Dec 20, 2022
Next Stop Xanadu meets Dr. Tonya Crombie, who helps parents raising children with anxiety issues. Together, they join the Hunt for the Wilderpeople, enjoying Taika Waititi's uproarious comedy about an unconventional guardian and his foster child. Topics include: The fears of parenting, the benefits of open-hearted...
Oct 8, 2022
NEXT STOP XANADU returns with writer Lisa Boucher to discuss her book Raising the Bottom, a deep look at women and drinking culture in America. In addition to several years of her own recovery, Lisa has worked as a registered nurse and volunteered inside America's prison system. We talk to her about those experiences...
May 5, 2022
NEXT STOP XANADU speaks to a candidate for U.S. Congress in Alaska's Special Election on June 11. Santa Claus (his legal name) is a city councilman and mayor pro tem from North Pole, AK, and he's running an unusual campaign. We talk to him about his many qualifications, working in government and for the public in a...
May 2, 2022
NEXT STOP XANADU returns with Texan media maven Sean Frackowiak for a look at the Zack Snyder's updated and expanded superhero epic. Discussion includes: Does Snyder know how to end a film, or is there something else at work? Joker Fatigue. The potential for Zack Snyder Biblical Epics. How Batfleck wasn't as bad as all...
Mar 18, 2022
NEXT STOP XANADU talks with Lawrence J. Haas, author of "The Kennedys in the World: How Jack, Bobby, and Ted Remade America's Empire". Our selected film is DARKEST HOUR with Gary Oldman starring as Winston Churchill. Discussions include: The influence of Churchill on the Kennedy brothers, the failings of biopics,...