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Stop being poor: Ziwe remixes Kim Kardashian’s Work anthem. Arnold Schwarzenegger appeals to Russian soldiers. Amy Schumer has some Ukraine jokes ready for the Oscars. And we raise our margarita glasses in solidarity with Lisa Wilkinson, a woman enjoying a solo dinner out.  We’re also covering two major screen releases this week. Ben Law talks to the creative forces behind the Apple TV adaptation of Pachinko, the blockbuster novel by Min Jin Lee. Hear from Soo Hugh, creator and executive producer, and Justin Chon and Kogonada, the series co-directors. Then RN’s resident distinguished professor of bodice ripping, Rudi Bremer, shares her review of season two of Bridgerton and why it may be necessary to lower our Great Sexpectations™ compared to season one Show notes: Ziwe: Stop Being Poor: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CbNO2TDF8yM/ Lisa Wilkinson’s solo dinner: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10622283/Lisa-Wilkinson-sips-margarita-dines-restaurant-Melbourne.html Amy Schumer wants Zelenskyy cameo for Oscars: https://variety.com/2022/film/news/amy-schumer-zelenskyy-oscars-1235210388/ Arnold Schwarzenegger’s appeal to Russian soldiers: https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/1504426844199669762 Pachinko: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/pachinko/umc.cmc.17vf6g68dy89kk1l1nnb6min4 Bridgerton: https://www.netflix.com/watch/80232920

Streaming on Amazon Prime, Master is a gothic horror set on a haunted university campus that examines the ongoing legacy of American racism. We're joined by director Mariama Diallo. Plus, Uberto Pasolini, the producer behind The Full Monty on his new, Belfast-set film Nowhere Special, a tender drama about a father-son relationship where tragedy looms.

Colombian artist Carolina Caycedo gives voice to rivers dammed for huge hydroelectric projects. What happens when the art world turns its back on Russia's major contemporary art museum? And Dennis Golding shares memories of 'the Block', using treasured iron lace from Redfern's terrace houses.

George Gershwin's An American in Paris has been associated with dance ever since it inspired the 1951 Gene Kelly film, so who better to bring it to the musical theatre stage than the renowned ballet dancer, choreographer and now director Christopher Wheeldon. Also, with several Australian companies currently presenting works by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, we learn about the lives of these two men and their belief in the revolutionary potential of the theatre.

Aunty Elaine Russell has legendary status in her home town of Sydney. She was an artist and storyteller who inspired many, and whose work has been acquired by a number of Australia's major galleries and museums.

'I have a full and beautiful life', says Irish writer Marian Keyes, 'The only thing I can't do is drink'. And the experience of addiction and recovery is something she's given to the main character in her book Again, Rachel, a sequel to Rachel's Holiday. Also, Michael Trant writes a book on his tractor, Jane Caro explores coercive control in The Mother and Rhett Davis's debut novel, Hovering.

Can you tell me who will still care … about MMMBop?  We do!  Twenty-five years after Hanson burst into pop music with their smash hit MMMBop, we’re looking at the lyrics and nodding sagely at the brothers’ precocious wisdom.  Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson talk to BL and BW about breaking into the music industry as children, their 30th year together as a band and what they see as their creative higher purpose.  We’re also picking through award-winning NZ director Jane Campion’s milkshake duck weekend and talking about how she went from good viral — slapping down Sam Elliott’s take on The Power of The Dog — to bad viral — telling Venus and Serena Williams they’ve never had to compete against men, like she does.  Show notes: Sam Elliott on Marc Maron’s WTF: http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1309-sam-elliott Jane Campion calls Sam Elliott a B-I-T-C-H: https://variety.com/2022/film/news/jane-campion-says-sam-elliott-is-being-a-b-i-t-c-h-with-slam-against-the-power-of-the-dog-1235203098/ Jane Campion Critics Choice acceptance speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9FhvBwM6P0&t=1s Hanson Red Blue Green : https://hanson.net/news/3991-hanson-announce-2022-red-green-blue-world-tour-and-new-album MMMBop Basement session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ3qChwjp_k Melanie Lynskey Critics Choice acceptance speech: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a39429190/yellowjackets-melanie-lynskey-critics-choice-awards-2022/ Melanie Lynskey profile: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/feb/24/oh-my-god-im-having-sex-again-yellowjackets-melanie-lynskey-on-raunch-rage-and-her-rival-kate-winslet

Melbourne filmmaker Danny Cohen on Anonymous Club, his 16mm doc about Melbourne musician Courtney Barnett, an introspective,  introverted & reluctant world-famous rock-star. Plus, U.S. director Mimi Cave talks about her horror take on the meet-cute/rom-com in Fresh and Hollywood star Sebastian Stan on getting into character for his villainous role.

British filmmaker and installation artist Isaac Julien on his latest works: a spellbinding interpretation of Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi and a portrait of 19th C. abolitionist Fredrick Douglass. Plus, Heather B. Swann's potent retelling of the Greek myth 'Leda and the swan', where Leda is at the centre of the story. And why you should know the name Thanakupi -- the pioneering ceramic artist from the Thaynakwith language group in western Cape York, whose legacy looms large.

Isaac Bashevis Singer's Yentl was most famously adapted into a musical film by Barbra Streisand. Now a new adaptation breathes new life into the story. It's directed by Gary Abrahams, who is also at the helm of Admissions at the Melbourne Theatre Company. Also, playwright and Blak & Bright Festival Director Jane Harrison curates a session of monologues by First Nations writers and Voice and Text Coach at the Sydney Theatre Company Leith McPherson shares tips on how an actor's voice can supplement their income.