BASIC FREEDOMS PODCAST

Ari and a friend take Walter and The Dude's stools at the Big Lebowski diner to discuss art & politics. Directed by Moan Red. 

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FEATURING
JEFF "THE DUDE" DOWD: Producer / Creator / Lebowski Inspiration
BRIAN BELL: Musician, rock star. Weezer, The Relationship
NATASHA LEGGERO: Comic / writer / "Another Period" co-creator
DANIEL PINCHBECK: Writer, director of think tank Center for Planetary Culture
LEANDRO TAUB: Writer, philosopher, actor
HOWARD GOLD: 99 Cents Only Entrepreneur & activist
CRAIG STARK: Actor (The Hateful 8), Writer, former apprentice of Marlon Brando
JOSHUA MEYROWITZ: Comic and Aspergers/Autism Channeler

Brian Bell, guitarist from Weezer and frontman of The Relationship, shares his musical roots with filmmaker Ari Gold.
Argentinian actor, writer and philosophical fellow Leandro Taub gets deep with filmmaker Ari Gold.
Filmmaker Ari Gold talks about what's happening in the world today with activist & film producer Jeff "The Dude" Dowd, who was the inspiration for The Dude character in The Big Lebowski. The two take a seat at the same restaurant counter where Walter and The Dude discuss basic freedoms in the Coen Brothers' legendary movie.
"Another Period" co-creator Natasha Leggero talks life, art and politics with filmmaker Ari Gold at the same diner where Walter and The Dude discuss basic freedoms in The Big Lebowski. "Basic Freedoms" - a talk series by David Wilchcombe - more talks at http://basicfreedoms.tv Filmed at Johnie's Coffee Shop in Los Angeles CA.
Daniel Pinchbeck, author of "Breaking Open the Head", "2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl" and "How Soon is Now?", and filmmaker Ari Gold discuss NYC, hipsterism, ancient cultures, and our relationships with each other and our environment.
Ari talks to Howard Gold (whose family founded the 99 Cents Only retail chain) about getting big $$ out of politics. During the 2016 presidential race, Howard hosted a Bernie Sanders fundraising event at his home, on the same day his neighbor, George Clooney, held an event for Hillary Clinton.
Craig Stark, the actor who gave us something to remember in Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, takes a seat outdoors with friend and filmmaker Ari Gold. The two discuss how they met and Craig's earliest adventures in Hollywoodland.
Standup comic Joshua Meyrowitz gets into the Basic Freedoms chair with filmmaker Ari Gold and opens up about life as an autistic person and his experiences in the Los Angeles comedian scene. Filmed at Johnie's Coffee Shop in LA - in the same seats where Walter and The Dude discuss basic freedoms in The Big Lebowski.