Dive into the enchanting realm of animation and video games in this episode of "Alicyn's Wonderland." Join our host, Alicyn Packard, as she engages in an enthralling conversation with the multi-talented Tyler Rhoads, a renowned voice actor and director in the animation and gaming industry. Discover the behind-the-scenes magic of projects like Starfield and Redfall, and explore the intricate world of voice acting and direction in this insightful and engaging episode. Perfect for en...
Nov 22, 2023•38 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Shownotes: Dive into a whirlwind of laughter, candid revelations, and the unexpected joys of motherhood with Milana Vayntrub in this latest episode. From the bustling streets of New York to the roads of LA, join us as Milana opens up about her evolution from actress to director, her cherished role as a mother, and the quirky delights of voice acting. Whether you’re a fan of her work or just love a good story about navigating life’s unpredictable waves, this episode promises to be as enlightening...
Nov 09, 2023•41 min•Season 3Ep. 27
This week in Alicyn’s Wonderland, actress, voice actress, and content creator Tessa Netting drops by to talk about her epic journey! Some of Tessa’s most notable roles to date include Hazel Swearengen on Bunk’d, Eloise on Fred: The Show, Kelsey on Inappropriate Parents. She has also lent her voice to some iconic characters including Sweetie Bird in Tiny Toons Looniversity and Relia in Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness. Join us, as Tessa takes us on a trip down memory lane starting from her...
Oct 18, 2023•49 min•Season 3Ep. 26
In this week's episode, we have the incredible Debra Wilson as our guest! Debra, renowned for her unforgettable presence on the hit sketch comedy series Mad TV from 1995 to 2003, boasts an impressive and diverse list of accomplishments. Not only is she a remarkable actress and comedian, but she has also made her mark as a talented voice artist. Throughout her career, Debra has lent her voice to a multitude of characters, such as Ramaraffe in Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart, Grandma Shark in B...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Voice actor Zeno Robinson, whose credit list includes voice acting for both Western animation and English-language dubs of anime, joins us this week on Alicyn’s Wonderland. Some popular projects Zeno is a part of include Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Noir, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Pokemon, Digimon Adventure:2020, Horimaya, and Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War. Right now, Zeno’s living the Dragon Ball dream as Gamma in Dragon Ball Super, and he’s down to share his story! Join us as Zen...
Sep 21, 2023•53 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Youtuber, comedy vlogger, and self-taught animator Alex Clark joins us this week in Alicyn’s Wonderland! Over the past ten years, Alex Clark has accumulated over 4.1 million subscribers to his channel. (You could definitely say that he’s among the OG animation creators on the platform!) So how exactly does a self-taught animator create animated videos that draw in over half a million subscribers? Tune in to find out! In this episode, Alex sits down with Alicyn to talk about his early beginnings ...
Aug 30, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Anna Hollingsworth whose incredible credit list includes being the Supervising Director for Clone High, Animation Director for Bojack Horseman, UniKitty, and The Afterparty, as well as an animator on projects like, Fox's COSMO'S, The Ricky Gervais Show, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Dick Figures: The Movie, Super Best Friends Forever, and The Mr. Men Show visits Alicyn’s Wonderland to talk about her amazing journey in animation! As a woman working in animation, Anna’s accom...
Aug 16, 2023•42 min•Season 3Ep. 22
If you’ve got a dream but feel held back… this episode’s for you! Voice actress Cissy Jones joins us this week in Alicyn’s Wonderland to talk about breaking free from externation limitations, creating the fantastic career she has today, and how she’s working to help protect this craft in the future. Some of Cissy’s most notable work include lending her voice to popular games such as Firewatch, The Walking Dead, Life Is Strange, Grand Theft Auto V and Darksiders III. She also lends her voice in v...
Aug 02, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 99
Alicyn sits down with an old friend from her alma mater this week! Josie Campbell sits down with Alicyn to talk about her exciting journey and work as a television writer and producer. Josie has worked as the head writer for Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power and Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous and is currently the co-producer for the upcoming HBO Max/Cartoon Network animated show, My Adventures With Superman! Her impressive writing credits also include work for the biggest animation s...
Jul 19, 2023•44 min•Season 3Ep. 98
This week on Alicyn’s Wonderland, voice actor and director Todd Haberkorn drops by to talk about life, anime, films, and video games. Todd’s incredible credit list include many popular characters, Hikaru Hitachiin for Ouran High School Host Club, Death the Kid in Soul Eater, Natsu Dragneel in Fairy Tail, Genin Rain Shinobi in Naruto Shippuden, Shikadai Nara in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Komiya in Aggretsuko, and Ikkaku Madarame in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War. He has also lent his voice...
Jul 05, 2023•42 min•Season 3Ep. 97
Get ready to be dazzled, because this week on Alicyn’s Wonderland, we’re joined by the one and only Queen Noveen, a true powerhouse in the realm of voice acting and live announcing! Queen Noveen’s impressive repertoire includes lending her powerful voice to Layla Ellison, the badass leading black female character of the video game Redfall and headlining the epic 90th birthday event for country music legend Willie Nelson at the iconic Hollywood Bowl. As the Network Voice for E! Network and the li...
Jun 21, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 96
Iconic voiceover actress Stephanie Panisello joins us in this week’s edition of Alicyn’s Wonderland! Stephanie is best known for voicing Claire Redfield in Resident Evil 2, Betty Ross in Marvel’s “What If” series, Vora in Paladins, Cloud Retainer in Genshin Impact, and Calima in Larcenauts. Apart from voiceover acting, Stephanie has also branched out to performing MOCAP, on-camera acting, and hosting. She is also a part of Netflix’s brand-new Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness series! Join us as S...
Jun 07, 2023•42 min•Season 3Ep. 95
Join Alicyn Packard as she sits down with one of the most prolific voice casting directors in the anime game! Mami Okada is the Director of Operations as well as the Voice Casting Director for Bang Zoom! Entertainment. Some of her many successful projects include The Witcher: Nightmares of the Wolf, Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train, Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045, Sword Art Online, One Punch Man, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba just to name a few. Together, Alicyn and Mami delve into Mami’s r...
May 31, 2023•51 min•Season 3Ep. 94
In this week's episode of Alicyn's Wonderland, we are joined by veteran animator Robb Pratt. Robb has had an illustrious career spanning decades, starting as a traditional animator at Feature Animation in the 90s before moving on to work on Disney modern classics like Pocahontas, Tarzan, Hercules, Kim Possible, and the Disney Plus animated show Firebuds. He has also played a key role in the animation of the Nickelodeon hit animation Danny Phantom and a long list of other projects. In a...
May 17, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 93
Another multi-hyphenated talent is back on Alicyn’s Wonderland! ADR Director, voice actor, content creator, and ultra-marathoner Ezra Weisz is back to inspire, encourage, and share some awesome insider stories about his many works and passions! As a prolific voice actor, Ezra has done voices in many popular anime shows, including Blade of the Immortal, Vampire Knight, Rurouni Kenshin, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, and Blade of the Immortal. He is best known for his ADR directing work for...
May 10, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 92
Should voice actors worry about AI voices? This topic's been on my mind for some time now! In this episode, Tim Friedlander, the Founder and President of NAVA as well as the CEO and founder of soundBOX:LA and soundBOX:Group, sits down with me to discuss this very topic!As an award-winning voice actor specializing in many voice acting niches, Tim is best known for his work on Hunter x Hunter, One Punch Man, as well as Ares in the Netflix show Record of Ragnarok. Tune in as Tim and I discuss ...
Apr 26, 2023•49 min•Season 3Ep. 91
This week, the incomparable Erica Shroeder joins us to talk about her illustrious career as a voice actress as well as some of the FANTASTIC projects she’s been in over the years. Some of Erica’s most notable roles include Ilvira in the hit Netflix animated film ‘Secret Magic Control Agency’, the voice of Devos in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, as well as Luffy in One Piece (4Kids dub), Mai Valentine, Akiza Izinski and Dark Magician Girl in Yu-Gi-Oh, and Nurse Joy and Eevee in Pokémon to name a...
Apr 19, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 90
We are back with Emmy Award winning and BAFTA Award nominated actress, writer, producer, director and singer-songwriter Danielle Bisutti! Best known as Norse Goddess Freya in Sony PlayStation's God of War, Danielle has definitely established herself as a multi-talented queen… In this episode, Danielle talks more about what it’s like to work on God of War and also sings some well-deserved praise for her colleagues behind the scenes. In addition to her role, Danielle also shares some of her b...
Apr 05, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 89
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a part of something that would rock the gaming world? In this week's episode, Emmy Award winning and BAFTA Award nominated actress, writer, producer, director and singer-songwriter Danielle Bisutti rejoins us to talk about her wonderful journey in music and video games! Over the years, Danielle has distinguished herself for bringing a wide range of characters to life. Most notably for her performance as The Norse Goddess "Freya" in ...
Mar 29, 2023•26 min•Ep. 88
We are back with Samara Bay for the second part of our interview in Alicyn's Wonderland! The speech coach and dialect coach who's pushing to empower more people through her book, Permission To Speak, joins us again to talk about a whole new range of topics! To start things off, Samara expounds on why she believes it is possible for anyone to learn from a book as long as they have the earnest desire to improve. Then, she also covers how people's relationships with their voices and ...
Mar 25, 2023•23 min•Ep. 87
Do you realize how life-changing and powerful your voice can be? Join us in this two-part Alicyn's Wonderland series with speech and dialect coach Samara Bay, the author of the seminal new book, Permission To Speak, to find out! In this first installment, Samara sits down to talk about the story of her voice, which coincidentally also serves as the book's origin story! Samara shares that she lost her voice in her 20s, an experience that gave her valuable insights that she shares to her...
Mar 22, 2023•25 min•Ep. 86
An unexpected voice acting star joins us this week in Alicyn's Wonderland! Voice actor Ryan Colt Levy drops by to talk about his unexpected journey into the wonderful world of voice acting. Best known for his roles as Denji in Chainsaw Man, Rody Soul in the My Hero Academia movie, Squalo in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Loki in Record of Ragnarok, and Dr. John Watson in Moriarty The Patriot, it may come as a surprise that Ryan didn't actually plan to pursue a voice acting career. In t...
Mar 08, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 85
Welcome to Alicyn's Wonderland! Today, we have a special guest who is a true rockstar in the music and animation industries. Meet Ryan Greene, a sound engineer who started his career at the age of 15. Ryan has had the privilege of working with A-list talent, including being a member of the metal band Megadeth. He's currently one of the head sound engineers at Nickelodeon Animation, and we can't wait to hear about his journey and insights. Let's give it up for Ryan Greene! In ...
Mar 01, 2023•25 min•Season 3Ep. 84
Get ready to be blown away by the incredible career of Ryan Green, a true prodigy who began his journey as a sound engineer at the young age of 15! With an insatiable passion for music and animation, Ryan leads a dual life as a master of both music and animation industries. As if that's not impressive enough, Ryan has also rocked the stage as a member of the legendary metal band, Megadeth. He has collaborated with an array of A-list talent throughout his career and he now holds a prominent ...
Feb 22, 2023•23 min•Season 3Ep. 83
This week, Alicyn's Wonderland welcomed the talented Maggie Robertson! As the voice actress of Lady Dimitrescu - one of gaming’s fiercest female figures – Maggie discussed her experience creating this iconic character and how it changed her career. Maggie Robertson stunned the gaming and voiceover industry when she stepped in with a bang with her career-defining performance as villain Alcina Dimitrescu in Resident Evil, just six months after moving to Los Angeles without an agent. In this e...
Feb 15, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 82
In this week’s episode of Alicyn’s Wonderland, I sat down with none other than the voice actress of the kickass Lady Dimitrescu, Maggie Robertson! Maggie Robertson took the gaming and VO world by surprise when she burst onto the scene in Los Angeles six months after her move. Her spellbinding performance as Resident Evil's scintillating antagonist, Alcina Dimitrescu, earned astounded acclaim from fans around the globe - a true testament to Maggie's intimidating talent! In this episode,...
Feb 08, 2023•25 min•Season 3Ep. 81
Introducing the voice behind your favorite video game characters -Griffin Burns! From Genshin Impact to Ni no Kuni, Black Desert, and Demon Slayer, Griffin has starred in some of the most popular games of all time. But that's not all, he also brought our beloved Shinichi Kudo to life in the upcoming 2022 anime special, Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan. With a talent for both video games and anime, Griffin is a true force in the industry. Let's give him a warm welcome to Alicyn's ...
Feb 01, 2023•19 min•Season 3Ep. 80
Get ready to enter Alicyn's Wonderland and meet the voice behind your favorite anime characters - Griffin Burns! From valet to full-time voice actor, Griffin proves that with hard work and determination, you can turn your passion into a career. In this episode, we talk about how he manages his health through his busy career and juggles his time having such commitments. He also shares with us how he landed the role of Childe from Genshin Impact, and the important impact it had in his life. L...
Jan 25, 2023•23 min•Season 3Ep. 79
We are excited to be joined by Anjali Bhimani in this week’s episode! A talented voice and film actor, television and stage performer, producer, and writer with a career spanning 25 years. Anjali is known worldwide for her work as the voice of Symmetra in Blizzard Entertainment's wildly popular video game Overwatch, as well as other gaming heroes and villains like Rampart in Apex Legends, Nisha in Fallout 4: Nuka World, Yasmin Chowdhury in Fallout: 76, and Kala in Indivisible. In addition t...
Jan 18, 2023•34 min•Season 3Ep. 78
PART 1 Welcome to this week's episode of Alicyn’s Wonderland! We have the pleasure of speaking with Anjali Bhimani, a renowned voice and film actor, television and stage performer, producer, and writer with a career spanning 25 years. Anjali got her start on Broadway, and since then has become an icon for female gamers through her work providing voices for many beloved video game characters. In this episode, Anjali shares her insights on navigating her busy schedule all the time, and how it...
Jan 11, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 77
