It sometimes can be perplexing to stop and think that every single item we use or come in contact with in our daily lives was designed by someone, who probably labored countless hours alone or with a team to make sure that idea is the best it can be from inception to market. In recent [...]
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Podwits Profile: Henry Dreyfuss, Industrial Designer
Posted: March 20, 2013 by Dion in Podwit ProfileTags: Bell Telephone, Henry Dreyfuss, Honeywell, Industrial Design, John Deere, Pan American, Polaroid, Train
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Podwit Profile: Charles Durning, American Hero
Posted: January 6, 2013 by Dion in Podwit ProfileTags: Battle of the Bulge, Charles Durning, Jack Warden, Malmedy Massacre, Normandy, World War II
Many people know him by sight, but not by name. Sadly, Charles Durning, the iconic character actor who honed his craft so well he made it look effortless, passed away Christmas Eve at the ripe old age of 89. You may know him from films like Dog Day Afternoon, The Sting, Tootsie, The Final Countdown, O Brother Where [...]
Podwit Profile – Naquan “Kuma” Baity, Kuma Kreations Entertainment
Posted: May 27, 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Podwit ProfileTags: Comix Zone, Kuma Kreations Entertainment, Nintendo Entertainment System, Prototype 2, PS3, PSN, RC Pro Am, Sega Genesis, Top Gun, Video Games
Our very own J. Marcus had a chance to sit down with a very good friend of The Podwits, Mr. Naquan Baity, otherwise known as KUMA — founder of Kuma Kreations Entertainment. Kuma shared everything from what drove him to review games in the first place to just what is up with those fangs (the [...]
Podwit Profile: Jackie Gleason
Posted: May 18, 2012 by Dion in Celebrities, Music, Podwit ProfileTags: Bobby Hatchett, Frank Sinatra, Jackie Gleason
Here at the Podwits, we try our best to bring our interests to you, the reader (and listener), while trying to then attach our spin on the subject, and perhaps shed light on something our audience might not have been aware of. Today’s subject is a profile on a man who, unless you’ve lived under a [...]
Podwit Profile: Meeting Dick Smith….
Posted: February 28, 2012 by Dion in Film, News, Podwit ProfileTags: Dick Smith, Governor's Award, Howard Enders, Oscars, Purchase College Conservatory of Film, Rick Baker, Stan Winston, Tom Savini
I don’t care for the Oscars whatsoever, but I was lucky enough to catch the presentation of the Governor’s Awards, and saw that make-up legend Dick Smith was being honored with a lifetime achievement award. That got me thinking of when I was in college, and how a friend and I were able to get him [...]
Podwit Profile: Sherlock Holmes Solar Pons
Posted: January 14, 2012 by Brian in Literature, Podwit Profile Tags: August Derleth, Pinnacle Books, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Solar Pons
In our discussion of the world’s greatest detectives on the most recent Podwits podcast, you might have heard me drop the name of Solar Pons. In fact, I made a pretty big deal out of him. And, chances are you’ve never heard of him before. So who the heck is this oddly-named fellow anyway? Not [...]
Podwit Profile: Vincent Price
Posted: January 6, 2012 by Dion in Podwit ProfileTags: Art, Cooking, Mary Price, Vincent Price
I know what you are thinking… A Podwit Profile on Vincent Price? Will we just rehash what everyone already knows about his film career and more, specifically his horror catalog? Haven’t we heard that before? Well, as I do think his acting career deserves an in-depth look, I will instead focus on 2 parts of his [...]