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This week’s guest is comedian Amber Rollo who talks with me about the events leading up to her confronting Harvey Weinsten at Actor’s Hour last October. I loved chatting with her, too, about her comedy, her music, her recovery and so much more. Another great guest this week I know you’ll love! Amber Rollo is a California girl who moved to New York in 2010. Her standup has a dark...

I had the pleasure of chatting with comedian Tanael Joachim at the exact perfect moment in time. My annual holiday self pity party was in full swing and had extended itself into creative despair. TJ’s humor and perspective was just the re-boot I needed to remember that, holy shit, everything is okay. We talked about his path to comedy, the balance between being genuine as an artist and takin...

Award winning queer writer/performer Kim Katzberg and I went deep in this conversation! We talk about her latest solo show, Dad in a Box , which follows her struggle to gain access to her emotional core, while she attempts to process the just-announced impending death of her abusive father. Kim and I talked over-sharing, healing grief through making theater, and holy smokes, so much more! Kim Katz...

I’m so excited to welcome T Cooper back to the podcast this week to discuss his award winning documentary film, Man Made , which traces the lives of four transgender men as they prepare to step on the stage at the only trans bodybuilding competition in the world. T and I discuss his motivation toward making the film and the path that led him from author to director, and his experience making...

This is an exciting time for composer, performer, and flutist Nathalie Joachim ! She is touring and promoting her magnificent new album Fanm d’Ayiti , which just received a Grammy nomination for best world music album. I was absolutely thrilled to talk with her on the podcast about her work, her process, and how she has learned to let go and follow the lead of the work itself while creating....

Eleni and Rob, collectively known as indie pop duo Beloved Binge , combine some of my favorite qualities in an artist: originality, melody, grit, a keen awareness of the world around them, and a passion for making that world a better place with their work. I loved talking with them about their latest album Signals , their veganism, their tour, and how they balance it all together. In an effort to...

I first encountered Jon Tedd about 11 years ago when I went vegan and discovered him as the face of The Vegan Zombie YouTube channel . Their videos went a long way toward helping me to discove what I would be eating as a brand new vegan. A lot has changed for him since then, including the fact that he has co-founded Mockingbird Farm Animal Sanctuary . Jon and I talk about his history with the Vega...

Emily Rainbow Davis creates a wide variety of stuff — theater, blogs, podcasts, music, and so much more. I’ve been following her work for quite a while now, but was especially intrigued by a recent blog post about popularity and its relationship to the quality of a piece of art. There’s way more to it than that, so you just gotta check it out. This episode features a couple of tr...

Playwright/actor/comedian  Chloe Koser is my guest on this week’s episode of the podcast. Chloe wrote and stars in the hilarious, lewd, and soul-baring, one-woman show  Never A Boy  which tells the story of Chloe coming out as a woman while maintaining a public persona as a working comedian and actor. She shares her story in a way that is equal parts touchi...

I first learned about Styngvi through my gurl Honey LaBronx . Styngvi is an Icelandic artist who uses his talents to inspire and educate others. His designs are simple, and yet powerfully engaging. I’ve been really inspired by the sheer volume of his work and the way he spreads the word about animals and the environment in such an accessible way. I know you’ll love this interview! Be s...

I’m Michael Harren . I’m a composer, pianist, electronic musician, storyteller and activist based in New York City. I’m the host of the MikeyPod podcast, known for finding and showcasing talented, yet to be discovered artists and creators. Every Monday I interview a new guest and explore their inspiring  stories of the courage, passion, and struggles they’ve faced while bringing t...

I have been wanting to invite poet and educator Gretchen Primack on the podcast for way too long, and I am so happy to have her here now to discuss her latest book of poems, Visiting Days . We talked about her work as an educator in prisons, the path that led her to create this collection of poems, and so much more! Visiting Days  is a full-length collection of persona poems, published by&nbs...

Author Camille DeAngelis , returns to the podcast to follow up on our discussion from episode 275 . This conversation goes deep into ego, self doubt, creating from a place of abundance, and success vs. satisfaction. I was absolutely invigorated by our conversation! Let me know how it resonates with you! Follow Camille DeAngelis on  Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , and  Instagram . Music: I...

On this episode I talk with Camille DeAngelis , author of several novels, a travel guide to Ireland and the book we discuss today,  Life Without Envy: Ego Management for Creative People .  I was tempted to reschedule my interview with Camille because I wasn’t able to finish the book in time, but we both decided it would be interesting to do the interview in two parts. I’ve be...

Sunny Singh is another one of the fantastic creators I met a few months ago at Patrecon. I was thrilled to be meeting a fellow vegan creator, and was especially excited to learn about his work documenting hardcore shows on hate5six . Sunny is a self-taught videographer and editor who filmed and archived thousands of performances from bands all over the world. His content has been viewed over 28 mi...

I was inspired to invite musician Brett Gleason to be my guest on the podcast when I read his new year’s day post on Patreon, How We Beat My Imposter Syndrome in 2018 . Brett is a real inspiration to me as an artist, and this post was a real great example of why. Brett and I talk about his music, his experience with being bipolar, and how redefining success...

I first met ANIIML back in 2016 when I interviewed her for the Our Hen House podcast . We connected so deeply in that conversation, just like we did on this one. She writes music for underdogs of all species, a beautiful mission that is deepened by her warm spirituality. Follow ANIIML on  Twitter ,  Instagram , YouTube , and  Facebook . Music: Slay! – ANIIML Confessions &#8211...

Picture it: exhausted, I am saying my last goodbyes at the closing party for Patrecon. There’s my pal Science Mom chatting in the stairway. I decide to quickly interrupt to say a quick goodbye, only to realize that the person she is talking to is cartoonist Jason Porath, whose creative work celebrates “women of history and myth who were too awesome, awful, or offbeat for the animated p...

My friend Mr. Hip just released a new album entitled  Vegan Paradise, which was just the excuse I needed to bring him back on the podcast. We talk about the album, his inspiration behind it, and coping with the holidays as a vegan. Hip is a constant source of inspiration in my life, so I know you’ll love this interview! Follow Mr. Hip on  Twitter ,  Instagram,   Soundclou...

I was thrilled to talk with queer femme filmmakers Chelsea Moore and Erica Rose about their film,  Girl Talk . We talked a good bit about why storytelling is such a powerful tool for social change, the need for underrepresented people to tell their own stories. and so much more. I know you’re going to love this conversation! Chelsea Moore and Erica Rose founded Sour Peach Films  to...

I met Keith Knight at Patrecon a couple of weeks ago after his panel on navigating financial independence as a creator. I loved what he had to say on the panel, and of course love the way he uses his art to address racism. We talk here about his work, his music, his exciting news with Hulu, and how he has put together his career as an independent artist. Keith Knight is an American cartoonist...

Allison Argo and I just missed each other at the Compassion Arts Festival in Boston, but that didn’t stop us from finding the time to chat about her absolutely magnificent film, The Last Pig . The film is a intimate journey into the life of a pig farmer as he grapples with death, searches for compassion, and finally finds the courage to change. Allison Argo’s films have won over 100 awa...

I met Sharon Catherine Brown during the intermission of Broadway’s Head Over Heels  and was absolutely blown away by her kind and beautiful energy. I was, of course, thrilled to discover that she is also a fellow vegan. I’m so excited to share this conversation with you here where we talked about everything from her experience on the Broadway stage to her belief that we all must b...

I have been a long time, devoted fan of The Vegan Zombie , and over our years of traveling in the same circles, I’ve been lucky enough to develop a friendship with its creator, Chris Cooney. I am so excited to finally have him on the podcast! Chris’ story is a really good one, and as a fellow creator who is plagued with self-doubt I really appreciate how candidly he speaks about his ow...

I had a blast chatting with Eric C Lindstrom this week about his writing, his vegan journey, and what it’s like to raise a couple of vegan kids. I’m especially excited for Eric’s upcoming variety show, “The Skeptical Vegan!”  Eric C Lindstrom is the Director or Marketing for Compassion Over Killing and the author of “The Skeptical Vegan” (Skyhorse Publishing) and...