 R+R Ruth’s story of being “inebriated” the first time she spoke to Daniel Rubin 00:09:00 R+R How Ruth & Ray fell in love over Groundhog Day 00:11:25 R+R What would you choose as your Groundhog Day to live over and over? 00:17:30 R+R Vince Vaughn Jon Favreau move Swingers 00:18:50 R+R Chicago dudes Vince Vaughn & John Cusack, 2 ends of political spectrum, Ray’s interview with Cusack, Ruth’s love of Joan Cusack, Ruth & Ray do improv 00:23:30 R+R Our 2025 NAACP Image Award nomination for podcast After the Uprising - Vote! 00:27:25 Daniel Rubin - Certain kind of movie people become devoted to, why Groundhog Day creates devoted viewers? 00:30:45 DR How he grew up, inspired by Twilight Zone, Wonderful Life 00:32:30 DR Origin Story of Groundhog Day, unexpected Anne Rice vampire connection 00:37:40 DR Big ideas, Wonderful Life creator, what Daniel was going for, David Lynch, inspiration of Chicago comedy improv exercise “directed scene,” what the Studios would want 00:42:15 DR How did Groundhog Day become the holiday Daniel chose? And Punxsutawney PA? And a weatherman as the protagonist? 00:47:30 DR How the Bill Murray character came about 00:52:15 DR The “trigger warning” suicide element and Daniel’s thoughts 00:54:45 DR Other movies & shows that “robbed” Groundhog Day - Natasha Lyonne’s Russian Doll, X Files, Andy Samberg’s Palm Springs, Tom Cruise’s Edge of Tomorrow 00:57:00 DR Daniel Rubin meets Ruth (while she’s “inebriated”) Listen to Everybody Has a Podcast ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/1T0JdCW3-f4 (https://youtu.be/1T0JdCW3-f4) Watch Groundhog Day on AppleTVhttps://tv.apple.com/us/movie/groundhog-day/umc.cmc.1w6jlmh7a3csaxq764zd0b6f0 Find out more about Daniel Rubin athttps://www.dannyrubin.com/ Follow & message Ruth: IG @RuthVacaIG @VeganishVegetarian Email Ray: RayNowosielski@gmail.com TrueStories.us Copyright 2024 True Stories Inc.

6. 

   19 Dec 2024

   Collier Landry, True Crime Media Personality & Survivor

   True crime media personality Collier Landry shares his harrowing story of witnessing his father's conviction for murder at 12, and his journey as a documentary cinematographer and media maker exploring the intersection of true crime and personal trauma.

7. 

   1 Nov 2024

   Marc Morial of Max's Gumbo Coalition, prez National Urban League (ELECTION '24)

   Our ELECTION EP with the best possible guest for the subject, our Max documentary Gumbo Coalition’s Marc Morial! He’s a civil rights leader who turned out a record Black and Latine vote in 2020, president of the National Urban League, fmr mayor of New Orleans, spouse of CBS News’ Michelle Miller, son of Sybil Morial & first-black-mayor of New Orleans Dutch Morial and just a helluva good guy! We talk about 4 years of documenting him with 2-time Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple, filming our scene with Jared Kushner, updates for Gumbo Coalition fans and talk of what's at stake and what's ahead for the 2024 Election. We go DEEP. Time-stamp 00:01:10 R+R Our background with Marc Morial & Max’s Gumbo Coalition 00:03:00 Trailer - Max’s Gumbo Coalition 00:04:45 R+R Marc’s basic background, making Max’s Gumbo Coalition, Whitney Young, the National Urban League, recent death of Marc’s mother / civil rights leader Sybil Morial, Dutch Morial as first black mayor of New Orleans, college friends with Martin Luther King, a civil rights love story, Medgar Evers’ murder, Marc’s time as New Orleans mayor 00:11:15 R+R Marc’s wife Michelle Miller of CBS News, wonderful fun Gumbo scene with Marc’s kids Mason & Margeaux first time voting, adding UnidosUS’ Janet Murguia to the film 00:15:30 R+R Marc’s arc from trying to work with Trump to opposition, our scene with Jared Kushner 00:19:00 R+R How Marc helped beat Trump in 2020, President Biden talks with Marc, live on January 6th 00:21:00 R+R Why have so many Black & Latine gone MAGA in last 4 years? Ruth’s personal background with the subject 00:26:45 Marc Morial - Becoming recent empty nest-er, recent passing of his mother Sybil 00:29:30 MM Making Max’s Gumbo Coalition was one of great experiences of his life, talk of a sequel or docu-series, how Barbara Kopple and our team works, invasiveness 00:41:30 MM Most frequent question he gets from Max’s Gumbo Coalition viewers, Missouri Urban League’s Save Our Sons prisoner to society program 00:43:30 MM Currently working with Biden White House & Kamala Harris on big housing initiative 00:46:15 MM Marc’s 2018 Jared Kushner meeting, trying to work with Trump White House, getting Criminal Justice Reform First Step Act passed, Cori Booker, Van Jones, Hakeem Jeffries, Cedric Richmond, Marc can “take a punch,” Charlottesville, January 6th 00:53:00 MM Marc as History Expert, how it informs his work with National Urban League, his take on where we are in History right now, the Age of Darkness, anti-intellectualism 00:57:30 MM Why Marc remains an eternal optimist, we’re not alone, outlook on Election 2024 Listen to Everybody Has a Podcast ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/0p7uPKrwHkU (https://youtu.be/0p7uPKrwHkU) Watch Gumbo Coalition on Max https://www.max.com/movies/gumbo-coalition/bf725175-769e-4e2c-8204-f3f1f04d6b77 (https://www.max.com/movies/gumbo-coalition/bf725175-769e-4e2c-8204-f3f1f04d6b77) Watch Marc weekly on his show America’s Black Forum https://www.americasblackforum.com/ (https://www.americasblackforum.com/) Follow Marc on social media X - @MARCMORIAL IG - @marcmorial Check out the National Urban League https://nul.org/ (https://nul.org/) Follow & message Ruth: IG @RuthVaca IG @VeganishVegetarian Follow & message Ray: X @RayNowosielski IG @BigPlayRay2023 TrueStories.us Copyright 2024 True Stories Inc.

8. 

   28 Oct 2024

   MovieFilm Podcast's Zaki & Brian (SF Chronicle Critic Zaki Hasan, Young Jedi Adventures Writer Brian Hall)

   The MovieFilm Podcast has grown a huge audience of cinephiles who love getting besties Brian Hall's and Zaki Hasan's takes on movies and Hollywood since 2012, including their popular commentary tracks. Now, join us for a more up close and personal conversation than you might get on their own show, one filled with laughs and insights! Brian is living his dream as a writer on the Star Wars series Young Jedi Adventures, while Zaki is an esteemed movie critic whose reviews are found at the San Francisco Chronicle and many other places. We talk with them about how they cracked podcasting early, their best episodes, how they fell in love with movies, how they bonded, movies they walked out on, how Zaki introduces his kids to his favorites, their current work and future projects and what they're excited about next from the movies. Time-stamp 00:01:00 R+R Background on Zaki & Brian 1 00:03:00 R+R Ebert vs Siskel, movies as "empathy machines" 00:05:00 R+R Background on Zaki & Brian 2, writing for Star Wars, living dreams 00:10:00 R+R Our own movie nerdom, introducing Pablo to our faves through our new Movie Night, Indiana Jones Temple of Doom, Goonies, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Short Circuit, Inside Out, big misses Dennis the Menace & Inspector Gadget 00:22:25 Zaki+Brian being early to podcasting, how it started 2012, why it worked and what fans tell them 00:29:30 Z+B Bringing nerd appreciation for movies, Planet of the Apes, must listen gateway episode reccos for MovieFilm Podcast 00:31:30 Z+B The childhood movies that made them love Film, Ray's love of Back to the Future, the making of Thriller & 1980s 90s NBC TV, Zaki's love of Star Wars, Superman, Tron, Flash Gordon, The Black Hole, classic Universal monster movies, Brian's love of ET, Ruth growing up with Golden Age Mexican cinema, then Gone With the Wind & ET 00:43:00 Z+B How Brian & Zaki met, bonded, first movies they saw together 00:45:45 Z+B Movies that made them walk out, Where the Heart Is, Weekend at Bernies 2, Morbius, Tree of Life, I Heart Huckabees 00:50:00 Z+B If you could be any character in a movie, talking Marty McFly, Ferris Bueller, Superman, Starship Enterprise 00:55:00 Z+B Movies Ray and Zaki always watched together, James Bond 00:56:30 Z+B How Zaki intros his 6 children to his fave movies, West Wing, Ruth's and Ray's new Movie Night with Pablo, Indiana Jones, Terminator 2 00:59:45 Z+B Fave Foreign Films, Run Lola Run and 1990s foreign flicks, Coda, Cinema Paradiso, The Untouchables, Fantastic Planet, new drive toward Saudi film scene 01:03:30 Z+B Movies looking forward to in coming year, Tim Burton's return to form w Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, talk about Spielberg's Fablemans, Super/Man Christopher Reeves documentary, Superman Legacy 01:06:45 Z+B What one and done original movie would Zaki make? 01:07:30 Z+B Brian living childhood dream of working on Star Wars property, naming character after Zaki's daughter Listen on YouTube to Everybody Has a Podcast With Ruth & Ray https://youtu.be/oIh7qpvMhHI Listen to The MovieFilmPodcast wherever you get your podcasts, including: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/george-bailey-axel-foley/id549057901?i=1000638696580 Read Zaki's movie reviews for The Wrap, IGN & San Francisco Chronicle at: ZakisCorner.com Watch Brian Hall penned eps of Young Jedi Adventures on Disney+ https://video.disney.com/watch/full-episode-s1-e1-star-wars-young-jedi-adventures-5ffc080161535ebd6b4f2a72 Follow & message Ruth: IG @RuthVaca IG @VeganishVegetarian Follow & message Ray: X @RayNowosielski IG @BigPlayRay2023 TrueStories.us Copyright 2024 True Stories Inc.

9. 

   2 Oct 2024

   'After the Uprising' Co-Creator, True Crime Maker & Fiction Novelist John Duffy

   We're back, with a new one for "After the Uprising" fans! After a summer off to release and promote season 2 of our NAACP Image Award nom'd iHeartPodcasts Black Lives Matter true crime, Ray talks with co-creator John Duffy about how the new season almost killed them. One of Ray's oldest friends, most frequent collaborators & Double Asterisk** partner, they laugh and banter while talking big topics, including the Ferguson 10th anniversary; five years spent investigating Black activist murders in St. Louis; the strange death of Danye Jones and their relationship with his mother Melissa McKinnies; maybe solving the murder of Darren Seals; working with new co-host (fmr Missouri state) Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal; the state of journalism and the podcast industry; Duffy's recent award-winning fiction book A Ballroom For Ghost Dancing; and his soon-to-be-released new book. Time-stamp 00:01:30 Why we were off all summer, the work on finishing After the Uprising season 2 that dropped in June, maybe solving Darren Seals' murder, why it wasn't bigger news in St. Louis Listen to this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vXAmOyciWl8 Find John Duffy and his work at: www.JohnFDuffy.com/ www.DoubleAsteriskMedia.com/ Follow & message Ruth: IG @RuthVaca IG @VeganishVegetarian Follow & message Ray: X @RayNowosielski IG @BigPlayRay2023 TrueStories.us @2024 True Stories Inc.

10. 

    9 May 2024

    2024 Oscar Best Documentary Winner Assistant Editor Christine Giordano #Ukraine #Frontline

    '20 Days in Mariupol' captured the invasion of Ukraine and won this year's Oscar and Peabody Award. Ray didn't even know that Christine Giordano, his friend and former commercials collaborator from Ruth's and Ray's days in Austin TX, had landed at the storied PBS Frontline as an assistant editor until he got a message from a friend day after that Oscars that Christine was part of the 'Mariupol' team! Here they catch up for the first time in a few years and Ruth and Ray get the whole story -- inside Frontline, how the footage got smuggled out of Ukraine and made it to Christine's team, what it was like to do post production on such a heavy topic and what it was like to go through the whole Oscars process this year. Watch '20 Days in Mariupol' free at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvAyykRvPBo Find Christine Giordano at: https://www.christinegio.com/ Follow & message Ruth: IG @RuthVaca IG @VeganishVegetarian Follow & message Ray: X @RayNowosielski IG @BigPlayRay2023 TrueStories.us @2024 True Stories Inc.

11. 

    4 Apr 2024

    Largest rural LGBTQ center Spencer Pride documentary filmmakers Mitch Teplitsky & Charles Pearce

    Ruth & Ray left their beloved New York City just over 5 years ago to have Pablo in semi-affordable Bloomington Indiana.  There they came to know Mitch Teplitsky, another New Yorker taking what has turned out to be a prolonged sabbatical in the Midwest – and also feeling a little “seller’s remorse” about it.  But “everything happens for a reason,” they say, and in Mitch’s case he met fellow documentary filmmaker Charles Pearce and began work on their forthcoming film about the largest LGBTQ Pride Center in any rural community in America.  Listen to Mitch & Charles detail what they found right next door in Spencer Indiana, Mitch’s memories of his many years in NYC, where he had a front row seat to the famed Lincoln Center Film Society, his tale of making his two best-known films in Peru and meeting his wife there, and his most recent run with Indy’s largest independent bookstore Morgensterns. Time-stamp 00:00 Mitch, how we met, #Morgensterns, #LincolnCenter #FilmSociety, New York City, #NYC, #Bloomington IN 0:03:15 Ray’s book #Watchdogs, Ruth’s critique, Ray compares self to Dostoyevsky #DoucheAlert 0:04:30 NYC, love, Joan Didion, #TheRentIsTooDamnHigh 0:07:00 Ruth the Documentarian 0:09:30 Ruth the @VeganishVegetarian chef, influencer, Ray hates exercise!, smoking, childhood friend Indianapolis prosecutor Ryan Mears 0:16:00 Meet Mitch & Charles, Yiddish, #Austin TX, burning out in Commercials, #Midwest 0:18:45 The Film Kid Story, #A&E #ShippingWars, Follow your curiosity.  Scorsese Schroeder Bringing Out the Dead 0:23:45 Mitch’s Documentary Top List, Lincoln Center Film Society, 1990s in New York, #SexintheCity, city people, Ruth’s NYC origin story, #London, #Chicago, #Argentina, The #Bronx!, #Jersey, #Vonnegut, NYC philosophy, Jackie #Kennedy 0:27:15 Ray’s Chicago, Mitch’s Bronx - Where are you from?, Jewish family, storytelling origin story, finding my people (documentary people) 0:36:00 Lincoln Center Film Society stories 0:38:00 The #Peru Films 1:00:00 Why are we in Bloomington IN? 1:03:00 #SpencerPride 1:18:45 Documentary Filmmaker - Outsider becomes Insider 1:21:45 #Spencer IN, American small town, a real Villain in town, #Karen, social contacts Find Mitch Teplisky and the Spencer Pride movie: https://www.mitchellteplitsky.com/ (https://www.mitchellteplitsky.com/) Crowdfunding campaign coming in next months! Find Charles Pearce: https://www.crpearce.net/ (https://www.crpearce.net/) IG @crpearcecreative https://www.linkedin.com/in/crpearce/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/crpearce/) Follow & message Ruth: IG @RuthVaca IG @VeganishVegetarian Follow & message Ray: X @RayNowosielski IG @BigPlayRay2023 TrueStories.us © 2024 True Stories Inc.

12. 

    26 Mar 2024

    Hit IU Basketball Podcast Creator, 'Proxima B' Filmmaker Star Ward Roberts

    Just in time for March Madness, Ruth & Ray talk with old friend and hit "Hoosier Hysterics" podcaster Ward Roberts about his new movie "Invaders From Proxima B" -- just snapped up by Buffalo 8 and coming your way soon -- the time Ward made Bloomington IN explode when he got IU legend Bobby Knight to return; life as an actor and moviemaker in Hollywood as part of Drexel Box; his daughter's acting debut; and his in-the-works Cole Porter documentary. Its a good un! Time-stamp 00:00 A little about Ward Roberts, our special guest! How we know him.  What does "Buffy The Vampire" and Ward have in common? A petty story about Ruth, Ray, his ex, and a Hollywood house party. 00:10:00 "Hoosier Hysterics" Podcast Spoiler. Autobiography contenders for Ruth and Ray. A tangent on Travis Betz (YouTube Creator of the Year awardee), a long time partner of Ward Roberts and co-creator of Drexelbox Films. 00:19:00 Breaking news on Ward Robert's latest film and an anecdote about DrexelFest00:23:00-Interview with Ward RobertsAbout the cast and crew of Drexelbox FilmsTeaching film for IU in LA 00:33:00 "Hollywood Hysterics" Podcast, a podcast for Indiana University Basketball Fanatics. How it started and gained a loyal following. Storytelling  through sports history. 00:42:00 IU basketball Icon, a Bobby Knight Story with "Hollywood Hysterics" that drew hundreds in Bloomington, Indiana before Bobby Knight's passing.Is Ward making a doc about IU basketball? 00:46:00 Ward talks about his in-production documentary about legendary musician and fellow Hoosier, Cole Porter. 00:49:00 Making Guerilla style films with family, friends and micro-budgets. The love and lore or indie filmmaking. We talk about Ward's past indie films, "Dust Up", "The Demon Lo", and "Little Big Top" How Ruth lost a friendship over Ward's somewhat controversial  film, "Dust Up". How the Coen Brothers, Robert Rodriguez inspired Ward. Ward's TV career. 00:57:00 Let's talk about Ward's latest film, "Invaders from Proxima B" How the film, cast and crew manifested with top-notch talent and old friends. You may recognize most of the cast from other films, TV series and national commercials. 01:00:00 Original music of "Invaders from Proxima B", how Ward wrote and performed original tunes for the film and what inspired him. 01:12:00 Where to follow Ward, his films, and  "Hoosier Hysterics" podcast, and more on social media.Don't miss this! We end the episode with a very special performance from "Invaders from Proxima B"- performed and written by Ward Roberts Find Ward Roberts at: https://drexelbox.com/about-us/ (https://drexelbox.com/about-us/)https://www.wardroberts.com/ (https://www.wardroberts.com/) "Hoosier Hysterics" https://open.spotify.com/show/42MrbSHFT1R9bPzrtXncwB (https://open.spotify.com/show/42MrbSHFT1R9bPzrtXncwB) "Invaders from Proxima B" https://variety.com/2024/film/global/midnight-mass-samantha-sloyan-sci-fi-comedy-invaders-from-proxima-b-buffalo-8-1235895374/ (https://variety.com/2024/film/global/midnight-mass-samantha-sloyan-sci-fi-comedy-invaders-from-proxima-b-buffalo-8-1235895374/)

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    19 Mar 2024

    Oscars 2024 Recap, with Ruth bestie Julia "Bling"

    Watching The Oscars has been a hallowed tradition for both Ruth & Ray since long before they met. This episode we are joined by Ruth's BFF Julia "Bling" -- who she has watched The Oscars with since they were teens -- for her first of what will hopefully be many appearances on the show. Join us for a funny convo about this year's movies, moments and the best ceremony in years! Please don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this show to be alerted to future episodes. Timestamps: 01:00 Meet our special guest, Julia 11:00 Our first Oscars memories 17:50 Red carpet, Barbie fashion, our fave and least presenters moments and our thoughts on Jimmy Kimmel 25:00 Best Film nominees 27:00 Oppenheimer and Killers of the Flower Moon: What we hated and loved about them 40:00 Christopher Nolan, Best Actor, Wes Anderson wins his first Oscar 49:00 Best Documentary, Why Julia loves Barbie and all about Ken 57:00 Al Pacino, What was that? Best Short Film, Best Editor, Best Supporting Actress 01:09:00 Who would we thank if we won an Oscar 1:13:00 Why we love the speech by Cord Jefferson (Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on American Fiction)

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    12 Jan 2024

    Spouse filmmakers behind 2000s Michael Moore docu megahits, Kurt Engfehr & Elizabeth Marcus

    Happy new year!!! Before they worked with Ruth & Ray to create iHeartMedia podcast "GEORGE BAILEY WAS NEVER BORN", husband-wife KURT ENGFEHR & ELIZABETH MARCUS worked with Michael Moore on two of the biggest and most controversial documentaries ever, Oscar-winning "BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE" and Cannes Palm d'Or-winning "FAHRENHEIT 9/11". And boy do they have some stories to tell! Just their impression of Harvey Weinstein in the edit room makes this ep worth a listen! Please don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this show to be alerted to future episodes. Timestamps: 0:50-Welcome back! Episode 1 recap 2:36-Guests of the week preview: Kurt Engfehr and Elizabeth Marcus 6:00-What are Ruth and Ray up to? What are we watching or listening to in the new year? From introducing our almost-5 year-old Pablo to Back to the Future II to brainstorming for our next podcast pitch, cookbook proposal and more. 25:00-Ray's funny personal stories with Michael Moore. 34:00-Interview with Kurt and Elizabeth - The meet cute. 39:00-Elizabeth's first film with Kurt and Michael Moore and the making of Bowling for Columbine. 45:00-Behind the Scenes of working with Michael Moore in television and blockbuster Fahrenheit 9/11. 55:00-Elizabeth's directorial debut in documentary, No Manifesto: A Film About Manic Street. What encouraged her to direct her first film and more. 1:00:00-A hilarious anecdote about working with Harvey Weinstein and more behind the scenes of what it was like to be part of the most profitable documentary productions of their time. 1:08:00-How Kurt and Elizabeth's films have affected us personally and mention of other fine works by Elizabeth and Kurt. Plus, the state of documentary distribution. 1:16:50-Kurt and Elizabeth tell us what it was like to work on their very first podcast production, our own, George Bailey Was Never Born. An honest, funny and revealing conversation about working together and creative direction. TrueStories.us Twitter: @RayNowosielski Instagram: @RuthVaca, @VeganishVegetarian, @BigPlayRay2023

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    18 Dec 2023

    Hollywood icon Jimmy Stewart's daughter Kelly Stewart Harcourt

    Ruth & Ray are coming off the release of their latest iHeartMedia podcast, "GEORGE BAILEY WAS NEVER BORN" about IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE and, just in time for Christmas, have on special guest KELLY STEWART HARCOURT, daughter of "George Bailey" himself, one of the greatest Hollywood actors ever, Jimmy Stewart. They talk intentions for this podcast and expand a bit on their story that you may have first heard in "Bailey" episode 10 "Happy Ending".

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