Wonderful Being

Click here for a summary and links! An interview with Angelique Fustukjian, Matt Namik, and Jack Filsinger part of the creative team for Our American Tragedy, a 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival selection. Remember how John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln at a play? This show tells a story I’ve never seen in a history book - That of the actors onstage that night.

Click here for an episode summary! 🌟Who WAS the original touring  #girlboss  ? Maybe it’s Jenny Lind, who Shelley Cooper(  @musical_shelley  ) brings to life in her new one-woman show JENNY LIND PRESENTS PT BARNUM Maybe it’s Beyoncé or Taylor Swift… Or maybe it’s Shelley Cooper herself! If you want to know about: 🌟performing a solo show in a 13th century European castle, 🌟Touring successfully w...

Here’s my interview with Karen Hall, cellist and solo theater artist. She’s the performer and creator of the show  Delusions and Grandeur -  a solo cello recital meets clown show. If you see one show at this year’s Hollywood Fringe, Make this the one! For a list of episode highlights with timestamps, click here .

It was a big year for this neurodivergent media maker, but instead of regaling you with a boring "Year in Review" list, here are my top three takeaways from 2022...and my focus for 2023. Visit my website for links, a summary, and video.

Meet Tori Noquez, a magician who the New York times calls a “math professor by day, conjurer by night.” You’ll learn how math and music interact in her life, her advice for multipassionate folks…and why linear algebra is cool! Click here for links, video, and a summary.

Here's my full interview with Hima Joshi, soprano and chemist. The San Diego Troubadour will publish an edited version of this interview on September 1, 2022. We discuss her singing, her career as a chemist and professor, and her return to performance after the pandemic . We also had some interesting tangents about the connections between music and science education along with the nature of creati...

I'm fixing my Black Swamp beryllium copper tambourine on Instagram Live  TOMORROW, 8/18 at 2pm Pacific time. VIDEO/LINKS:  https://bit.ly/3QznY34

David Hirata is one of my favorite Fringe artists of all time thanks to his insight, skill, and experience. He also taught me how to create community with others at Fringe festivals. I consider him to be a role model, and after you hear this interview, I bet you will, too! LINKS/VIDEO: https://bit.ly/3uL4Juz

As an autistic/ADHD double winner, organizing and planning is a challenge for me. I found that paper planners help. What helps YOU stay organized? LINKS/VIDEO:  https://bit.ly/3yKZDB5 PS, I am NOT PLEASED with this audio; please be patient with me as I figure out which tools will help me improve this podcast!

I'm struggling with the competition between my own personal grief and the collective grief from current events. How do I balance the two? VIDEO/MORE INFO: https://bit.ly/3Av1tYd

Dancer, teacher, producer, choreographer, fitness professional, business owner - Erica Buechner tells me about her many skills, and how they influence each other. LINKS/VIDEO:  https://bit.ly/3AfiYeY

I just finished 8 years of teaching middle school. Here's a message for my students...or a message from a Millennial to Gen Z. For links/summary/video, click here .

Mother and son performers Blaize and Marybeth Berry and director Tyrie K. Rowell told me all about the emotional creation process for their 2022 San Diego Fringe show "On the Spectrum." YES, this show is about autism, and it's also on tour. If it stops in your city, GO SEE IT! For video, click here .

Phillip Magin  wrote, co-produced, and directed the  San Diego Fringe  show “Turn Me On, Dead Man,” which gives a potential rendition of how the “Paul McCartney is Dead” conspiracy theory came to be. For video, click here . 

Get excited for "The Pandemusical Diaries," BJ Robinson's one-man show filled with music, parody, and multimedia! BJ told me all about his creation process and his advice for aspiring solo performers. TICKETS: click here . LINKS: click here. VIDEO: click here.

Katie Turner sat down with me to talk about "Iris and the Axe," a Turnkey Theatre production featuring animation, period costume, and floriography - the Victorian language of flowers. TICKETS: click here . LINKS: click here. VIDEO: click here.

Comedian Paco Erhard lived up to the title of his show, " Worst German Ever ," (click for San Diego Fringe tickets!) when he showed up late to this interview - but he was a little tired from winning Patron's Pick at this year's Orlando Fringe. If you like political commentary shows like "The Daily Show," you'll love this interview! Click here for a summary and links. Click here for video.

Strippers...nudists...hippies...an unboxing...Al Gore...and an Emmy?! It got pretty fringey in my first interview with Gabriela Sosa, writer and performer of the San Diego Fringe show "Love in the Time of Taksim." Click here for TICKETS to "Love in the Time of Taksim:" https://bit.ly/3NZV4b1 Click here for video: https://bit.ly/3t35jDo 

I've got a lot on my plate - but the biggest portion is grieving the end of my eight years as a middle school teacher. How can I grieve in a healthy way in a society that doesn't teach us to do that? Here are some of my thoughts. Click here for tickets to "Yes, No, Maybe So?" at San Diego Fringe. Click here for a summary (including links to cited authors). Click here for video.

I recorded this the day after performing my solo show, "Yes, No, Maybe So?" at Hi-Desert Fringe without any tech except for what I brought myself. I DID IT! HOORAY! Find out where you can see the show next along with my tip for anyone running sound cues off an iPhone. Click here for tickets to "Yes, No, Maybe So?" at San Diego Fringe. Click here for a transcription. Click here for video.

My solo show "Yes, No, Maybe So" has a TON of tech. I'm getting ready to perform it at Hi-Desert Fringe on May 14, 2022 at 8:15pm with NO TECH except for what I provide myself. Will the show still work? Click here for a summary and links. Click here for video. 

I spoke with actor Tanya Thomas about the artistic and emotional process behind the creation of her award-winning solo show, “Naturally Tan.” If you’re a solo performer – or if you want to be one – this is required viewing! For links and a summary, click here . For video, click here .

Here's what happened when I took a sailing class while dealing with some serious autistic burn out. While it was a complete disaster, it gave me compassion for my students...and anyone else who has ever run out of a stressful situation!

Kat Dishongh is a singer, guitarist, lawyer...and literally the most interesting woman in the world. For more information and a video of this interview, click here .

Here's my interview with music journalist Enrique Lopetegui, who has just released a new book, "Nobody Told Me Nada: Latin Pop, Llama Poop, and Other Unexpected Writings." For video and a summary, click here .