The Moisture Festival Podcast

In today’s episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we record from Rabbit Moon Ranch with Tina Lenert on the dial. In this episode, Tina tells us about her rise from surf rock to creating one of the most famous magic routines in the world, the importance of following your passions in life, and how taking notes from David Copperfield helped shape her routines. We also hear about Tina&#82...

In this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we have an “over the phone interview” with the fantastic Cate Great . Thanks to the powers of technology, we get to hear Cate tell us about what it’s like to run away from the water ski team and join a circus school. In this episode, Cate also tells us about her vast array of super amazing skills, the role that great character development play...

This week we welcome circus royalty to the Moisture Festival Podcast Studio, Charly Castors . Charly is not only legendary in the circus world, but he is also one of the brothers from the famous French Trio Les Castors. In this episode, Charly explains the unique art form of Risley and Icarian Games as we cover his unique 50 year career touring with circuses around the world. Charly tells us a num...

In this episode we welcome the very creative Martha Enson to the studio. Martha has been the Creative Director for a number of fantastic venues, including Teatro Zinzani and En-joy Productions . Martha tells us about her beginnings in Puppetry and how that led to creating one of the most unique touring shows in the Northwest. We also learn about Martha’s numerous creative ende...

In this episode we welcome Seattle folk legend Jim Page to the Moisture Festival Podcast studio. Here, we talk about Jim’s lobbying efforts to legalize busking in Seattle, as well as his adventure organizing the first Busker Fest at Pike Place Market. Jim also brings his guitar and plays us a few songs.   A great interview with one of the most influential Seattle musicians of our time.

In this episode the multifaceted performer, Luminous Pariah, joins us in the studio. Lumi explains the art of Burlesque and how stories and comedy play an integral role in Burlesque. We learn about the transition Lumi made from a whale watching tour guide in Alaska to a world renowned burlesque entertainer. Lumi also talks about getting involved in the Moisture Festival and how that led to being o...

The Moisture Festival Podcast records from the Jupiter Hotel in Portland Oregon. In this episode, we interview Danish comedy juggler Henrik Bothe in room 219. Henrik talks about doing two command performances for Eddie Murphy, performing on the Gong Show, and the origins of his famous ‘Neon Man’ routine. We also learn how Henrik came to be an animated gif for his plate spinning skills . A great ta...

This week we welcome one of the producers of the Moisture Festival, Randy Minkler, to the podcast. In this episode, Randy tells us about his Moisture Festival origin story, as well as his music career. He goes into detail about the art of putting together a lineup of talented performers and how to overcome the challenges that accompany this feat. A great episode for everyone to listen to, especial...

Beloved magician, Master Payne, joins Matt and Louie in the Moisture Festival Podcast studio. Payne talks about performing at renaissance festivals, balancing his magic career with a regular job and how he came to be called “one of the best children’s entertainers” by the esteemed Magic Castle. They also discuss his time performing with the Jim Rose Circus and how fun it is to perform at the Moist...

Moisture Festival Board Member, Dan Shih, joins Matt and Louie in studio. They talk about what it’s like to serve on the board of directors for the Moisture Festival, what meetings look like and why volunteering is so important in your community. Louie reflects on the time Dan’s daughter scolded him for not recycling and Dan describes how much his kids love attending Moisture Festival Shows. A gre...

Moisture Festival founder, Tim Furst, joins the Moisture Festival Podcast. Tim talks about how being a conscientious objector to the war in Vietnam led him to learn to juggle and, subsequently, perform in the famous juggling troupe the Flying Karamazov Brothers . We hear some great stories about Tim’s tours with the Flying Karamazov Brothers across the world, appearing in the movie Jewel of The Ni...

Just like magic, it’s time for another Moisture Festival Podcast! This week we have magician Joey Pipia joining Matt and Louie in the Moisture Festival Podcast studio. He teaches Matt how to say his name correctly and talks about how he learned magic from the famed magician Slydini . He also talks about how he used to be a professional gambler, how that led him to live in the Pacific Northwe...

This week on the Moisture Festival Podcast we have award winning juggler and Cirque du Soleil performer Patrick McGuire ! In this episode we chat about how he got into performing with Cirque du Soleil, learning from the legendary Michael Moschen , and juggling being a father and a professional juggler! As promised in the podcast, here’s video of Patrick McGuire performing while taking his cl...

This week the Moisture Festival Podcast is back on the road visiting with legendary juggler Charlie Brown ! We talk about the Oregon Country Fair, and how he got into juggling! You’ll also hear about inciting riots in foreign countries!

This week Jennifer Wensrich drops by the Odd and Offbeat studios to chat with Matt and Louie. We chat about how she became the Director of Smooth Operations at the Moisture Festival and what it takes to put on the festival every year! We also get into her background in dance and learn a little bit about sailing!

Physical movement virtuoso Christian Swenson joins Matt and Louie in the Moisture Festival Podcast Studio. They talk about his early life studying dance, his interest in movement and how that led him to create his unique style of performance called “Human Jazz.” They cover the variety of performance masters Christian has studied under and how he came to perform at the Moisture Festival. If you lov...

We’re staying in Portland for this episode where we invite MC Shoehorn into the travelling studio. Shoehorn opens up about his past in New Orleans and learning to tap dance from the kids on the street! He also tells us how he developed his unique act of tap dancing and playing the saxophone.

This episode of The Moisture Festival Podcast we travel down to Portland to chat with David Lichtenstein, AKA Leapin’ Louie Lichtenstein . We chat with about the origins of his character and street performing around the world! We’ll also learn about Portland’s Umbrella Festival and David’s trip to South America to find spiders!

Moisture Festival founder Ron W. Bailey is on this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast. Ron talks about growing up in a Scottish family on a military base in Germany. We learn about where his love for music came from, how he followed his future wife to Europe and how that laid the roots to the Royal Family Du Caniveaux. Matt and Louie learn the origins of the name “Moisture Festival” and clos...

In this episode the Moisture Festival Podcast hits the road to Portland Oregon and interview funnyman Rhys Thomas . Recorded at Sisyphus farm Rhys tells us about growing up a few miles from the Oregon Country Fair and how seeing variety artist at a young age inspired him to follow suit. We get to hear about what the first Moisture Festival was like and what the criteria was to perform. Rhys also t...

In this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome one of the festival’s favorites Bill Robison into the studio. We discuss Bill’s career performing for 10,000 seat arena’s opening up for people like Willie Nelson and Bill Cosby. We also hear about his time performing in a comedy duo called the Shneedles, and how they became one of the most popular variety acts in the German spiegaltent c...

If you have seen a photo from the moisture festival, you have seen John Cornicello’s work. He is one of two official photographers of the Moisture Festival and the guys were excited to have him in Studio. They chat about his early career in advertising, what brought him to the Northwest and his time playing in a band that introduced him to the Moisture Festival. A fun interview and great to hear t...

Caela Bailey , a.k.a The Gutter Queen, sits down with Matt and Louie in studio. Caela explains what it means to be a “Gutter Queen” and also what it is like growing up the daughter of vaudevillians. She also talks about what it is like to grow up performing at the Oregon Country Fair and how that has influenced her music today. A great interview with lot’s of laughs and stories about princess’s

Matthew ‘Bob’ Stull from the famous acapella group, The Bobs , is in studio. Matt talks about how singing telegrams led him to be part of one of the most successful acapella groups in the world and how they got roped into performing at the very first Moisture Festival. They discuss the role the Bobs played in transitioning from do-wop to where acappella is today. They cover a variety of stories fr...

A few months ago festival artists  Louie Foxx  and  Matt Baker  started recording a podcast for the Moisture Festival featuring interviews with some of the festival’s performers, producers and people behind the scenes that help make the festival awesome! Originally this was intended to help kick off the Moisture Festival , however due to the COVID closure of events, the festiva...