In 2016, Yuriy Boyechko founded Hope for Ukraine to raise awareness for voices not heard in Ukraine, especially children affected by HIV and AIDS. Providing medical care for children with disabilities as well as food and clothing for families that live in extreme poverty. After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Yuriy’s work surged in importance. Today he joins Jay Ruderman to talk about how the work of providing food and material support to those who remain in Ukraine has become harder as public interest in Ukraine has waned in the face of other international affairs. They also discuss the hard work of minimizing overhead costs at a nonprofit and Yuriy’s deep appreciation for the people still living in Ukraine. Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (01:50) Why does Yuriy think it's so important that the organizations that are working in Ukraine have a direct connection to the country? (04:07) Ukrainian children living with HIV/AIDS (06:28) The invigorating nature of helping others (07:55) Meeting shifting needs during a war (12:44) Coordinating with other aid groups (17:50) Minimizing overhead (21:05) How does Yuriy sustain the momentum three years after the Russian invasion? (24:25) Supporting Ukrainians in Ukraine and abroad (27:05) Where do you want to see Hope Ukraine in the next five to 10 years? (28:38) Goodbye and Outro For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/…
An Alien in Hollywood is the story about the life and times of legendary filmmaker and “Godfather of Hollywood science fiction” Ronald Shusett. Unless you’re a Hollywood behind-the-scenes aficionado you've probably never heard of Ron. He is no less than the man who co-created, wrote, and produced three of the most influential, iconic and mind-blowing science fiction blockbusters in film history – Alien, Total Recall and Minority Report. His movies have grossed over one and a half billion dol ...
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00:15 – Robin recalls the story of how she met Ron Shusett 03:57 – Preproduction in Mexico City during the summer of 1989 05:15 – Ron recounts a funny exchange with Arnold Schwarzenegger 07:27 – Early days of set building 09:52 – Special effects in Total Recall 14:35 – Ron’s thoughts on the gratuitous violence in Total Recall 18:20 – Ron recalls ot…
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00:14 – Robin and Harry introduce the topic of today’s episode, Rom Shusett’s Total Recall 03:28 – The decision to buy the rights to Philip K. Dick’s short story 10:00 – First steps to making Total Recall 11:34 – Dan O’Bannon’s involvement 12:54 – Challenges with Disney 17:29 – Meeting with famed producer, Dino De Laurentiis 19:47 – The unique deal…
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00:14 – Robin and Harry share their favorite moments and stories from the season thus far 04:06 – Ron explains why he never used other films as inspiration for Alien 04:45 – The creation of the adult Alien creature 07:18 – How Ron’s editing advice led to one of the biggest scare scenes in Alien 11:11 – Ron describes the feeling of seeing his words …
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Highlights 00:16 – Robin tells the story of how she met Ron Shusett 02:58 – Introducing today’s episode, Alien: Nostromo 03:21 – Pre-production of Alien 04:56 – Casting Alien 05:46 – The controversy behind Sigourney Weaver landing the lead role of Ellen Ripley 09:27 – Figuring out the pacing of Alien 14:16 – An incredible crisis that developed amon…
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00:13 – Harry introduces his new podcast, An Alien in Hollywood 02:11 – Robin describes Ron Shusett 05:04 – How Harry met Robin 07:24 – Robin breaks down the format of the first few episodes of this podcast 09:01 – The genesis of the movie Alien 14:47 – The progress Dan O’Bannon made on the first act of Alien 15:46 – How Ron came up with the soluti…
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