Guests choose 1 topic. We talk about that topic for 20 minutes. Season 1 of NonDē Uprising wraps on April 2nd with 27 episodes.
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Ep 027 - Brooke Berman on *A Playwright Walks Into a Bar*
Brooke Berman (https://substack.com/profile/22341517-brooke-berman) is an award-winning playwright, filmmaker, and author of three books, including a memoir, No Place Like Home (https://www.amazon.com/No-Place-Like-Home-Apartments/dp/0307588424). Her plays have been produced all over the world and include Hunting and Gathering, Smashing (which she adapted for Natalie Portman), Out of the Water, Sam & Lucy, and more. Her most recent work is Ramona at Midlife (https://www.ramonaatmidlife.com/), which is now streaming on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and Fandango.
In Episode #027 of NonDē Uprising, Brooke looks back at her journey as a playwright and offers playful yet practical advice like understanding how a dumpster fire gives a person room to grow, making a movie with friends is better than chasing movie stars, and why saying “I don’t know” can be the most convincing statement you utter.
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30 Mar 2026
Ep 026 - Diana Cherry on *Truth (Can Be) Stranger Than Fiction*
Diana Cherry (https://substack.com/profile/95471528-diana-cherry) is a writer, producer, and activist who writes the Substack I’m Thinking of Mending Things (https://imthinkingofmendingthings.substack.com/). She is the managing editor and producer for the upcoming The Who We Are Project (https://www.thewhoweareproject.org/), a documentary travel series that will uncover hidden histories of oppression, resistance, and resilience in the United States, focusing on the history of anti-Black racism.
In Episode #026 of NonDē Uprising, Diana talks about why truth can be stranger and more impactful than fiction. She dissects O Brother, Where Art Thou and argues it is a Black movie, a little-known Eric Larsson nonfiction book whose big reveal feels so crazy (yet is true), and breaks down why adaptations like Little Women pull in the author’s personal experience to drive the narrative.
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26 Mar 2026
Ep 025 - Ari Gold on *Brother Verses Brother*
Count on Ari Gold (https://substack.com/profile/6697986-ari-gold) to always take the non-traditional path or make what seems straightforward a bit more interesting. Ari’s most recent film, Brother Verses Brother (https://www.arigoldfilms.com/brother-verses-brother), was executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola and premiered to rave reviews at SXSW. It’s a one-shot musical odyssey and a companion to Ari’s first book of poetry, Father Verses Sons (https://www.arigoldfilms.com/poems). Ari’s work has screened at hundreds of other festivals and has won best film at SXSW twice. He’s now in post-production for his fourth feature film, Helicopter (https://www.arigoldfilms.com/heli).
In Episode #025 of NonDē Uprising, Ari talks about the surreal honor it is to have your hero be your mentor, the power of shooting a movie without permits or paperwork, and why shooting entirely in one shot was more than a gimmick.
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