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Downlowd: The Rise and Fall of Harry Knowles and Ain't It Cool News - Episode Six: "The Anti-Social Network (Part One)"

Episode Six: "The Anti-Social Network (Part One)"

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03/21/22 • 79 min

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Downlowd: The Rise and Fall of Harry Knowles and Ain't It Cool News

THE MID SEASON FINALE. In this special two-part episode, SXSW celebrates the 15th Anniversary of Ain't It Cool News in 2011 -- a time when its legacy was shadowed by many unpleasant truths. Also, Drew McWeeny sacrifices his filmmaking dreams for AICN while Harry Knowles does the opposite.

Written, Edited, and Narrated by Joe Scott

Executive Produced by Kristina Bell

Sound Engineered by Eddie Garcia

With Production Assistance by Ries Allyn

And Online Production by Janessa Smith

With Ben Jones as the voice of Harry Knowles, Sarah Griffith as Catherine Shoard, Yemonja Stanley as Bonnie Cressler, A.J. Schrader as Eli Roth, and Jake Steward as the voice of Drew's Anger,

The Rise of Harry Knowles and Ain't It Cool News will return with a brand new episode on Thursday, April 28th.

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THE MID SEASON FINALE. In this special two-part episode, SXSW celebrates the 15th Anniversary of Ain't It Cool News in 2011 -- a time when its legacy was shadowed by many unpleasant truths. Also, Drew McWeeny sacrifices his filmmaking dreams for AICN while Harry Knowles does the opposite.

Written, Edited, and Narrated by Joe Scott

Executive Produced by Kristina Bell

Sound Engineered by Eddie Garcia

With Production Assistance by Ries Allyn

And Online Production by Janessa Smith

With Ben Jones as the voice of Harry Knowles, Sarah Griffith as Catherine Shoard, Yemonja Stanley as Bonnie Cressler, A.J. Schrader as Eli Roth, and Jake Steward as the voice of Drew's Anger,

The Rise of Harry Knowles and Ain't It Cool News will return with a brand new episode on Thursday, April 28th.

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undefined - BONUS EPISODE: "Turning Red" with Erica Milsom & Ruth Maramis

BONUS EPISODE: "Turning Red" with Erica Milsom & Ruth Maramis

On this special episode of Downlow.d, Joe Scott dives into the online discourse surrounding the Pixar film Turning Red. First up, film critic Ruth Maramis (https://flixchatter.net/) discusses her review of the film as well as her all time favorite Pixar films. Then Joe Scott interviews Erica Milsom, the director of the brand new documentary "Embrace The Panda: The Making of Turning Red."
And as we stated, Chapter 6 will be rescheduled to drop Monday, March 21. Sorry for the delay, folks!

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undefined - BONUS: Comments Section (Vol. 5)

BONUS: Comments Section (Vol. 5)

On the last Bonus Comments Section edition of Downlow.d until May, Joe Scott interviews writer Abraham Riesman (https://abrahamriesman.com/) to talk about his book "True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee." Together, they discuss the movie Stan Lee produced with Harry Knowles, professional wrestling, the Geek Industrial Complex, and the importance of being king of the Scholastic Book Fair. Plus Joe and Kristina Bell also present another mailbag featuring questions, comments, and feedback from both listeners as well as the media.

P.S. Downlow.d: The Rise And Fall of Harry Knowles and Ain't It Cool News will return with a BRAND NEW narrative episode on April 28th.
Click here to purchase a copy of Abraham Riesman's book "True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee."

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