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412 episodes
Amy Pollack, Author, Teacher-Episode #396
Amy Meislin Pollack was a teacher for over four decades. From her own childhood, to the classroom, to being a parent of three and grandparent to seven, she’s perfectly positioned to write her coming-of-age book series based on a mischievous you...
P.S. “Pat “Conway, Poet-Episode #395
My guest today, P.S. “Pat “Conway has published more than 50 poems across four online journals and 16 poetry anthologies. Two of those anthologies have been Amazon Best Sellers.Pat released his first poetry collection, Echoes Lost in Sta...
J David Bethel, Novelist-Session-2-Episode #394
The novelist, John David Bethel, is appearing for the second time on StoryBeat. David’s the author of award-winning political and psychological thrillers, including Mapping the Night and Holding Back the Dark. His short fiction has bee...
Jon Kremer, Writer-Session-2-Episode #393
My guest today, British author and pop culture historian Jon Kremer is appearing on StoryBeat for the second time. He’s best known for his memoirs and books detailing the 1960s pop and rock music scene. A long-standing friendship wi...
Thomas Cullen, Federal Judge, Writer-Episode #392
Thomas Cullen is a federal trial judge and former U.S. attorney in Virginia. He was recently honored as the 2024 Carter O. Lowance Fellow from the William & Mary Law School, which is his alma mater.A native of Richmond, Virginia, Tho...
Art Bell, Writer, TV Executive-Episode #391
Art Bell is a writer and former television executive. While at HBO, Art became known for developing and launching the Comedy Channel, which later became Comedy Central. As President of Court TV, he oversaw daily live courtroom coverage and the ...
Rusty Austin, TV Producer, Author-Episode #390
Rusty Austin was a reality TV show producer for over three decades and is now the author of six published books, including an illustrated children’s book series.Rusty broke into Hollywood as a freelance electrician on dozens of movies, i...
Brad Oscar, Tony Nominated Actor-Episode #389
Brad Oscar is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his performances on Broadway as Franz Liebkind in Mel Brooks’ The Producers and as Thomas Nostradamus in Something Rotten!Brad has performed in more than 15 shows on Broadway, including bei...
JJ Nelson, Screenwriter-Episode #388
JJ Nelson is a Michigan native who, as a kid, made schlocky home movies with his best friend. He then built his comedic chops as an editor of his high school newspaper, writing irreverent Onion-inspired articles mocking the establishment. Someh...
Virginia DeLuca, Writer-Psychotherapist-Episode #386
Virginia DeLuca is a writer and psychotherapist. She’s the author of the award-winning novel, As If Women Mattered. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Modern Love, The Boston Globe, Vulture, The Huffington Post, the Iowa Review, and T...
Haris Orkin, Novelist-Screenwriter-Game Writer-Episode #385
Haris Orkin is a prolific novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and game writer. His play Dada premiered at The La Jolla Playhouse. His feature film, A Saintly Switch, was produced by Disney and directed by the great Peter Bogdanovich. Hari...
Debi Derryberry, Voice Actor-Episode #384
Debi Derryberry is one of the most in-demand voiceover actresses in Hollywood. She’s perhaps best known for voicing Jimmy Neutron in both the Academy Award-nominated film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Geniu...
David Singer, Classical Clarinetist-Episode #383
The highly renowned classical clarinetist, David Singer, has performed many times at Carnegie Hall. He was a principal member and soloist with the Grammy Award-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for 36 years and is featured on many of the group’...
Mark Mangini, Oscar-Winning Sound Designer-Episode #382
Mark Mangini is a six-time Oscar-nominated, two-time Oscar-winning Sound Designer. He won his Oscars for Dune and Mad Max Fury Road. Mark’s also well known for designing sound for numerous films, including: Blade Runner 2049, Star Treks I, IV a...
Christopher Fryer, Author-Episode #381
Christopher Fryer is the co-author of the books Jack Nicholson: The Early Years;
Joe Wos, Cartoonist-Illustrator-TV Host-Episode #380
Joe Wos is the 6-time Emmy Award-winning creator and host of “Cartoon Academy” as seen on PBS affiliates nationwide.Joe’s been a professional cartoonist since the age of 14. Over the past 35 years, as he’s sought new and innovative ways ...
Risa August, Author-TEDx Speaker-Screenwriter-Episode #379
The award-winning author, TEDx speaker, screenwriter, Gestalt practitioner, and patient advocate, Risa August, has been living with a pituitary tumor and the rare disease acromegaly for over a decade. From being a girl with sparkles in he...
Billy J. Kramer, Rock and Roll Legend-Episode #378
The rock and roll legend, Billy J. Kramer, grew up in Bootle, a Liverpool suburb. Upon leaving school, he became a trainee engineer by day and aspiring singer by night, performing under the stage name Billy Kramer. Billy’s performances at...
Charlie Adlard, Comic Book Artist-Illustrator-Episode #377
Charlie Adlard has been a veteran of the comics industry for over 25 years. From 2003 to 2019 he spent the majority of his time drawing The Walking Dead through the conclusion of its run as a comic book series. He received many industry awards ...
Lorie Kleiner Eckert, Motivational Speaker-Episode #376
Lorie Kleiner Eckert thinks of herself as a cheerleader with the message: life is difficult, but you can handle it!For ten years, she worked as a motivational speaker, addressing more than 22,000 people during more than 250 appearances i...
Pia Mailhot-Leichter, Creative Partner-Author-Coach-Entrepreneur, #375
Pia Mailhot-Leichter is a creative partner, published author, certified coach, and entrepreneur. Her path has been anything but ordinary: a recovering nomad, she’s reported as a journalist in Sri Lanka, graduated summa cum laude from NYU, and w...
Barry Greenfield, Singer-Songwriter-Episode #374
Barry Greenfield began his musical ride in 1965 when he was just 15 years old. Over the subsequent decades, Barry has become a greatly appreciated, old-school, singer songwriter, with three number one records, twenty-five plus covers, and life ...
Paul Chitlik, Writer-Producer-Director-Teacher #373
Paul Chitlik is appearing on StoryBeat for the third time. Paul is a truly gifted storyteller and teacher who has written screenplays, novels, and non-fiction, including writing for all the major networks and studios in both English and in Span...
Scott Christian Sava, Artist-Animator-Illustrator-Episode #372
This is the second appearance of Scott Christian Sava on StoryBeat. Scott’s an artist, animator, illustrator, writer, director, and producer, whose work over the last 30 years, has brought some of the world’s most beloved characters to life in ...