The Blackhall Podcast with Ryan Millsap

Today on the podcast – the tables are turned! I welcome Atlanta Journal Constitution entertainment reporter, RODNEY HO – to the show… and instead of it being MY job to ask the questions – I am handing the reigns over to Rodney – who will take the lead on the interview…. Let’s see what Rodney discovered about me and about Blackhall Studios –

I’m Ryan Millsap and thanks for listening to The Blackhall Studio Podcast. Today I’ve got a great guest – Asante Bradford – Asante works for The Georgia Department of Economic Development – The STATES SALES ARM! And he is Project Manager for the Digital Entertainment and Emerging Media division. If you know ANYTHING about economic development, you’ll know it’s crucial to any and every state across...

Today on The Blackhall Studios Podcast I’ve got ACTOR - Eric Goins. Eric is from my home base of Atlanta, GA – and right now you can see him as Steven Sharpe – a SUPERVILLIAN – known as the GAMBLER – in the CW’s new summer hit – STARGIRL – Shot here in Georgia, STARGIRL has a great cast, an interesting, complex storyline, and after you hear this conversation with Eric – you’re going to want to bin...

Hi – I’m Ryan Millsap – and this part 2 of my conversation with ABILITY MAGAZINE Publisher and former National Lampoon Publisher, Chet Cooper. In this podcast we go a little deeper into the story of Christopher Reeve – an amazing actor, whom as you will recall fell off a horse and broke his neck resulting in complete paralysis for his remaining years. It is astonishing to think of the man who WAS...

'A Most Beautiful Thing' Details the First All-Black High School Rowing Team in the U.S. Former team captain and author Arshay Cooper shares his experiences growing up on Chicago's West Side in the 1990s, how the sport of crew changed his life and how his story can be used a a tool for social change today.

“I don’t want to give you all the details because I really want you to buy the book.” Thus began author Michael Coles’ talk at the Book Festival of the MJCCA on Nov. 15. The Atlanta entrepreneur was promoting his memoir, “Time to Get Tough: How Cookies, Coffee, and a Crash Led to Success in Business and Life.” The book, co-written with Kennesaw State University history professor Catherine Lewis, t...

For more than 28 years, Chet Cooper has been one of the leading advocates for employment, awareness building and housing for people with disabilities (PWDs). He saw the need to break down the myths and stereotypes associated with disabilities, focusing on three major areas that needed change; social attitude, resources, and awareness. In seeking to alter society’s attitudes about PWDs, he launched...

Ivy Meeropol directed and produced the HBO documentary Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn, which premiered at the 2019 New York Film Festival. She was the senior story producer for the 2017 CNN Films feature-length documentary The End: The Final Days Inside the Obama White House. In 2016, Meeropol produced and directed two short films for the Emmy Award-winning climate change documentary...

Homeland Actor Navid Negahban talks with Studio Chief Ryan Millsap about his journey leaving Iran in the early 80's and making his way through Europe as a refugee and how he found and developed his passion for acting. Negahban is a well recognized actor with credits like HOMELAND, LEGION, ALLADIN, and more! Take a listen!!

Founder and CEO of Crafty Apes, Chris LeDoux - A top Hollywood Special Effects company - and international publisher - Miles Nieman - sit down and have a practical, hands on conversation about the philosophy of the entertainment biz! Prepare to be amazed....

On this podcast – I get to talk to one to one of the finest leaders in ETHICS in the country today… Dr. Paul Root Wolpe is the Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University – and is known in academic circles as The Raymond F. Schinazi Distinguished Research Chair in Jewish Bioethics. Coming from UPENN where he worked under the famous bioethicist Dr. Zeke Emmanuel, Wolpe arrived in Atlanta...

IN this episode Ryan Millsap hosts Olympic Athlete and Gold Medalist - Norman Bellingham. Norman competed in three different sports - whitewater kayak slalom, flatwater kayaking, and rowing, earning distinction in each. He was a national team member in slalom at age 17 before switching to flatwater two years later and at the 1984 Olympic trials, his first-ever flatwater race, he qualified for the...

Kenny Blank - Director of The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival - talks about the new film landscape -the pandemic - and creating unique experiences in film!

Listen up as #RyanMillsap talks with #MtNeboBaptistChurch Pastor - Aaron Jones III. Pastor Jones is a leader in the Atlanta community carving his way through the noise to grow and care for the folks that connect with Mt. Nebo.

CEO of Blackhall Studios talks with famous ethicist - Dr. Edward Queen of Emory University! Listen up - your brain needs this....

Ryan MIllsap takes listeners on a journey through time and sports with Dr. Harvey Schiller.

Dr Darria Long-Gillespie - or Dr. Darria - is seen on CNN - Headline News - and other networks for her advice for a woman on the go. Listen up! for Dr. Darria's Life Hacks....With Ryan Millsap - CEO of Blackhall Studios, Atlanta, GA

In this podcast, Chairman and CEO Ryan Millsap talks with author and columnist, JOEL STEIN. Stein talks about his book - "In Defense of Elitism" and how he became one of his generations great social satirists.

On this track, Chairman and CEO of Blackhall Studios, Ryan Millsap dives deep into the local and statewide Georgia broadcasting arena with Bob Houghton - news veteran and President of the Georgia Broadcasting Association. Enjoy this great talk with Ryan & Bob!

Today I speak with Chuck Reece – editor and publisher of the website – THE BITTER SOUTHERNER. Originally meant to be a breezy overture to southern cocktail culture – Reece and his friends hit on the phrase BITTER Southerner – and then spent a year trying to figure out what that meant and where they would take their magazine. Focusing on a broad definition of modern southern culture – Reece took hi...

Chairman and CEO of Blackhall Studios welcome GM of PC&E - Mark Wofford - if you're making a movie in GA - you are working with PC&E - then he welcomes LaRonda Sutton - the unknown Queen of hip hop - Listen up to some amazing stories from the entertainment landscape in Hot'Lanta, Georgia!!

Listen up as Blackhall Studios CEO Ryan Millsap talks Corona Response in Atlanta, GA with United Way CEO - Milton Little. Raising $21M in 3 weeks - Milton Little is a super hero in the non-profit world - and always puts community first....Donate to the United Way of Greater Metro Atlanta!

GA's own Gaming Guru - Andrew Greenberg sits down with Blackhall Studios CEO - Ryan Millsap for a heart to heart on the current trajectory of the digital space for gaming and its future! Listen up! Blackhall Studios Podcast has got game!

On this episode of The Blackhall Studios Podcast, Ryan Millsap chats with The Atlanta Journal Constitution's entertainment reporter, Rodney Ho! It's a tough business reporting on entertainers with all their quirks and personalities - but Rodney Ho handles it like a pro!! An insightful interview that dips and delves into life, heart and soul. Enjoy!

CEO of Blackhall Studios, Ryan Millsap, talks with Mark Stiemke - the Souths' top luxury film location guide!