Welcome to The Uncertain Artist, where we discuss the highs and lows of forging a life in the collaborative arts. Our jump off point each week is an episode of the YouTube show The Uncertain Detective, created by Gregg Lachow, in which a film director creates a surreal, neo-noir tv series featuring a bumbling detective, casts his wife and kids in it, and tries to juggle his two worlds. Hosted by Gregg Lachow & Joe Guppy About The Uncertain Detective Series: A film director creates a surreal, ...
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The Artist’s Guide to Business helps creative entrepreneurs, makers, and artists build thriving, sustainable businesses. Each week, Kay Potter shares proven strategies on how to grow your art business, market your work, and confidently navigate the business side of being a working artist. From pricing and promotion to email marketing and mindset, this podcast is your step-by-step guide from easel to CEO — and back again.
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A podcast that celebrates those who are driven to pursue their dreams, even when the path is uncertain. Through honest stories, we pass along that delicious spark of hope. dreamanyway.buzzsprout.com
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Podcast for people too stubborn to quit and too creative not to make a difference!Join visual artist Pat Benincasa in conversation with a riveting roster of guests to uncover extraordinary stories of everyday people. Listen as they share their quirky wisdom, unlikely adventures, and poignant life lessons! Fasten your emotional seatbelt for this journey of heart, humor and grit!
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Music artist and social advocate JP Reynolds engages some of his brilliant friends in conversation about our uncertain and transforming world. Listen for illuminating dialogue with movers-and-shakers across a variety of fields as they discuss what's going on and what should be. Tuesdays and sometimes Thursdays. Tap in.
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Kenyan Stories is the home of some of our most exciting stories from all over Kenya and the world. For the past twenty years, I have extensively covered people from all walks of life. There is a story in all of us! Please enjoy. I am a Global Executive Strategist and Business and Leadership Scaling (ILS) expert. I specialize in growing talents, scaling businesses, and bringing clarity to individuals and corporates in uncertain times. Daniel Duwa
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We’ve all had a moment where we arrived at the grocery store and can’t remember passing any of the stoplights along the way. We’re halfway down an aisle and scrambling to remember what we even needed. Our mind is in overdrive trying to sort through our ever-growing to-do list. We’ve been there when just making it through the next task is hard. But the normal stresses of life aren’t the only thing YOU have to deal with. Nora McInerny hosts The Head Start: Embracing the Journey, a new podcast ...
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Marisa Anne Cummings, a Los Angeles based artist + author + entrepreneur, actually started the Creative Thursday podcast in 2006. What? what! how is that even possible? And yes! she wishes she had kept it going after all these years. Yet as a small business owner, maybe you can relate? choices needed to be made, and a passion for painting and continuing to build her art business became her focus. Cut to over a decade later, armed with SO many more lessons learned, and a - can no longer be su ...
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The Equity Foundation – the professional development arm of Actors Equity – was established in 2002 to oversee Equity’s publications, awards and extensive professional program. The mission of the Equity Foundation is to enhance the lives of Australian and New Zealand actors by investing in programs which help them in their professional endeavours and the communities in which they live. Our professional program, which connects with performers in Australia and New Zealand through an extensive ...
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Step into Conversations with Daniel Duwa, where I connect you with extraordinary minds from around the world. This is more than a chat with your heroes—it’s a deep dive into ideas, creativity, leadership, and real-world impact. As an award-winning film director and Business Leadership Scaling Expert, I explore how talents grow, businesses scale, and clarity emerges in times of uncertainty. Every episode is structured to inspire actionable insight, challenge perspectives, and illuminate the p ...
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I'm finally back with my 4th season! After a long break to take time for my mental health and healing, I'm back because, now more than ever, how important the connection we have is. Our network of artists, makers, creatives, visionaries and guides that spans across the globe is exactly what we need at this moment of time. As always, I'm showing up as myself, raw, authentic, a bit sassy and with a whole lot of love. Now, even less polished as I'm running the show without a producer. This shou ...
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Stories and interviews addressing the intersection of the creative process, community, and place. Welcome to In Site, a podcast from the Zion Canyon Mesa, a nascent arts and humanities residency center in Springdale, Utah, surrounded by Zion National Park. One of the primary drivers for these podcasts is concern for our times. To paraphrase Yeats, the center feels besieged. So we’ll consider the many crux issues we face, with an eye towards how creative thinking can play a role. We will enga ...
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The How Good Are Humans podcast is here to show you the good people in the world, those who go above and beyond the call of duty to better the community around them.
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Conversations with Daniel Duwa Show — Where Power Is Grown | Aminata Bah Keita
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11:25They say Africa’s future is digital. Aminata Bah Keita would tell you it’s also agricultural. On the Conversations with Daniel Duwa Show, we sit with the CEO of Nia Agrobusiness—an entrepreneur from Mali building power where it matters most: in soil, systems, and communities. This isn’t a feel-good story about farming. It’s a masterclass in leaders…
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Send us a text What if the songs that shaped you could one day save you? When Justin Russo watched 4,000 people wave back at him in perfect rhythm during a music festival, he discovered something profound about connection—but it would take years before he understood music's deeper power. Now, as Director of Programming at the Institute for Music an…
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A Masterclass with Acting Coach Miranda Harcourt
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1:25:42Acclaimed acting coach Miranda Harcourt will discuss how actors can craft a journey through their material, how verbatim text can help us achieve naturalism and how our thoughts translate through the lens. As she did in her last livestream, Miranda will bring case studies and research about the ways psychology and neuroscience supports your perform…
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Send us a text Alaskan-born filmmaker and writer Mikayla Daniels talks about claiming the title of artist, pushing against expectations, and pursuing creative work in the midst of real-life challenges. A story of grit, permission and reinvention. https://taplink.cc/palealaskan ____________________ Host Hara Allison won first place in the 2022 Inter…
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Kenyan Stories with Daniel Duwa — Shamim - The Hands That Dream in Color
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3:22Kenyan Stories with Daniel Duwa — Shamim: The Hands That Dream in Color She designs systems and paints poetry on skin in brilliant Henna art. An engineer. An artist. A woman who refuses to live in one dimension. In this episode, Daniel takes a walk with Shamim, the visionary behind enchanting henna creations that have graced weddings, cultural cere…
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Acting for Late Bloomers (It’s never too late to start) with David John Clark
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59:32Join David John Clark, aka The Late Bloomer Actor for some insights into acting as a late bloomer. The how’s, what’s, where’s and why’s of acting in your ‘later’ years, whether it’s a new endeavour for you, or returning to fulfil your younger self’s dreams, before career, family and everything got in the way. Learn what you can do to propel yoursel…
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Send us a text Tired of doom scrolling? Try life scrolling. This episode tracks down the wild cards- moments that flip the script, rewrite what’s possible, and proves that the future is still wide open. No spoilers — just know this: you’re about to hear ten stories you didn’t see coming! Quiet, bold, disruptive… and absolutely real. When the world …
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Kenyan Stories by Daniel Duwa speaks Beraccah Kisia - African Most Punk Artist
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41:01Beraccah Kisia is a Kenyan-born folk singer and songwriter whose relationship with music began long before she understood it as a craft. From echoing her mother’s improvised chore songs as a toddler to composing her first piece at nine, her voice has always carried a sense of honesty and emotional intelligence. She later studied music at George Fox…
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In Conversation with US Casting Director Meg Morman
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55:10Meg Morman, award winning US Casting Director will talk to QLD Equity Vice President, Sophia Emberson-Bain about the US casting process, the actor/casting director relationship, her advice for actors and what she has learnt along the way. There will be plenty of time for audience questions.Meg Morman, CSA is an award-winning casting director and a …
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Send us a text Maeve Griffith shares her journey as a retired Spokane firefighter turned actor, writer, painter, political activist, and all-around creator. From her transition story and years of community-building to her eclectic art projects—from Sasquatch paintings to giant beet-poet performances—Maeve reflects on truth, identity, creativity, an…
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Send us a text In a world wired for breaking news and dopamine scrolling, writer and dad-of-two, Jason Bartz, did the unthinkable- he ditched his smartphone for a dumb phone. Not as a gimmick, but as a line in the sand — for his time, his kids, and his sanity. Jason takes us into the raw aftermath of stepping off the digital treadmill: the awkward …
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Kenyan Stories by Daniel Duwa — Show Extra -Throwback - The Lost Files
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1:34Kenyan Stories by Daniel Duwa — Show Extra Throwback - The Lost Files - Mandela - Poetry A rare pull from the archives: a lost-file moment featuring Mandela at Kenyan Music Week—an event where I played a pivotal role in shaping the platform, the culture, and the talent that rose from it. These were the years we built a creative home from scratch, f…
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Relocating to a Major Market with Kym Jackson
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1:38:21Relocating to any "major" film & TV market is a vital step to pursue your acting career. While self tapes have enabled established actors to remain remote, it's important for developmental talent to be where the COMMUNITY is. This enables you to attend in-person networking, educational, and social events on a regular basis to build trust, contacts,…
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Send us a text A.J. Duke — poet, wordsmith, and multidimensional storyteller — opens up about creativity, spirituality, identity, and the human experience. Through vivid language and deep introspection, he reflects on belonging, compassion, personal evolution, and the power of honest conversation. This episode invites listeners into A.J.’s uniquely…
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The Long Game: How to Sustain an Acting Career in an Uncertain Industry with Damien Strouthos
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1:26:08How do you not just succeed once, but keep delivering for a lifetime? In this 90-minute session, Damien Strouthos - actor, coach and founder of The Resilient Actor shares the 5 essentials to perform at your best, stay resilient, and thrive in one of the toughest industries in the world. Drawing on high-performance principles and years of profession…
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Send us a text Christine Burns talks about building community through thoughtful public relations, helping small business owners and creatives gain visibility, confidence, and connection. She shares how her journey from marketing to launching her own PR agency has allowed her to immerse herself in diverse industries, support dreamers as they grow, …
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Send us a text Whoa! In this 7-minute episode, we step into the Candy Machine Cosmos — where you insert something small — a coin, a thought, a risk — and what comes back is always unexpected: sometimes grace, sometimes grief, but always a call to see anew. OR- Watch 3+ minute YouTube video! 👀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn3JKG_AJ_8 🎬 This as a …
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Send us a text Jonathan Shuffield is a multihyphenate creative whose life has been shaped by music, theater, writing, event-making, and community building. In this conversation, he reflects on embracing curiosity over limitation, finding joy in collaboration, nurturing artistic confidence, and helping others’ visions come to life. arucreative.com _…
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Riding the roller coaster, navigating the risks and hazards of the acting life with Dr Julie Crabtree, PHD
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58:33With the current heightened uncertainly within the performance industry and the broader global instability, any kind of ‘tick the box’ approach to our wellbeing is just not working as it used to. This podcast delves into next level strategies to help us navigate the risks and hazards of the industry at this time. We will be discussing: - Understand…
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Click. Post. Gone? What Is Your Digital Legacy?
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46:08Send us a text Got emails? A blog? Social media? A website? Then you’ve got a digital trail—but what happens to it when you’re gone? In this eye-opening episode, Len Rosen—futurist, tech writer, and founder of the site 21stCenTech —asks the questions we avoid: What happens to your Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Apple, and Google accounts? Who has ac…
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Send us a text Theatrical costume designer Patty Garegnani opens up about finding belonging in theater, winning Spokane Arts’ Imagination Award, and learning to call herself an artist. She opens up about finding home in theater, healing family wounds, and daring to believe she’s enough—all while stitching together a life led by imagination. instagr…
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AI and the Actor: Protecting Creativity with Lilia Anderson, Matt Byrne and Michael Balk
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58:09Seventy-one percent of MEAA members are deeply concerned about AI replacing human-led creativity. MEAA is campaigning for strong regulation through an Australian AI Act and for big tech to pay a levy for using artists’ work to train AI. Join MEAA’s Policy team, Lilia Anderson and Matt Byrne and Industrial Officers Miles Hunt and Tess Chappell with …
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Friction Not Fiction- The Things That Matter
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3:09Send us a text The ground keeps shifting. Some truths don’t—won’t. In just 5 minutes, this episode hits where it matters.. Truth. Justice. Memory. Not trends. Not fiction. Friction. Because what matters… holds. OR - 🌟watch colorful video on YouTube 👀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEmPGduk_m4&t=10s Joan of Arc Scroll Medal This brass alloy medal c…
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Send us a text Motorcycle crash and everything stopped. Kijuan Amey, Former Air Force Staff Sgt. refueling jets at 30,000 feet, entrepreneur, and student on the verge of a pilot’s wings- with broken bones and lost sight- had to decide. What follows isn’t a comeback story. It is a rock-bottom hard reality where every scar, every setback became fuel …
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Send us a text Artist, writer, and community force Karen Mobley has built a life around creativity—from poetry and painting to art consulting and teaching. She opens up about facing cancer, living with a birth defect, and finding meaning in art, purpose, and connection. Karen’s honesty about vulnerability, self-advocacy, and aging is both grounding…
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Politics in 2025: the good, the bad and the ugly | Anna Middleton
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2:00:13Anna Middleton was elected as the Division 7 councillor to Cairns Regional Council in 2024 as an unaligned and independent candidate with a low budget, grassroots effort, beating other candidates with more cash and more recognisable names. Since her election, she has leant on the expertise of industry professionals, scientists and experienced publi…
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Send us a text Author and “High Priestess of Pleasure,” Sherry Jones, shares a bold conversation about sensuality, self-love, and empowerment. From her years in Paris to her journey into sacred sexuality and coaching, she reveals how she helps women rediscover their bodies, heal shame, and embrace pleasure as a source of creative power. Sherry also…
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Lysandra Chen: The Entrepreneur Who Turned Uncertainty into Africa’s Freshest Idea — On Kenyan Stories with Daniel Duwa
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1:20:30Kenyan Stories by Daniel Duwa – The Stories of Our Time Join me on a deeply inspiring journey with serial entrepreneur Lysandra Chen, CEO and Founder of Bring Fresh, Africa’s pioneering organic startup. This episode of Kenyan Stories by Daniel Duwa traces a narrative that spans over two decades — one that redefines what it means to build, innovate,…
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Stan Stewart Extraordinaire: Music, Meaning, and the Art of Feeling – A Conversation with Daniel Duwa
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52:41In this episode of Conversations with Daniel Duwa, we meet Stan Stewart — not merely a musician, but an architect of feeling. A pianist, composer, songwriter, and improviser, Stan’s work occupies that rare intersection where mastery meets meaning, and where sound becomes both reflection and refuge. His composition Lament to George — a haunting, gra…
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Grounded & Gutsy: Rachel Finch on Life with Horses
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36:10Send us a text In rural Queensland, Australia, a young trainer builds trust one horse at a time. At just twenty-something, Rachel Finch runs YP Performance Horses, guiding everything from high-strung racehorses learning to relax to unhandled colts taking their first steps toward trust. She swaps speed for softness, pressure for partnership—and the …
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Send us a text After serving five years in federal prison, Robert Henry rebuilt his life from the ground up—becoming an author, keynote speaker, and performance coach helping others design lives they love. In this powerful conversation, Robert shares how personal responsibility, mindset, and the willingness to change transformed his story from crim…
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To be an angel on the shoulder or the thorn in the side of government, that is the question | Bronwyn Opie and Cafnec
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Send us a text Photographer and filmmaker Don Hamilton reflects on a lifetime of creativity—from his early days in theater to founding Hamilton Studio and transforming it into a Listening Room. He shares stories of acting in Benny & Joon, photographing people with authenticity, and the importance of building community through art, theater, and musi…
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Mind the Light: Stories From the Edge of History
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52:04Send us a text Who kept the lights burning when storms raged, men died, and the sea threatened everything? More often than we realize, it was women—forgotten in the records, but essential to history. In a riveting and deeply human episode, Shauna MacDonald—professor, performer, and cultural excavator—uncovers the overlooked stories of women lightho…
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Send us a text Army veteran Kent Briley reflects on 23 years of service, decades of drinking, and his journey to sobriety, self-discovery, and inner child healing. He shares how boundaries, love, and letting go shaped his path, and why living in alignment with our true selves creates ripple effects of growth, connection, and compassion. ___________…
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In Conversation with STC Artistic Director Mitchell Butel
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57:32An opportunity to hear from the Sydney Theatre Company's Artistic Director Mitchell Butel who will talk to actor Danielle Cormack about the actor-director relationship, the steps that artistic directors take to choose productions, the casting process and STC's plans for the future. Mitchell Butel is a multi-awarded director, performer, writer and p…
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Talking to thousands, everyday | Adam Stephen
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1:22:50Adam Stephen is a journalist and radio presenter who has hosted ABC Queensland's regional Drive radio program for twelve years, a weekday show now broadcast to three-quarters of Australia's second largest and third most populous state.
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From Shoestring to Powerhouse: Moving Mental Health Care Forward
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34:40Send us a text When Sue Abderholden took the reins at the Minnesota chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in 2001, the organization ran on duct tape, a few staff, and big hopes. Two decades later, NAMI MN has become a statewide leader and national model—transforming how mental health is addressed in schools, jails, hospitals, an…
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Send us a text Actor, writer, and creative Katie Preston shares how she redefined success by stepping away from audition grind culture and choosing projects that truly inspire her. From her years in Boise and LA working as an actor, food stylist, and producer, to building a new life and creative community in Spokane, Katie reflects on the freedom o…
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In Conversation with Director of Photography Emma Paine and Queenie van de Zandt
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54:41Join Director of Photography Emma Paine (Colin from Accounts, NCIS - Sydney, Watching You, Four Years Later) and Queenie van de Zandt as they explore the actor and DOP relationship. As an actor it is important to understand every role on a production and how your work intersects with all involved. DOP's are an integral part of the storytelling proc…
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The Resilient Actor: Emotional Connection and Thriving in High Stakes Auditions with Damien Strouthos
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1:26:18Learn how to deliver under pressure with actor, WAAPA grad and founder of The Resilient Actor, Damien Strouthos. This practical session gives you the tools to stay grounded in high pressure auditions, emotionally connect to character and give your best work even when the stakes are high. And maybe even a cheeky crying hack or two. Damien Strouthos …
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Send us a text Jeremy Whittington, longtime Spokane creative, shares his journey from theater and design to his next big leap: opening a boutique four-plex cinema and wine bar in Liberty Lake. He talks about the power of saying yes to opportunities, how sobriety and loss shaped his perspective, and why leaning into excitement instead of fear has gu…
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Sex, drugs, swastikas, transgender life and surfing fistfights — an artist's journey | Atlantis Lewis
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2:04:39Atlantis is an artist whose story is equal parts amazing and terrifying. Just listen, ok.
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Hospice and Harmony: Life in a Major Key
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1:05:25Send us a text What happens when bedside stories we almost never hear step into the light—and sing? In this episode, Ben Kintisch—chaplain, Cantor, and playwright behind “Life Review: The Hospice Musical” —shares how end-of-life moments became songs that make you laugh, weep, and reach for someone you love. We get honest about what hospice really i…
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Send us a text Katy Purviance is the founder of the Spokane Learning Co-op—the only outdoor, self-directed education center in Washington State. She shares her journey from teaching in schools around the world to creating a space where children learn through freedom, curiosity, and community. Katy explores the role of play and choice in real learni…
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Send us a text When the world goes hard, softness isn’t weakness—it’s strategy. This quick episode is about what happens when you answer cruelty… with a seat at the table. Please Note: The views expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the podcaster. Follow me on Instagram!By Pat Benincasa
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George Miller AO In Conversation with Jason Klarwein
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1:09:53This is an exclusive in conversation with legendary filmmaker George Miller AO — the creative force behind the Mad Max franchise, Happy Feet, Babe and so much more. George will sit down with Equity President Jason Klarwein to reflect on his remarkable career, share insights into his bold creative process, and delve into his unique collaboration wit…
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Gen Z Unplugged: Why Dumb Phones Make Smart Sense
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32:12Send us a text Plot twist: Gen Z, first to grow up with smartphones and social media 24/7- decide now to unplug? Meet Olivia Telecky, a 20-year-old Minnesota college student whose article “The Dumb Phone Trend—And Why I Bought Into It” made waves. With honesty and humor, Olivia explains why she turned her iPhone into a dumb phone—and what that choi…
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Send us a text Multimedia visual artist Shantell Jackson opens up about aging, vulnerability, and the power of honesty, while celebrating art as a practice that heals, connects and liberates. From painting, digital design, and mark-making to building a movement she calls Art Saves, Shantell shares how art has carried her through challenges, sparked…
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Send us a text Multi-talented artist Janae Frazier is a creator who refuses to be boxed into one medium. From photography and poetry to aerial dance and dreams of filmmaking, Janae embodies what it means to follow curiosity wherever it leads. We talk about art as a lifeline, navigating anxiety and self-discovery, and how moving from Las Vegas to Sp…
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