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Description
The first 2025 festival dispatch of the Catalyst and Witness podcast, devoted to exploring the films and format of the New York Film Festival, hosted by Ryan Swen. This covers the first week of press screenings of the 2025 New York Film Festival, and features guest Alex Lei.

Housekeeping

• Hosted by Ryan Swen
• Conceived and Edited by Ryan Swen
• Guest: Alex Lei
• Recorded in New York City on Zoom H4N and Behringer Microphones, Edited in Audacity
• Podcast photograph from Yi Yi, Logo designed by Dan Molloy
• Recorded September 19, 2025
• Released October 2, 2025
• Music (in order of appearance):
  • Season of the Devil
  • Mimosas