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<b>Pope Francis Suffers Stroke And Dies Only Hours After Blessing Throng Of Some 50 Thousand On Easter Sunday</

Pope Francis Suffers Stroke And Dies Only Hours After Blessing Throng Of Some 50 Thousand On Easter Sunday

NewsmakersApril 23, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Pope Francis died Monday, April 21, one day after Easter Sunday. He had made a triumphant return to a public appearance on a balcony where…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks To Carlos Diehz About His Unlikely Co-Starring Turn In Best Picture Nominee <i>Conclave</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks To Carlos Diehz About His Unlikely Co-Starring Turn In Best Picture Nominee Conclave

Film, NewsmakersApril 2, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

What if someone told you that, in spite of never having been in a studio movie of any kind, you would be co-starring with acting…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks To Veteran Entertainment Journo Steve Kmetko About His New Podcast <i>StIll Here Hollywood</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks To Veteran Entertainment Journo Steve Kmetko About His New Podcast StIll Here Hollywood

NewsmakersAugust 5, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

In the nineties and early aughts, Steve Kmetko was arguably the preeminent entertainment reporter in Hollywood. Upon arriving in Los Angeles in the eighties, he…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks with Historian Donald L. Miller About His Book <i>Masters of the Air</i> and the TV Miniseries Adaptation of It</b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks with Historian Donald L. Miller About His Book Masters of the Air and the TV Miniseries Adaptation of It

NewsmakersJune 21, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

To say that Donald L. Miller is a brilliant academic is the under-statement of all understatements. The John Henry McCracken Professor emeritus at Pennsylvania’s Lafayette…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks With Singer-Songwriter John Ondrasik About His STUNNING New Music Video <i>OK</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks With Singer-Songwriter John Ondrasik About His STUNNING New Music Video OK

Newsmakers, UncategorizedMarch 20, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

John Ondrasik, known by his stage name Five for Fighting, rose to fame with the 2002 Grammy-nominated single Superman (It’s Not Easy). The song charted…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks Volcanoes & Earthquakes with Geologist & Volcanologist Jess Phoenix</b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks Volcanoes & Earthquakes with Geologist & Volcanologist Jess Phoenix

Books, NewsmakersJanuary 8, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

  Jess Phoenix wears many hats. The history undergrad major took a geology class on a lark and found herself instantly hooked. Soon enough, she…

<b> Tandy Culpepper Talks to Filmmaker Vishavjit Singh about His New Short Animated Film, <i>American Sikh</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks to Filmmaker Vishavjit Singh about His New Short Animated Film, American Sikh

Film, NewsmakersDecember 24, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

In the Republic, the philosopher Plato notably penned that “Our need will be the real creator.” A rephrasing of those words survives to this day:…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks with Actress Aba Arthur about her Work in <i>The Color Purple</i> & More</b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks with Actress Aba Arthur about her Work in The Color Purple & More

Film, NewsmakersDecember 21, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

  Aba Arthur is an actor, playwright, filmmaker, and author. This multi-hyphenate woman knew what she wanted her future to look like from day one. …

<b>Tandy Culpepper talks to filmmaker Neer Shelter, director of the award-winning live action short film, <i>Perspectives</i>, now qualified for the Oscars.</>

Tandy Culpepper talks to filmmaker Neer Shelter, director of the award-winning live action short film, Perspectives, now qualified for the Oscars.

Film, NewsmakersDecember 12, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

Tandy Culpepper talks with Australian filmmaker Neer Shelter, the man behind the live action short film, Perspectives. The film has qualified for consideration by the…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks with Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter John Ondrasik AKA Five For Fighting</i>: Ukraine and Afghanistan, Music & More</b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks with Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter John Ondrasik AKA Five For Fighting: Ukraine and Afghanistan, Music & More

NewsmakersNovember 8, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

You may know him as John Ondrasik. You may know him by his stage name Five for Fighting. No matter. By any name, this acclaimed…

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