Ride the Omnibus
Each week, we discuss social justice through the lens of pop culture, taking you on a journey to places and times you never knew were connected. Give your ears a treat, and your eyes a new perspective. Warning: All discussions can contain spoilers for featured content.
Episodes
225 episodes
Surveilled
Ariel speaks with Matt O'Neill, one of the directors of the HBO/MAX documentary SURVEILLED, following Ronan Farrow's quest to find out how governments are using spy technology against their own citizens for political gain.
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24:05
Rita
In this conversation, Ariel speaks with Jayro Bustamante, the director of RITA, now streaming on SHUDDER, and which was just named Guatemala’s entry into the Academy Awards. The film creates fantasia from gritty reality, calling to mind films l...
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11:51
Happy Campers
Ariel sits down with Amy Nicholson to discuss her award-winning documentary that chronicles the final days of a working-class summer colony in a scrappy trailer park that just happens to hold the secret to a rich life. The film will release on ...
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20:34
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
Ariel sits down with filmmaker Joanna Arnow to talk about her feature debut, an off-beat look at love and relationships in the modern world.
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Season 4
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Episode 216
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15:34
Visitors
Ariel sits down with filmmaker Kenichi Ugana and cast members from his breakout hit at Fantastic Fest, Visitors, a blood-soaked but heartwarming tale of humans and monsters connecting through music.
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Season 4
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Episode 215
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24:39
Nina Is an Athlete
In this episode, Ariel speaks with Paralympian athlete Nina Gorodetsky, and filmmaker Ravit Markus, about this remarkable film about motherhood, ableism, and badminton.
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Season 4
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Episode 214
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26:15
Disabled AF
This week marks the 11th year of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, and Ariel's first year participating as a producer. Ariel speaks with Cashmere Jasmine, the writer, director, and star of Disabled AF, and Benjamin Shearn, the editor. ...
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Season 4
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Episode 213
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39:42
unseen
Ariel sits down with director Set Hernandez, to discuss his masterful debut, a feature documentary about Pedro, a blind undocumented immigrant, working to become a social worker.
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Season 4
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Episode 212
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35:30
Eternal Spring
Ariel sits down with multi-disciplinary filmmaker Jason Loftus to talk about Eternal Spring, a documentary and interactive immersive experience about the persecution of Chinese practitioners of Falun Gong.
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Season 4
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Episode 211
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19:29
Femme
Ariel sits down with directors Ng Choon Ping and Sam Freeman to talk about their queer neo-noir revenge thriller, FEMME.
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Season 4
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Episode 210
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19:39
DOSH
Ariel sits down with filmmaker Radha Mehta, to talk about her Slamdance-winning short, DOSH.
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Season 4
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Episode 209
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34:27
Vaccine Hesitancy
In this special follow-up episode from A Shot in the Arm, which featured Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ariel speaks with medical professional Karyann Dorn about the realities of vaccines for the disability community.
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Season 4
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Episode 208
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41:19
A History of Fake Things on the Internet
In today’s episode, Ariel sits down with Notre Dame professor & noted author, Walter Scheirer to talk about his book, A History of Fake Things on the Internet. From ancient history to hacking, the book explores all angles on fakery...
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Season 4
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Episode 207
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46:29
Out of Darkness
Ariel sits down with Andrew Cumming, director of the new prehistoric horror, Out of Darkness.
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Season 4
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Episode 206
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14:50
Love and Work
In this episode, Ariel sits down with filmmaker Pete Ohs, whose dystopian take on the work world, Love and Work, recently premiered at Slamdance.
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Season 4
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Episode 205
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24:26
Best Films of 2023
What was your favorite movie of 2023? In today’s episode, Ariel and Rabia count down their favorite films from last year, and you just might find your next must-see!
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Season 4
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Episode 204
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49:43
Where the Devil Roams
Ariel and Rabia sit down with dynamic filmmaking duo, Toby Poser and John Adams, to talk about their delightful family horror, Where the Devil Roams.
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Season 4
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Episode 203
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1:00:15
Silo
In this episode, Ariel sits down with editor Hazel Baillie to talk about Silo, the dystopian series starring Rebecca Ferguson from Apple +.
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Season 4
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Episode 202
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19:50
SXSW: Disability and Horror
In a special episode, recorded in March 2023 in Austin, Texas, Ariel is joined by filmmakers Kiah Amara, Addison Heimann, and Pea Woodruff - recorded live onstage at South by Southwest talking about Disability and Horror in the film and televis...
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Season 4
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Episode 201
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1:00:49
Apolonia Apolonia
Ariel sits down with filmmaker Lea Glob to talk about her self-reflexive documentary of life and art, Apolonia Apolonia, which has been short-listed for the Oscars.
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Season 4
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Episode 200
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27:18
Saltburn
In this episode, Ariel sits down with Suzie Davies, the production designer behind (mostly) all of the brilliant details of Emerald Fennell's Saltburn.
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Season 4
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Episode 199
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14:14
Finding Her Beat
Ariel sits down with Dawn Mikkelson and Keri Pickett, directors of Finding Her Beat, a reclamation of taiko drumming for women and non-binary percussionists. Joining them are Megan Chao-Smith and Jennifer Weir, two of the drummers feat...
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Season 4
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Episode 198
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29:59
Americanish
Ariel sits down with Iman Zawahry to talk about her romantic comedy, Americanish, about three Muslim women navigating love and relationships in the modern world.
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Season 4
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Episode 197
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19:40
Waikiki
Ariel sits down with director Christopher Kahunahana about his surreal and effective film, Waikiki, about the realities of life in Hawaii. WAIKIKI is now available for pre-order on VUDU / Fandang...
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Season 4
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Episode 196
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28:11
Shot in the Arm - Neil deGrasse Tyson & Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Ariel sits down with Neil deGrasse Tyson (executive producer) & Scott Hamilton Kennedy (director) to discuss their new brilliant documentary, Shot in the Arm, that explores the "anti-vax" movement both historically and in the angry...
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Season 4
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Episode 195
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16:38