Wiseman Podcast

Un Couple & Wiseman's Legacy with Kent Jones

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Un Couple (2022) and all the Wiseman memorial pieces before talking about his legacy with filmmaker and critic Kent Jones.

0:00:00: intro

104:50: chat w/Jones

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City Hall with Jeff Griffith-Perham

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:30:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's City Hall (2020) with Jeff Griffith-Perham, associate film curator at BAMPFA. We also say our initial farewell thoughts to Fred Wiseman following his passing.

0:00:00: intro

127:07: chat w/Griffth-Perham

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Monrovia, Indiana with Dorota Lech

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:15:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Monrovia, Indiana (2018) with programmer Dorota Lech.

0:00: intro

106:50: chat w/Lech

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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library with Will Sloan

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Ex Libris: The New York Public Library (2017) with film critic Will Sloan.

0:00: intro

109:00: chat w/Sloan

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In Jackson Heights with Manohla Dargis

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 07:45:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's In Jackson Heights (2015) with film critic Manohla Dargis.

0:00: intro

115:05: chat w/Dargis

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National Gallery with Philip Concannon

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 09:30:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's National Gallery (2014) with film critic Philip Concannon.

0:00: intro

99:30: chat w/Concannon

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At Berkeley with K. Austin Collins

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's At Berkeley (2013) with film critic K. Austin Collins.

0:00: intro

145:00: chat w/Austin Collins

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Crazy Horse with Nellie Kluz

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 08:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Crazy Horse (2011) with filmmaker Nellie Kluz (The Dells).

0:00: intro

1:43:40: chat w/Kluz

Shawn's interview about the Wiseman retrospective.

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Boxing Gym with Bill Nichols

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Boxing Gym (2010) with *the* documentary scholar, Bill Nichols.

0:00: intro

1:19:30: chat w/Nichols

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La Danse with JJ Bersch & Matt St. John

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's La Danse (2009) with researcher JJ Bersch and archivist Matt St. John.

0:00: intro

1:18:55: chat w/Bersch & St. John

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State Legislature with Mark Asch

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 07:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's State Legislature (2007) with film critic Mark Asch.

0:00: intro

1:45:00: chat w/Asch

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The Garden with Vadim Rizov

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 07:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's The Garden (2005) with Vadim Rizov, director of editorial operations at Filmmaker Magazine.

0:00: intro

1:21:33: chat w/Rizov

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Interview with Jane Tolmachyov

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 06:00:00 -0400

We chat with Jane Tolmachyov, colorist at Goldcrest Post, about the new restorations of 33 of Frederick Wiseman's films.

We also talk in depth about the new monograph from Carolyn Anderson and Thomas Benson, Making Documentary Film: Frederick Wiseman and His Collaborators.

0:00: on Making Documentary Film

1:09:33: interview w/Tolmachyov

The monograph can be downloaded here.

Our guest episode on Aca-Media is here.

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Domestic Violence 2 with Max Carpenter

Tue, 28 May 2024 08:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Domestic Violence 2 (2002) with programmer Max Carpenter.

0:00: intro

1:03:41: chat w/Carpenter

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The Last Letter

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 07:30:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's The Last Letter (2002).

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Domestic Violence with Sophy Romvari

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 06:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Domestic Violence (2001) with filmmaker Sophy Romvari.

0:00: intro

1:24:00: chat w/Romvari

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Interview 2 with Frederick Wiseman

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0400

We talk with Frederick Wiseman about the second era of his filmography (The Store - Belfast, Maine).

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Belfast, Maine with Leo Goldsmith

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Belfast, Maine (1999) with film critic and educator, Leo Goldsmith.

0:00: intro

1:32:29: chat w/Goldsmith

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Public Housing with Ben Sachs

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 12:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Public Housing (1997) with Chicago-based programmer and critic Ben Sachs.

0:00: intro

24:00: contemporaneous discourse

1:37:15: Shawn & Arlin on Public Housing

2:14:00: chat w/Sachs

La Comedie-Francaise with Kenji Fujishima

Sat, 18 Nov 2023 09:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's La Comedie-Francaise ou L'amour joue (1996) with critic Kenji Fujishima.

0:00: intro

1:31:41 chat w/Fujishima

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Ballet with Sean Gilman

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Ballet (1995) with critic Sean Gilman.

0:00:00-1:13:55: intro

1:13:55-2:34:07: chat w/Gilman

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Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros: First Reactions

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Shawn and Arlin review Frederick Wiseman's new film, Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros (2023).

High School II with Cynthia Lucia

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's High School II (1994) with educator and film historian, Cynthia Lucia.

0:00:00-1:29:30: intro

1:29:31-3:34:57: chat w/Lucia

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Zoo with Lance Oppenheim

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Zoo (1993) with filmmaker Lance Oppenheim (Some Kind of Heaven).

0:00:00-1:20:29: intro

1:20:30-2:36:08: chat w/Oppenheim

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Interview with John Davey

Thu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400

We talk with Frederick Wiseman's cinematographer, John Davey.

0:00:00-07:47: intro

07:48-1:59:05: chat w/Davey

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Aspen with A.S. Hamrah

Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Aspen (1991) with film critic A.S. Hamrah.

0:00:00-1:27:41: intro

1:27:42-3:10:18: chat w/Hamrah

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Central Park with Alex Sherman

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Central Park (1989) with film professor and cinematographer Alex Sherman.

0:00:00-1:21:35: intro

1:21:36-3:14:15: chat w/Sherman

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Near Death with Nicolas Rapold

Sun, 05 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Near Death (1989) with critic Nicolas Rapold.

0:00:00-1:34:03: intro

1:34:04-3:02:53: chat w/Rapold

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Missile with Dan Schindel

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Missile (1987) with critic Dan Schindel.

0:00:00-1:03:11: intro

1:03:12-2:14:11: chat w/Schindel

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Multi-Handicapped with Stephen Mamber

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 20:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Multi-Handicapped (1986), the last film in the Deaf and Blind series, with returning guest Stephen Mamber, author of Cinema Verite in America and "Frederick Wiseman: A Journal."

0:00:00-1:01:54: intro

1:01:55-2:25:01: chat w/Mamber

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Adjustment & Work with John Wilson

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Adjustment & Work (1986) with John Wilson, filmmaker and creator of How To with John Wilson.

0:00:00-1:11:02: intro

1:11:03-2:20:32: chat w/Wilson

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Un Couple: First Reactions

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Arlin and Shawn review Frederick Wiseman's new film, Un Couple (2022).

Deaf with Brittany Gravely

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Deaf (1986) with Brittany Gravely, experimental filmmaker and publicist and designer at Harvard Film Archive.

0:00:00-1:01:32: intro

1:01:33-2:36:43: chat w/Gravely

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Blind with Jeff Griffith-Perham

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Blind (1986) with Jeff Griffith-Perham, film exhibition curatorial associate of BAMPFA.

0:00:00-1:17:17: intro

1:17:18-3:00:15: chat w/Griffth-Perham

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Racetrack with Esther Rosenfield

Sat, 06 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Racetrack (1985) with writer and archivist Esther Rosenfield.

0:00:00-0:49:22: intro

0:49:23-1:53:33: chat w/Rosenfield

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The Store with Miriam Bale

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's The Store (1983) with Miriam Bale, artistic director of Indie Memphis Film Festival.

0:00:00-1:36:58: intro

1:36:59-2:53:29: chat w/Bale

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Interview with Frederick Wiseman

Mon, 30 May 2022 23:45:00 -0400

We talk with Frederick Wiseman about the first era of his filmography (Titicut Follies - Model).

0:00:00-07:03: intro

07:04-1:22:50: chat w/Wiseman

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Model with Robert Greene

Sat, 21 May 2022 09:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Model (1981) and Seraphita's Diary (1982) with Robert Greene, director of Procession (2021), Bisbee '17 (2018) and Kate Plays Christine (2016).

0:00:00-1:06:10: intro

1:06:11-2:18:20: chat w/Greene

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Manoeuvre with Jessica Kingdon

Tue, 10 May 2022 00:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Manoeuvre (1979) with Jessica Kingdon, director of Ascension (2021).

0:00:00-1:04:59: intro

1:05:00-2:17:23: chat w/Kingdon

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Sinai Field Mission with Jesse Cataldo

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Sinai Field Mission (1978) with guest Jesse Cataldo.

0:00:00-0:43:40: intro

0:43:41-1:59:33: chat w/Cataldo

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Canal Zone with Eric Hynes

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Canal Zone (1977) with guest Eric Hynes, Curator of Film, Museum of the Moving Image.

0:00:00-0:42:25: intro

0:42:26-2:08:08: chat w/Hynes

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Meat with Stephen Mamber

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Meat (1976) with returning guest Stephen Mamber, author of Cinema Verite in America and "Frederick Wiseman: A Journal."

0:00:00-0:53:00: intro

0:53:01-2:15:45: chat w/Mamber

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Welfare with Orla Smith

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Welfare (1975) with Orla Smith, executive editor of Seventh Row.

0:00:00-0:58:21: intro

0:58:48-2:30:19: chat w/Orla Smith

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Primate with Alyssa Heflin

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Primate (1974) with archivist Alyssa Heflin.

0:00:00-1:27:41: intro

1:27:42-2:55:09: chat w/Alyssa Heflin

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Juvenile Court with Eric Marsh

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Juvenile Court (1973) with Eric Marsh, filmmaker and educator and host of The Gauntlet.

0:00:00-1:02:20: intro

1:02:49-2:39:31: chat w/Eric Marsh

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Essene with Peter Labuza

Sun, 22 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Essene (1972) with Peter Labuza, film historian and educator and host of The Cinephiliacs.

0:00:00-0:54:39: intro

0:54:40-2:40:31: chat w/Peter Labuza

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Basic Training with Adam Nayman

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400

We talk Basic Training (1971) with Adam Nayman, Toronto teacher, author and film critic for The Ringer.

0:00:00-0:44:02: intro

0:44:03-1:48:49: chat w/Adam Nayman

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Hospital with Barry Keith Grant

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0400

We talk Hospital (1970) with Barry Keith Grant, author of "Voyages of Discovery"

0:00:00-0:40:13: intro

0:40:14-1:50:00: chat w/Barry Keith Grant

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Law & Order w/Nilita Vachani

Thu, 06 May 2021 14:30:00 -0400

We talk Law & Order (1969) with Wiseman scholar Nilita Vachani.

0:00:00-0:34:08: intro

0:34:09-1:55:25: chat w/Nilita Vachani

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High School + Stephen Mamber Interview

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 18:30:00 -0400

We talk High School (1968) and interview Stephen Mamber, author of Cinema Verite in America and "Frederick Wiseman: A Journal."

0:00:00-0:47:15: High School

0:47:16-2:46:17: Stephen Mamber Interview

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Titicut Follies + Carolyn Anderson Interview

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:15:00 -0400

We talk Wiseman's debut film, Titicut Follies, and interview Carolyn Anderson, co-author of "Documentary Dilemmas: Titicut Follies"

0:00:00-1:03:09: Titicut Follies

1:03:10-2:29:10: Carolyn Anderson interview

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