An outdoor journalist, bowhunter, forager and angler who founded Wildkind Academy with the desire to learn, share and grow in community with others drawn to expand and challenge themselves into a more integrated partnership with the natural world. A nature lover and professional rewilder in pursuit of a more joyful and adventurous life with a multi-disciplinary approach to optimal health. On this episode, Jess shares some of the essentials you should have when planning an outing and reveals the ...
Aug 18, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 15
A San Francisco-based designer who creates innovative drill, staging and artistic visual projects for marching bands, winter color guards and indoor percussion ensembles around the world. Michael performed with Pride of Cincinnati Winter Guard, won a WGI World Championship with State Street Review and performed with The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps for four years in the color guard. He started an independent world class winter guard called Escapade and was on the design team of Bands of Amer...
Aug 11, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 14
A pianist, conductor, recording artist, composer, and arranger whose work as a music director and keyboardist led her to conduct and play with touring Broadway productions of Jersey Boys , Six & Motown: The Musical . Jo Ann Daugherty loves making all kinds of music. Her most recent jazz trio album Bring Joy earned a 4-star review from Downbeat Magazine and was listed as one of their “Best Albums of 2017.” Her work with jazz multireedist Victor Goines has included performing in beautiful spac...
Aug 04, 2022•58 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Bob Blumer is a professional gastronaut with an adrenaline addiction. He has created and hosted three award-winning TV series that have aired in over 20 countries, written seven acclaimed cookbooks, including his latest “Flavorbomb: A Rogue Guide to Making Everything Taste Better”, and broken eight food-related Guinness World Records. In his books and appearances around the globe, Bob transforms ordinary ingredients into wow-inspiring dishes through simple cooking methods and whimsical presentat...
Jul 28, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 12
A Belgian born multi-media artist and designer residing in the Los Angeles Arts District. Her design projects and artwork include numerous permanent and temporary murals and installations, as well as exhibiting in galleries. She works on multiple pieces in various media simultaneously, fueling the velocity of her creativity as she sways between the commercial and fine arts worlds. Her work focuses on the exploration of color, topography, geometry, nature’s phenomenons, architectural amalgamation...
Jul 21, 2022•43 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Puerto Rican born Rick Negron made his professional debut at age ten in a production of the musical The Me Nobody Knows in San Juan. By the time he graduated high school he had performed in musicals and danced on television with some of Puerto Rico’s top celebrities. He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and briefly pursued a concert dance career before setting his sights on Broadway. His Broadway credits include: Leader of the Pack, Drood, Legs Diamond, Man of La Mancha, The Goodbye Girl, Ra...
Jul 14, 2022•51 min•Season 3Ep. 10
One of the world’s greatest ventriloquists who also happens to be an extraordinary writer, comic, actor, cartoonist, poet and puppeteer. Jay considers his real job to be a tour guide on a journey into the imagination. He is best known for playing the schizophrenic role of Bob & Chuck Campbell on the classic television series Soap . His one man show Jay Johnson: The Two and Only! ran on Broadway and won the American Theatre Wing Tony Award for “Best Special Theatrical Event” in 2007. The show...
Jul 07, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 9
A writer, actor, filmmaker, and activist all embodied in one talented muti-disciplinary artist. Candice is a soul-centered entrepreneur from Houston, Texas who believes in the transformative power of belief. She is the creator of Fatherland , WAIL and 30 Ways To Get Free. In Candice’s artistic productions she merges her academic background (B.A., Black Studies; Master of Public Administration) with a deep rooting in African spiritual traditions and the metaphysical world. She is currently commis...
Jun 30, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 8
A New York City based director, choreographer and educator who recently directed the London premiere of On The Edge , a new musical from composer Sam Hall. On Broadway he served as the Associate Choreographer of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical School of Rock , which he also had the privilege of staging in Sydney, Melbourne, and Seoul. He currently serves as the Associate Choreographer on the Broadway bound musical The Heart of Rock & Roll, celebrating the music of Huey Lewis, and on Ever A...
Jun 23, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 7
A master chocolatier who makes European-style chocolates and is recognized for igniting the artesian chocolate renaissance. Fran’s smoked salted caramels are reported to be a favorite of President Obama who frequently shared them with visitors to the White House. Fran’s passion for life underscores her appreciation of pure flavors paired with superb, fresh ingredients. Her joie d'vie and devotion to her art has been an inspiration for others. Her Gold Bars are considered the gold standard for so...
Jun 16, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 6
A visual artist and designer that plants his flag at the center of art, nature & science. Christopher works with reclaimed organisms and natural elements to create breathtaking museum exhibits by transforming exotic insects and tropical sea creatures into astounding works of art. Marley’s artwork has been exhibited in hundreds of galleries worldwide. His solo exhibitions have been featured at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, The Beaty Biodiversity Museum in Vancouver B.C...
Jun 09, 2022•43 min•Season 3Ep. 5
A visual artist known for her hand-cut, wall-mounted paper forms and immersive, site-specific sculptures. Crystal’s colorful work exudes wonder and whimsy while being constructed from humble everyday materials like chicken wire and repurposed children’s birthday party tablecloths. Her sprawling installations can be seen bursting off of gallery walls and engulfing the outside of buildings from Lodz, Poland to Burlington, Vermont. She earned a BFA from the Atlanta College of Art in 2004 and receiv...
Jun 02, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 4
A Vice News Tonight correspondent covering stories at the intersection of politics and culture. Dexter is an Emmy-winning journalist plus two nominations and has contributed to Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage while working with the Los Angeles Times . He has a PhD in East Asian studies at Cornell University and is currently splitting his time between a pos-doctorate at Princeton and as documentary filmmaker. Dexter established the world’s largest public collection of Japanese hip-hop at UC River...
May 26, 2022•51 min•Season 3Ep. 3
A musician and songwriter for over 40 years who rose to the top of the charts as a member of the iconic band The Go-Go’s. Kathy wrote or co-wrote some of the bands most renowned tunes, including the hits Vacation and Head Over Heels. Her journey went from opening for The Rolling Stones to the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine. She returned to Austin to pursue creative opportunities as a public speaker, spokesperson, producer and actor. Kathy is the author of a compelling memoir called All I Ever W...
May 19, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 1
The Experience Architect for Virgin Galatic who was a 40-year veteran of Walt Disney’s Imagineering, the lead designer of Disney’s Animal Kingdom and the principal creative force behind Walt Disney World Resort’s Expedition Everest thrill ride. Rohde was one of the lead designers on the Disney Vacation Club property Aulani in Oahu, Hawaii and is recognized as the creator of Pandora - The World of Avatar . He joined Disney Imagineering in 1980 during the development of Epcot as a model designer a...
May 12, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 1
A Grammy-nominated comedian and podcaster with 10 appearances on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and 4 appearances on Conan . His debut Comedy Central special, Full-Time Magic, and his debut album, Yelled At By a Clown , reached #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts and remained on Billboard’s Top Ten Comedy Charts for weeks. Bargatze’s half-hour Netflix special on The Standups, premiered in 2017, and his first solo one-hour Netflix special, The Tennessee Kid, premiered globally to rave reviews in 2...
May 05, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 25
A visual designer born in Montreal, raised in Cincinnati, now living in Las Vegas where he serves as co-director with David Copperfield and as David’s design director. Homer is often multi-tasking between conceptual drawing and design, cinematography, theatrical lighting design, script development, illusion staging, and video/music editing and sound design. Homer's illusion designs and cinematography have been featured in David's live show since 1993, several Emmy-award-winning television specia...
Apr 28, 2022•44 min•Season 2Ep. 24
A producer, executive creative director, and Imagineer for over 31 years, Doris Hardoon, has just received the Buzz Price Thea Award recognizing her for “a lifetime of distinguished achievements.” Beginning her themed entertainment career in 1975 at Marine World Africa USA as a graphic designer, Doris was hired four years later by WED Enterprises (now known as Walt Disney Imagineering), working on projects including EPCOT’s The Land Pavilion, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris. Hardoon becam...
Apr 21, 2022•51 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Anna Condo is a filmmaker and a photographer born in Armenia and raised in France. From a young age, Anna enjoyed a passion for the arts and a love for the natural world's mysteries. As a teenager, she took art classes at the École des Arts Appliqués in Paris. Upon graduation, she enrolled at the Université Paris Nanterre for Art History and Archeology. That same year, she landed a TV role, transferred to the drama school Cours Florent and launched an acting career. In 1989, Anna began living be...
Apr 14, 2022•48 min•Season 2Ep. 22
A “Solo Show Powerhouse” and consummate storyteller with a full toolkit of characters, sound effects, impersonations and improvisation. Reed was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Dream On , The Cosby Show and Robert Townsend and His Partners in Crime . Reed was an advertising & promotion executive at NBC for two years, then did voice-work for cartoons such as Disney’s Gargoyles , Spider-Man and The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest . In 2008, he debuted a solo autobiographical show ...
Apr 07, 2022•58 min•Season 2Ep. 21
An award-winning American playwright, author, essayist, poet and professor at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale. Her plays include The Oldest Boy, Dear Elizabeth, Stage Kiss, In the Next Room, (or The Vibrator Play) (Pulitzer Prize finalist, 2010); The Clean House (Pulitzer Prize finalist, 2005; Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, 2004); Passion Play (Pen American Award, Fourth Freedom Forum Playwriting Award from the Kennedy Center); Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New ...
Mar 31, 2022•47 min•Season 2Ep. 20
An established Hollywood screenwriter and novelist whose credits include Arachnophobia, True Believer, Final Analysis, Wolf, A Nightmare on Elm Street and the Martin Scorsese remake of Cape Fear . As a “script doctor” he has done production polishes on such films as Batman Returns , Face/Off and Mission: Impossible 2 . Strick wrote the original script for Tim Burton’s unproduced Superman Lives . His first novel Out There in the Dark was published by St. Martin’s Publishing Group and his second n...
Mar 24, 2022•54 min•Season 2Ep. 19
An award-winning creative director for cultural attractions, theme parks, and destinations. Cynthia is a principal for Thinkwell Group, a global experience design company. She has gained a reputation for combining creative approaches to exhibition and education development with a focused understanding of experiences as a means of advancing equity, inclusion, early education, and visitor behavior. Her adventures have put her in cahoots with Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and Na...
Mar 17, 2022•46 min•Season 2Ep. 18
An exceptional Photographer, Creative Director and Visual Storyteller known for his signature style with Beauty, Celebrity & Fashion Photography. His list of clients include Cardi B, Billy Porter, Priyanka Chopra, Lewis Hamilton, Ruby Rose, Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry, Prince, Taraji P. Henson, Jim Parsons, Queen Latifah, Betty White & Kelly Clarkson. He has gone on to direct music videos for Kelly Rowland, Vanessa Williams & Erika Jayne. Mike made his feature film directorial debut w...
Mar 10, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 17
A professional, confessional writer and producer who created the TV series The New Adventures of Old Christine and Call Your Mother . She served as co-executive producer on Will & Grac e and is the author of a book of humorous and unflinching essays on midlife called Aren’t You Forgetting Someone? Essays from my Mid-Life Revenge . Kari started her career writing for the series Weird Science and creating the TV show Maggie Winters . She tells us the responsibilities required to be a televisio...
Mar 03, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 16
A world-class illusionist and the choreographer & artistic director of Austin’s long-running musical/comedy review Esther’s Follies. Ray is the featured performer in this theatrical juggernaut blending illusion, comedy, and audience participation into one of the most carefully constructed performances in the magic world today. There isn't a dull moment when Ray is onstage. Performing immaculate and inventive large-scale illusions, or parodying the genre, his talent shines as a Follies treasu...
Feb 24, 2022•54 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Journey is the Executive Director of the National Comedy Center, the nation’s official cultural institution dedicated to the art of comedy. Under Journey’s direction, the National Comedy Center leads the way in 21st Century museum design, featuring state-of-the-art technology, interactivity, and customization for visitors of all ages. Blooloop recognized Gunderson as one of the Top Museum Influencers in the world. Under her leadership, The National Comedy Center was named “Best New Museum” in th...
Feb 17, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 14
The director and writer of the comedy martial arts movie The Paper Tigers, Bao tells global stories that have universal appeal. Mentored by master action director Corey Yuen, Bao Tran’s approach draws on spectacle through story and character. Screen Anarchy commended his written-and-directed short Bookie for its “flawlessly realized world populated by entirely fleshed out and believable characters, driven by a compelling narrative and brought to sumptuous life.” His editing credits include Cho L...
Feb 10, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 13
An award-winning and accredited German art conservator for paintings and sculptures in Los Angeles with over 15 years of experience in the field of cultural heritage conservation. She completed graduate studies in Art Conservation and has held positions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Balboa Art Conservation Center, the National Gallery of Denmark, and for the German Government. Kamila is the founder of LA Art Labs on Museum Row in Los Angeles that employs scientific techniques and ...
Feb 03, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Brian Regan is one of the most respected comedians in America and a veteran of Late Night TV with multiple appearances on The Tonight Show , The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O’Brien . His Netflix stand-up specials include: Brian Regan: On The Rocks and Brian Regan: Nunchucks and Flamethrowers , which is also available as a vinyl album. Brian stars in his own original half-hour Netflix series, Stand Up and Away! With Brian Regan combining sketch and stand-up comedy, ex...
Jan 27, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 11
