36: La La Figures
February 3, 2017
On this second episode of this year’s breakdown of the Best Picture nominated films Dakota Arsenault talks about Hidden Figures and La La Land. On last week’s episode of Contra Zoom he discussed Hacksaw Ridge…
131: Online Near-Death Experience
February 1, 2017
On this exciting episode of the podcast, your hosts Sean Chin and Mehek Seyid discuss the Netflix show The OA. They also talk about Paris Jackson on the cover of Rolling Stone, Oscar nominees, the…
35: The Arrival of Hacksaw Ridge
January 26, 2017
This is the first Oscar Primer podcast for Contra Zoom, continuing the series of Oscar Primer’s Dakota does every year, normally just as written articles. He is flying solo this episode as he talks about…
34: Best Moments of 2016
January 22, 2017
Dakota Arsenault is proud to announce that Rachel Gordon will join Contra Zoom as the permanent co-host along with her new role as Associate Film Editor! – You can check out Andreas Babiolakis’ Top 25…
130: A Wireless Future
January 18, 2017
This week, your hosts Sean Chin and Mehek Seyid talk about Apple’s AirPods, Panorama and Bonnaroo lineup, the closing of multiple Toronto concert venues, the vinyl industry, and the last week of Obama’s presidency. Links: …
33: Divine Brown and Passing Strange
January 13, 2017
On this mini-episode Dakota Arsenault talks to the lovely and talented Divine Brown, who is most well known for her music career but she is about to star in the musical Passing Strange. Passing Strange…
129: A New Year for New Music
January 11, 2017
Happy New Year! On the very first episode of 2017, your host Sean Chin is joined by LiL Music Editor Dakota Arsenault. They analyze the Coachella and Governors Ball lineups, the newly named Budweiser Stage…
32: In Memory of Bill Marshall and Praise of TIFF
January 5, 2017
This week Dakota is joined by Rachel Gordon to talk about the passing of TIFF founder Bill Marshall, who sadly passed away at the age of 77 on January 1st, 2017. Dakota and Rachel share…
128: 2016's Best Albums and Year in Review
December 22, 2016
In our final episode of year, your hosts Sean Chin and Mehek Seyid are joined by LiL Music Editor Dakota Arsenault to discuss the Top 50 Albums of 2016. We talk about things to do over…