The Dream Chasers Podcast

The Dream Chasers Podcast Hosted by Samantha Ainsworth Episode 11 Max Lorei Photographer/Actor Max Lorei is a photographer based in Pittsburgh, PA. His forte is dramatic bold visual engaging portrait work of and clean stunning headshots. Max has an extensive background in acting and modeling and this has helped him extensively in bringing out the mojo and great expressions from his clients. You ca...

The Dream Chasers Podcast Hosted by Samantha Ainsworth Episode 10 Michelle Balfe Michelle M Balfe, CI CT NIC ASL English Interpreter for 30+ years Adjunct Instructor for 25 years Academic Advisor at CCAC for 2 years Health & Wellness Coach for Oola the Mind & Body Company for 4 years Wife, mom, sister, aunt. Dog mom to 2 crazy Labradors Chaser of dreams for a long ass time. 30 years deep into an i...

A multi-talented award winning storyteller with over twenty-five years of experience as a producer, director, writer, director of photography and editor, PJ Gaynard has a BFA in Film, Video, and Animation from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MA in Humanities/Humanistic Studies from CalState Northridge. Recently his work has included a strong bend toward community filmmaking. You can learn...

The Dream Chasers Podcast hosted by Samantha Ainsworth Episode 8 Bess Stillman Bess Stillman is an emergency physician and writer. Her newsletter, Everything Is An Emergency, explores themes of health, cancer, love, resilience, and also answers reader healthcare questions. You can read her work at bessstillman.substack.com . She writes with her husband, Jake Seliger, whose essays can be found at J...

As a Magee-Women's-born Pittsburgh native who loves to travel, Laura has yo-yo-ed across the country and though she is currently settled in Harmony, one of the dreams she is chasing is to end up in Homer, Alaska. In the meantime, she is growing her clinic of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine and loving both the successes and the challenges that come with business ownership. Growing up in a family o...

Bruce Story-Camp is a Pacific Northwest native who has found himself hiding out in Pittsburgh for nearly decade. Formerly an elementary teacher, he is now a continuing educator in accessible technology for the blind. He has also helped his wife run their soap business, Pip & Lola’s, since they started in Seattle, WA. Admittedly, Bruce calls himself a hack in most things. Apart from education,...

Steve Rudzinski (Director/ Co-writer) knew he wanted to be a director ever since he saw Army of Darkness at the age of 12. Ever since then he has done everything he can to learn as much about filmmaking as possible. He started making short films in high school, poor features post graduation, and in 2011 finally started his true career with the release of The Slasher Hunter. Since then he has direc...

Rob Falce is the current mayor of Munhall Pennsylvania. He holds a Bachelors degree in Communications from the University of Pittsburgh. Before working at Allegheny County Department of Court Records, he worked at Mellon Bank for 14 years,. He has been Mayor for the last 20 months. Prior to that he served on Munhall's Borough Council for 16 years. As Mayor, Falce started Munhall CARES and the high...

Chad McWreath is lifetime Pittsburgher. He is a veteran of the US Army (military intelligence) and he has spent the majority of his professional life working as an actor/professional speaker/corporate trainer in a wide variety of formats. These life experiences led him to his current role as the owner of Bruster’s Real Ice Cream of Squirrel Hill where it has been in operation and thriving since Ma...

Laura Irene Young has been a writer, director, and actor for many years. Favorite acting credits include Julie in After Miss Julie , Marian Paroo in The Music Man , and Lorraine in Bubble Boy. A lover of odd contracts, Laura Irene Young also performed as a jellyfish, in an Amish Musical, and as a zombie apocalypse survivor. Laura Irene Young co-directed the 2022 season of Hershey Park Dark Nights...

This week, we are chatting with April Marie, author of Burgh Blonde: A Yinzer's Guide to Sex and Dating in the Steel City. April Marie aka The Burgh Blonde spent her 20’s and early 30’s as Pittsburgh’s token single girl jumping from one guy to the next collecting and sharing her hilarious stories along the way. Burgh Blonde is April Marie’s debut book release. It is about looking back at your youn...