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Just a Good Conversation

Matt Brown
Who doesn't love to sit down and have a good conversation with someone. Just a Good Conversation host Matt Brown plans on doing just that as he sits down and talks to creatives, coaches, business owners and more. All with the intention of giving you a little inset into their world and learn a little. Nothing is really off limit as long as it's a good conversation.
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Just a Good Conversation: David Way

Battleship IOWA is home to thousands of artifacts. From the ship herself to a chair from NAGATO – the last Japanese battleship, from physical objects to digital images, all of these artifacts must be cataloged and stored. Dave Way is the ship’s historian and curator. His job is find and present the collection. He is walking encyclopedias who can spout amazing episodes from the ship’s storied past at will. The USS Iowa is one of the largest, most imposing forces in naval history. Originally commi...

Jun 20, 20251 hr 43 minSeason 6Ep. 9

Just a Good Conversation: Dr. Ken Seligson

Dr. Ken Seligson is a anthropological archaeologist studying human-environment relationships in the northern Maya lowlands of the Yucatan Peninsula. Specifically, his research has focused on understanding changing resource management practices related to the production of burnt lime in the hilly Puuc region of the Yucatan. Ken is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at California State University Dominguez Hills. One of the things that he enjoys most about his resea...

Jun 13, 20251 hr 53 minSeason 6Ep. 8

Just a Good Conversation: Anthony Neste

Anthony Neste was born in Manhattan, NY. His mother would take him to board way shows and his father would take him to Yankess games. Later Anthony would go to college for photography. He spent over 25 years photographing for Sports Illustrated and later with HBO. He was the unit photographer for The Sopranos for two year. Making some fanatic portraits of the cast during that short time. The last half of his career he started shooting fashion and glamor photography in Florida. www.anthonynesteph...

Jun 06, 20251 hr 49 minSeason 6Ep. 7

Just a Good Conversation: Mike Orloff

Mike Orloff loves to surf, play music, play baseball and is a professional photographer. Mike went Santa Monica College and learned photography. His love of baseball was from his father who played the game till late in his life. Mike passed along his love for baseball to his sons Ben and Matt. Mike had a great studio in LA where he shot food, motor bikes and he did an ad for Nike. Now retired he attends his son's baseball games, both coach, one in high school and the other in college.

May 23, 20252 hr 2 minSeason 6Ep. 61

Just a Good Conversation: Stuart Born

Stuart Born is the owner and CEO of Born Outdoor. Stuart went to the United States Military Academy at West Point United States Military Academy and received a BS, Engineering ManagementBS, Engineering Management from 1984 - 1988. He spent 8 years as a Captain serving as a Field Artillery Captain, Field Artillery US Army. He went Ranger School, Airborne School, FAOBC, FAOAC Units. Stuart spent over 20 years in the medical field. Born Outdoor was founded in 2017 out of the concept to build the hi...

May 09, 20251 hr 29 minSeason 6Ep. 6

Just a Good Conversation: Matt Kennedy

Matt Kennedy is a motion picture stills photographer from California. Matt has worked on movies including Spiderman, No Way Home, Black Panther, Fast and Furious 8 as well as the new Obi Wan Kenobi series for Disney, Star Trek Picard and many more movies that you’ve probably seen. Matt has been nominated for several International Cinematographers Guild awards, In 2018, he was invited to join the prestigious Society of Motion Picture Still Photographers and some of his photographs from Black Pant...

Apr 11, 20252 hr 6 minSeason 6Ep. 5

Just a Good Conversation: Matt Gush

Matt is obsessed with creating. Whether chasing Mayan pyramids deep in the jungles of the Yucatán, or capturing a freezing autumn Colorado destination wedding. Over the last 15 years, Matt has recorded archaeological photography projects around the world, documented multiple Los Angeles Mayoral administrations, captured the struggle of Detroit emerging from bankruptcy, to working with Grammy-Award winning artists and Academy Award winning filmmakers. You can see his work in National Geographic a...

Mar 21, 20252 hr 36 minSeason 6Ep. 4

Just a Good Conversation: Cristina Salvador Klenz

Cristina Salvador Klenz new photo project is called INTERSECTIONS In Time. She makes images from her car. She only leaves to talk to the subjects. We talk about the project and then for a first time I go along on the shoot to see her work her magic. Cristinaa photojournalist, freelance photographer, and Board Certified Behavior Analyst, graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor of Journalism degree majoring in Photojournalism (1986). Cristina's documentary photography wo...

Feb 21, 20251 hr 17 minSeason 6Ep. 3

Just a Good Conversation Part 2: Robert Beck

Robert Beck was a staff photographer for Sports Illustrated for over 30 years. Raised in California, he played and photographed “alternative sports” long before the term “X Games” was coined. The result of shooting outside the box has given Robert the platform to shoot even the biggest “American Games” in a slightly skewed manner with a very fresh eye. 1977 UCI history alumnus has been one of the nation’s premier sports photographers, a career he fell into almost accidentally while working as a ...

Jan 31, 20252 hr 16 minSeason 6Ep. 2

Just a Good Conversation Part 1: Robert Beck

Robert Beck was a staff photographer for Sports Illustrated for over 30 years. Raised in California, he played and photographed “alternative sports” long before the term “X Games” was coined. The result of shooting outside the box has given Robert the platform to shoot even the biggest “American Games” in a slightly skewed manner with a very fresh eye. 1977 UCI history alumnus has been one of the nation’s premier sports photographers, a career he fell into almost accidentally while working as a ...

Jan 24, 20252 hr 3 minSeason 6Ep. 1

Just a Good Conversation: Tim De Frisco

Simply put, Tim De Frisco loves to make great images. Whether they be moving or still, finding unique and interesting ways to look at the world continues to motivate Tim every day. He's grateful to have made a successful career out of something he fell in love with early in life. The continual evolution of hiswork and the medium itself is always a great motivator. Tim began in photojournalism but always felt a strong desire to explore other areas of photography. One of his first photography jobs...

Dec 20, 20242 hr 29 minSeason 5Ep. 26

Just a Good Conversation: Mike Rogge

Mike Rogge is a journalist and film producer began at Ski The East then continued at Powder Magazine , ESPN , Vice Sports , and The Ski Journal . After that Mike went into writing, directing, and, later, shooting and producing short films that appeared across the world from the Brooklyn Museum to PBS and the Banff Mountain International Film Fest Festival. His company, Verb Cabin , purchased Mountain Gazette in January 2020 in an effort to bring back the beloved title. He loved nostalgia and the...

Dec 13, 20241 hr 27 minSeason 5Ep. 25

Just a Good Conversation: Jaren Wilkey

student & faculty activities, arts and athletics. Jaren graduated from BYU with a bachelor's degree in English in 2001. Jaren has worked in the University Photography office since 1998, and was hired as a full time photographer in 2004. He has won numerous state and national awards for his photography and teaches an introductory photography class in the Visual Arts department. In 2015, the University Photographers Association of America named Jaren a "Master of the Profession." He is the you...

Dec 06, 20241 hr 40 minSeason 5Ep. 24

Just a Good Conversation: Mark Holtzman

Mark Holtzman is a California native with over 25 years of experience as both a photographer and pilot. He began taking pictures at an early age, under the guidance of his father, who was also an amateur photographer. By age 10, Mark and his father could be frequently seen in their make-shift darkroom at home. At age 17, Mark got his pilot's license and has been flying ever since. But the idea of aerial photography was not fully realized for several years, although recently uncovered film and sl...

Nov 22, 20241 hr 31 minSeason 5Ep. 23

Just a Good Conversation: Jillian Elwart

Born with a congenital right hand deformity and underwent a right knee amputation Began recreational canoeing/kayaking in 2011. Began training in sprint canoe in 2014. Started competing in paracanoe/kayak in 2017. When not on the water, she works as a pediatric prosthetist for Shriners Hospitals for Children. States kayaking gives her the "opportunity to enjoy the outdoors while pushing (her) physical limits" Hobbies include camping and enjoying the outdoors. Jillian Elwart, a prosthetist at Shr...

Nov 01, 20242 hr 4 minSeason 5Ep. 22

Just a Good Conversation: David Ochi

David Ochi is a persistent entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in early-stage companies, having started his first enterprise at the age of 13. Since then, Ochi has started over a dozen companies in diverse industries such as fashion, technology, international distribution, startup incubation, clean tech, biotech, mobile, social media, and education. He is a regular speaker at industry events throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia, most notably on topics involving startup strategy and ea...

Oct 25, 20242 hr 50 minSeason 5Ep. 21

Just a Good Conversation: Shealah Craighead Part 2

Shealah Craighead is an American government photographer who served as the Chief Official White House Photographer for President Donald Trump. She was the second female chief photographer in White House history, after Sharon Farmer in 1998. Craighead was official photographer to former First Lady Laura Bush in the administration of George W. Bush. Shealah grew up in Connecticut where she worked in her parents photo lab. Craighead attended Belmont University and earned a BFA from Lesley Universit...

Oct 04, 20241 hr 28 minSeason 5Ep. 20

Just a Good Conversation: Shealah Craighead Part 1

Shealah Craighead is an American government photographer who served as the Chief Official White House Photographer for President Donald Trump. She was the second female chief photographer in White House history, after Sharon Farmer in 1998. Craighead was official photographer to former First Lady Laura Bush in the administration of George W. Bush. Shealah grew up in Connecticut where she worked in her parents photo lab. Craighead attended ⁠Belmont University⁠ and earned a BFA from ⁠Lesley Univer...

Sep 27, 20241 hr 39 minSeason 5Ep. 19

Just a Good Conversation: Spencer Durrant

Spencer Durrant Outdoors is the modern sporting journal for those who define their lives by what they do. From hunting, backpacking, camping, and fly fishing, to trolling for lake trout or peak-bagging in the Rockies, we all have something about the outdoors that shapes our lifestyle. Spencer Durrant Outdoors is the home for those stories – and anything else helpful in your journey. Spencer Durrant is a fly fishing writer, outdoors columnist, and novelist from Utah. He’s had work appear in Field...

Sep 20, 20241 hr 2 minSeason 5Ep. 18

Just a Good Conversation: Andy Vargas

Andy Vargas, acclaimed successor to the throne of Latino soul music in the U.S., has been making waves in the music industry for over two decades. As Santana’s lead vocalist since 2000, he has collaborated with musical titans such as Juanes, Mana, Chris Perez, Frankie J, The Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce, and Enrique Iglesias. Given his first shot by legendary producer and managers Terry Melcher, Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys, and Lou Adler, Andy inked a record deal at the age of 16 to Ron Fair at...

Sep 06, 20242 hr 9 minSeason 5Ep. 17

Just a Good Conversation: Laura Herzog

Laura Herzog is the former Public Affairs Officer for the Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, Calif. She served as the lead for Hero Missions (fallen soldiers returning from Afghanistan & Iraq), coordinated public appearances for the JFTB base commander, disseminated information for JFTB to the public, and was the base spokeswoman who acted as the primary liaison with media. Her prior occupation was as a General Manager for The News Enterprise, servicing the greater Orange County regio...

Aug 16, 20241 hr 7 minSeason 5Ep. 16

Just a Good Conversation: David McLain

As a photographer and filmmaker, David McLain specialize in exploring big questions across a range of subjects by telling intimate stories about real people. He has shot seven feature stories for National Geographic Magazine, photographed the NYT best-selling cookbook Blue Zones Kitchen , shot for major brands like Sony and Apple, and was Director of Photography for the feature documentary Bounce, which premiered at SXSW. His primary tools are curiosity, an ability to listen, and deep empathy fo...

Jul 20, 20241 hr 39 minSeason 5Ep. 15

Just a Good Conversation: Gina Ferazzi

Gina Ferazzi grew up in the small New England town of Longmeadow, Mass. Gina went to the University of Maine for Journalism. Four years at the Lewiston Sun-Journal in Maine and other four years at the San Bernardino Sun. She has been a staff photographer with the Los Angeles Times since 1994. Her photos are a part of the staff Pulitzer Prizes for Breaking News in 2016 for the San Bernardino terrorist attack and for the wildfires in 2004. She’s an all-around photographer covering assignments from...

Jul 12, 20242 hr 1 minSeason 5Ep. 14

Just a Good Conversation: Carrie Lane

Dr. Carrie Lane studies the changing nature of work in the United States. Her current research concerns the professional organizing industry, in which organizers are hired to help people manage their belongings, homes, and workspaces. Professor Lane teaches about work, community, gender, disability, and interdisciplinary research methods. She co-leads the American Studies Internship Program, has led study abroad trips to South Africa, Denmark, and Bali. As CSUF's first Scholarly Publication Facu...

Jun 21, 20241 hr 38 minSeason 5Ep. 13

Just a Good Conversation: Nate Edwards

Nate serves as a university photographer to tell BYU’s visual story. His work includes photography for university news, arts and athletic events, campus scenics and administrative initiatives. Nate graduated in 2013 with a BS degree from Utah Valley University with an emphasis in photography. Since graduating he has worked for the LDS Church photographing for the Ensign, Liahona, and New Era magazines, as well as the church's’ worldwide general conferences. He also worked as the Photography Mana...

May 24, 20242 hr 7 minSeason 5Ep. 12

Just a Good Conversation: Ronald C. Modra

Ronald C. Modra was a Sports Illustrated photographer for 25 years. He has seventy SI covers to his credit and several of his photographs were selected for Sports Illustrated's 40 Best of All Time and The Century's Best Sports Photos. He is also the two-time winner of the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Best Photo of the Year award. He has shot covers for some 200 publications worldwide and contributed to dozens of publications including Time , Newsweek, People , National Geographic , Playboy, New York ...

Apr 26, 20242 hr 6 minSeason 5Ep. 11

Just a Good Conversation: Christopher Payne

Christopher Payne specializes in architectural and industrial photography. Trained as an architect, he is fascinated by design, assembly, and the built form. His first book, New York’s Forgotten Substations: The Power Behind the Subway , offers rare views of the behemoth machines hidden behind modest facades in New York City. Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals , which includes an essay by Oliver Sacks, is a journey through America’s abandoned state mental institutions. Nor...

Apr 12, 20241 hr 34 minSeason 5Ep. 10

Just a Good Conversation: Ringo Chui

ingo Chiu, also known as "The Machine," is a distinguished photojournalist, honored with the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Photography and recognized as a 2019 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in the same category. Notably, he is the first Chinese-born photojournalist to receive the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in photography. Chiu has a particular affinity for covering wildfires and protests, finding inspiration in capturing the intense moments of firefighters battling fires and the raw emotion and...

Mar 30, 20242 hr 9 minSeason 5Ep. 9

Just a Good Conversation: Rachel Elizabeth Seed

Rachel Elizabeth Seed is a Los Angeles-based nonfiction storyteller working in film, photography and writing. She is a 2022 Jewish Film Institute fellow, a 2021 California Film Institute fellow and Jewish Story Partners grantee, a 2020 Sundance Institute, Chicken + Egg Pictures, NYFA New York Women’s Film Fund fellow, and a 2019 Sundance Edit & Story Lab fellow and Sundance Documentary Fund recipient for her feature documentary, A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY. Rachel’s work has also been supported by...

Mar 22, 20241 hr 27 minSeason 5Ep. 8

Just a Good Conversation: Dr. Michael E. Spagna

Dr. Michael Spagna has a degree in Communicative Disorders from Northwestern, Special Education from UCLA and his PhD from University of California. Now working at California State University Dominguez Hills as the Provost. I heard him talk about dyslexia which I have. If you don't know what Dyslexia is, it's a is a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words (decoding). Also called a reading disab...

Mar 15, 20241 hr 41 minSeason 5Ep. 7
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