The Moisture Festival Podcast

On this episode we welcome in Sailor St. Claire. We talk a lot about the world of Burlesque and how one comes to become a performer. The different paths they could have taken and how being an emcee is very similar to teaching college. We also learn about the many different projects Sailor is involved in and they constantly challenge themselves to learn and grow. A great conversation with a prolifi...

On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome in Mr. LO. We talk about a number of different things including his life as a ballet dancer and all that goes into maintaining your body to perform that every night. He tells us about the various career transformations he had to make including becoming a full time contortionist and how he found paper tearing to take over once he aged out...

On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome in bubble performer Meadow Perry. Meadow tells us about her beginnings performing as a princess and how that led her to deciding to create her own show. We learn about the different types of bubbles, the difficulties performing with bubbles can create and all the people that populate the bubble world. She also talks about what it’s...

This episode is part 2 of the LIVE podcasts at week one of the 2025 Moisture Festival! In this episode Louie chats with acts appearing at the festival. This is a great episode to meet new additions to the Moisture Festival family!

On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome in circus extraordinaire Nick Harden. We learn about where a kid from a small town in Illinois first discovered circus and how it became an obsession. We learn about how the connections that he has made through the circus have opened up opportunities all over the United States. He also tells us about the difficulties in performing in diff...

This episode is LIVE at week one of the 2025 Moisture Festival! In this episode Louie chats with acts appearing for the first time at the festival. This is a great episode to meet new additions to the Moisture Festival family!

In this episode we welcome in juggler and funny man  Tony Steinbach. We learn about Tony’s first exposure to juggling and how his dad used juggling in his work training. Tony talks about his development as an artist and how his collaborations with other artists have helped pave the way to what he is doing now. He tells about the Renaissance fair circuit and the adaptations he makes to his sh...

On this episode we welcome in Ran’D Shine. We learn about how Ran’D came across magic and how that led him to a career performing all over the world. We talk about the benefits of coming into his art form later than most and how he was able to apply aspects of academia into his craft. Ran’D also gives tips on the best way to become a professional performer and how making connecti...

On this episode we welcome Rosemary Le. Rosemary discusses her upbringing and how her need for movement led her to ariel. We discuss her Ph.d, her life in academia and learn about her work with some pretty cutting edge experiments. We throw some hard questions at her thoughts on learning and even throw some business proposals her way. She talks about her desire to take a break from the corporate w...

On this episode we welcome all the way over zoom from France, Etienne McGinley. Etienne talks with us about his path to performing and how watching Bill Irwin and David Shiner changed his view on how he wanted to perform. We talk about his evolution as a performer and how the grind of cruise ships wore on him. We also discuss how a chance encounter led him to getting accepted into clown college. A...

On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome in our first ever flying trapeze artist Eric Eliacin. Eric tells us about how he fell in love with circus in college and how that has led him all over the continent performing.   We talk about getting into flying trapeze and the things that people should know when they get into it. He also tells us about some of his other interests includ...

On this episode of the MF podcast we welcome Trevor Whittow. Trevor talks about what it’s like to be a professional clown, what it takes to get to that point and what sort of coaching he received that helped him along his path. He also explains how magic helped him get on stage as a kid and how he has learned to separate his career from his hobbies. A fantastic conversation with an actual pr...

On this episode we talk with the fascinating musician Thaddeus Spae. He tells us about the early days at the Oregon Country Fair working with Reverend Chumleigh, how he wrote a march that convinced crowds to follow and he came to form the group Snake Suspenderz. He also tells us about his new band Snakes Alive, an offshoot and great band worth checking out. A great chat with a fun and amazing musi...

On this episode we welcome band leader Eben Sprinsock. Eben tells us about some guys he knew in high school that turned into the group The Flying Karamazov Brothers. How that led him to be part of their shows early on and how eventually he went on to pave his own path. He talks about what goes into backing variety acts and what makes the Moisture Festival so unique. A great conversation with the m...

On this episode we welcome in cellist Christine Gunn . She tells us about how she plays cello and how it differs from regular cellists. How she founded one of the bands Matt used to be really into, we learn about the early days of busking at the Pike Place Market and how that led to some amazing collaborations with some Moisture Festival favorites.  A fun interview with a fantastic musician. 

On this episode we welcome in all around amazing person Patrice O’Neill . She talks about her wonderful career in music and how she got to sit with the Nobel Peace Prize recipient Desmond Tutu. We talk about her process in writing songs and the various bands she has played in and continues to play with. We also learn how she met her husband and how they started a recording studio in their ho...

On this episode we welcome in Moisture Festival founder Maque daVis. Maque tells us about the roots of the festival, how it all was organized and some of the failures and successes of the early years. He discusses how the festival has evolved and what he thinks the future holds. We also get into his history being the head of fire safety at Burning Man. A fantastic interview with one of the people...

On this episode we talk to dancer and aerial extraordinaire Mary Pat Letourneau. We discuss her upbringing and how dance got her into aerial arts. She also tells us what wall dancing is and how it paved the way for a career in the performing arts. She also discusses what she does not and tells us about her workshops that she offers people interested in becoming more flexible. A great interview wit...

On this episode we welcome in the keyboard player from the Georgetown Orbits Jose De Howitt. We learn about Jose’s upbringing in Ecuador, what brought him to the states and how he learned to play the keys. We learn about the differences between Ska and Reggae and some of the top artists that influenced Jose. A fun conversation with a member of one of the backing bands at the Moisture Festiva...

On this episode we welcome in the amazing Harry Levine . We talk about his early days being a college radio station DJ and how he was amazed by a fellow moisture festival performers music. We talk about his journey west and how he ended up staying in in the Northwest for the last 40 years. We also discuss how he became a member of the Mud Bay Jugglers and the Flying Karamozov Brother s. A great in...

On this episode we welcome in Wren the Juggler. Wren tells us all about how he became a juggler and how meeting the love of his life helped him overcome his mental block of being a performer. We also discuss the various game shows he has appeared on and how he won the wheel of fortune. A great interview with a first time performer the 2024 festival.

On this Episode we welcome in Ventriloquist Michael Harrison. He tells us about how he got started in show business and how he eventually decided to become a full time ventriloquist. He tells us about his Grandfather’s performing career and his 25 year search to find his grandad’s long lost puppet. We dive into what goes into developing a vent act and how there has been a recent explos...

On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome Martika Daniels . She tells us about growing up in the Military and how being stationed in Germany exposed her to circus arts and busking. She tells us how stunts helped her deal with crippling anxiety and depression and how she weaves that message into her performances. We also discuss her new book that is available now. A great conversa...

In this episode we hear talk with festival favorite Lindsay Benner . We discuss how she was able to see Bill Irwin at a young age and the impact it had on her. She tells us about her first street shows in San Francisco and how she really had to take a different approach than she expected. We learn about how she was able to stretch out a 7 min cabaret act into an award winning 45 minute show. A fan...

The is the lost live episode from the 2024 Moisture Festival! In this episode Louie chats with four different performers! We chat with Maria Margiyeva , Ricardo Sosa, Richard Hartnell and Steve Owens ! This fun visit with some Moisture Festival favorites!