North of Normal
Hosted by Andrew Hunter Scholey, North of Normal invites a different guest bi-weekly to come and discuss Canadian films, their impact, and what they say about Canada. * Intro and Outro music by Dad vs Son (https://dadvsson.bandcamp.com) * This podcast is dedicated to Rae Perigoe
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Podcasting since 2019 • 129 episodes
North of Normal
Latest Episodes
Episode 124: "The Girl Who Cried Pearls" (2025)
In this episode, James Thornton returns to discuss "The Girl Who Cried Pearls" (2025). Not only is this an amazing piece of animation, it is also nominated for Best Animated Short at the upcoming Academy Awards. They discuss the previous work o...
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Season 8
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Episode 129
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58:36
Episode 123: "Paying for It" (2024)
In this episode, Andrew Hunter Scholey and Melissa Jean Miller discuss "Paying For It" (2024): the Sook-Yin Lee directed adaptation of Chester Brown's memoir of the same name. They discuss how it works overall as an adaption, Sook-Yin Lee's oth...
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Season 8
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Episode 128
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1:23:16
Episode 122: "Darkest Miriam" (2024)
This episode, Andrew Hunter Scholey and Melissa Jean Miller sit down to have a conversation about the Naomi Jaye directed film, "Darkest Miriam" (2024). They discuss the film's source material, the novel "The Incident Report " by author Martha ...
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Season 7
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Episode 127
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1:01:52
Episode 121: "Murder by Decree" (1979)
In this one, Colin Everet and Andrew Hunter Scoley discuss the Bob Clark-directed Holmes/Ripper mystery, "Murder By Decree" (1979). They discuss the great performances including a stunning brief turn from Geneviève Bujold, what sets this one ap...
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Season 7
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Episode 126
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1:10:28
Episode 120: "The Trouble with Tracy" (1970-1971)
After a busy life hiatus, host Andrew Hunter Scholey is back to make James Thornton watch what is widely considered to be one of the worst sitcoms ever made. They have a chat about the situation comedy in general, then they turn their thoughts ...
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Season 7
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Episode 125
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58:33