Best Hosted By Kateri McRae Podcasts (2025)

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Season 5 Episode 5: Kateri Interviews Anne 36:43

2y ago36:43

36:43

Kateri interviews Anne!By Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Season 5 Episode 4: Anne Interviews Kateri 41:50

2y ago41:50

41:50

Anne has the enormous pleasure of interviewing her dear friend and podcast co-host Kateri McRae about her research, her passion for working with college students.By Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Season 5 Episode 3: Creative Habit + Habit Formation 1:38:38

2y ago1:38:38

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Anne and Kateri bust the myth of the muse and of spontaneous creative inspiration by exploring various tools to strengthen your creative habit. Kateri explains the neuroscience of habit formation; then both offer ways to increase your awareness and control over your productive creative habits and their obstacles. Guest: Barret O’Brien, actor, write…

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Season 5 Episode 2: Public Solitude + Self-Consciousness 1:36:54

2y ago1:36:54

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Anne and Kateri explore the old-school Stanislavski tool called Public Solitude, and then deep dive into an investigation of the psychological concept of Self-Consciousness. Guest: Bella Merlin, actor, writer, professor http://www.bellamerlin.comBy Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Season 5 Episode 1: Actor Fear, Anxiety, Stress, and Coping 1:33:19

2y ago1:33:19

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Anne discusses various fears and internal obstacles actors encounter; Kateri then defines anxiety and stress and explains the difference between the two. Then both Kateri and Anne offer ways of coping and combatting these common fears, anxieties, and stressors. Guest: Dr. Michelle Rozenman, Assistant Professor in the clinical child psychology Ph.D.…

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Season 4 Episode 4: The Space Between 59:53

4y ago59:53

59:53

Anne and Kateri discuss their reactions to the conversation with Dr. Danny McIntosh about different kinds of empathy, the space between actor and character, characters and other characters, and interdisciplinarity.By Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Season 4 Episode 3: Mimicry and Resonance 51:39

4y ago51:39

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Anne and Kateri talk about all sorts of things—mimicry, resonance, empathy, the power of theater, religious experiences, and more—with psychologist Dr. Danny McIntosh, who also has been Dean of DU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences for the past seven years. Guest: Dr. Danny McIntoshBy Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Season 4 Episode 2: Actor Agency, Empathy, and Embodiment 1:05:51

4y ago1:05:51

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Kateri and Anne’s response to Episode 1.By Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Season 4 Episode 1: The Science of Acting 57:35

4y ago57:35

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Anne and Kateri interview three psychologists who have worked with actors in order to investigate how various psychological studies make sense of the acting process. Guests: Dr. Thalia Goldstein, Dr. Denis Dumas, Dr. Peter Sokol-HessnerBy Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Season 3 Episode 5: An Interview with Kristin Linklater 44:55

5y ago44:55

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Anne’s May 2020 interview with world-renowned voice teacher, Kristin Linklater, who passed away on June 5. Guest: Kristin Linklater (https://www.linklatervoice.com/)By Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Season 3 Episode 4: Actor’s Mental Health and Emotional Intelligence 1:33:41

5y ago1:33:41

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Kateri and Anne discuss actor mental health and emotional intelligence. Then they interview Ashley Hamilton, Executive Director of the University of Denver Prison Arts Initiative. Guest: Ashley HamiltonBy Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Season 3 Episode 3: Creativity 1:33:23

5y ago1:33:23

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Kateri and Anne discuss creativity, describe it as a three-step process, and explain the neuroscience behind it. Then Anne interviews Anne Bogart.Guest: Anne Bogart (http://siti.org/blogs/anne-bogart)By Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Season 3 Episode 2: Emotion 1:22:27

5y ago1:22:27

1:22:27

Kateri and Anne take a deep dive into one of their favorite topics: emotions. Then Kateri interviews Dr. Ajay Satpute, an affective neuroscientist.Guest: Dr. Ajay SatputeBy Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Season 3 Episode 1: The Pandemic Episode 1:32:29

5y ago1:32:29

1:32:29

Anne and Kateri discuss teaching theater online, and then Anne talks with guests about the pandemic’s impact on the Colorado theater community.Guests: Lynne Collins, Anthony Powell, and Allison WatrousBy Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Season 2 Episode 5: Comedy and Psychological Theories of Humor 1:41:58

6y ago1:41:58

1:41:58

Anne and Kateri discuss comedy and psychological theories of humor.Guest: Jessica RobbleeBy Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Season 2 Episode 4: Inner Monologue + Modes of Cognition 1:29:37

6y ago1:29:37

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Kateri and Anne discuss the acting tools of inner monologue and objects of attention as well as the psychological concepts of “top down” and “bottom up” modes of cognition.Guests: Mare Trevathan and Rodney LizcanoBy Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Season 2 Episode 3: Perspective, Feedback, and Psychological Distance 1:31:19

6y ago1:31:19

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Anne and Kateri discuss the roles of actor, director, dramaturg, audience, and critic when discussing perspective on the process of rehearsing and performing a play, including giving and receiving feedback.Guest: John Moore (http://mydenvercenter.org)By Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Season 2 Episode 2: Casting + Personality Traits 1:27:45

6y ago1:27:45

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Casting + Personality TraitsAnne and Kateri discuss casting and personality traits.Guest: Talleri McRaeBy Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Season 2 Episode 1: Auditioning + Impression Formation 1:23:49

6y ago1:23:49

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Auditioning + Impression FormationAnne and Kateri discuss Auditioning and Impression Formation.Guest: Sylvia Gregory (http://sylviagregorycasting.com/)By Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Episode 5: Language + Psycholinguistics 1:39:25

7y ago1:39:25

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Language + PsycholinguisticsKateri and Anne discuss the power of language for an actor and the corresponding study of psycholinguistics.Guest: Sabin EpsteinBy Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Episode 4: Presence + Mindfulness 1:38:31

7y ago1:38:31

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Presence + MindfulnessKateri and Anne share their discussion of actor presence/stage presence and the psychological concept of mindfulness with guest Thalia Goldstein.Guests: Thalia Goldstein, Jessica Austgen, and Lauren BahlmanBy Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Episode 3: Actor/Character Physicality + Embodied Cognition 1:35:45

7y ago1:35:45

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Actor/Character Physicality + Embodied CognitionKateri and Anne discuss actor/character physicality and embodied cognition.Guest: Regan LintonBy Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Episode 2: Substitution + Episodic Memory 1:32:00

7y ago1:32:00

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Substitution + Episodic MemoryKateri and Anne discuss substitution and episodic memory.Guest: Gareth SaxeBy Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Episode 1: Objective + Appraisal Theory of Emotion 1:31:46

7y ago1:31:46

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Objective + Appraisal Theory of EmotionKateri and Anne discuss one of the most important acting tools, objective, and a parallel psychological concept, appraisal theory of emotion.Guests: Larry Hecht, Ashlee Temple, and Allison WatrousBy Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Hosted By Kateri McRae Podcasts

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The Actor’s Mind

Hosted by Kateri McRae and Anne Penner

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Season 5 Episode 5: Kateri Interviews Anne 36:43

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Season 5 Episode 4: Anne Interviews Kateri 41:50

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Season 5 Episode 3: Creative Habit + Habit Formation 1:38:38

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Season 5 Episode 2: Public Solitude + Self-Consciousness 1:36:54

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Season 5 Episode 1: Actor Fear, Anxiety, Stress, and Coping 1:33:19

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Season 4 Episode 4: The Space Between 59:53

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Season 4 Episode 3: Mimicry and Resonance 51:39

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Season 4 Episode 2: Actor Agency, Empathy, and Embodiment 1:05:51

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Season 4 Episode 1: The Science of Acting 57:35

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Season 3 Episode 5: An Interview with Kristin Linklater 44:55

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Season 3 Episode 4: Actor’s Mental Health and Emotional Intelligence 1:33:41

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Season 3 Episode 3: Creativity 1:33:23

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Season 3 Episode 2: Emotion 1:22:27

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Season 3 Episode 1: The Pandemic Episode 1:32:29

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Season 2 Episode 5: Comedy and Psychological Theories of Humor 1:41:58

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Season 2 Episode 4: Inner Monologue + Modes of Cognition 1:29:37

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Season 2 Episode 3: Perspective, Feedback, and Psychological Distance 1:31:19

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Season 2 Episode 2: Casting + Personality Traits 1:27:45

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Season 2 Episode 1: Auditioning + Impression Formation 1:23:49

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Episode 5: Language + Psycholinguistics 1:39:25

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Episode 4: Presence + Mindfulness 1:38:31

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Episode 3: Actor/Character Physicality + Embodied Cognition 1:35:45

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Episode 2: Substitution + Episodic Memory 1:32:00

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Episode 1: Objective + Appraisal Theory of Emotion 1:31:46