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52 Podcast Interviews #14 – the great Luke Ski
When people talk about the legends of comedy music they mention “Weird Al” Yankovic, Stan Freberg, Allan Sherman, Spike Jones and others. In one hundred years, I firmly believe the great Luke Ski will be added to that list.
I met Luke, face to face, in 2000 at a “Weird Al” convention and when you meet Luke and see him perform, you can’t help but be impressed by his showmanship and his commitment to excellence. It was a lot of fun getting to sit down and talk to him for this interview.
I talk to Luke about his influences as a kid and his career in the world of comedy music. We also chat about his new job working at Cartoon Network. We got to talking so long that not all of our conversation made it into the interview. You can download extra audio from our chat on the free Saturday Morning Media app for iOS and Android. You can download it here http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com/apps/
Give this interview a listen. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. Let me know what you think. Also, be sure to subscribe to the show. That’s the way to get the episodes the moments they are released.
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52 Podcast Interviews #13 – Justin Hilden
I apologize for being so woefully behind in promoting these interviews on the blog. I’m so focused on doing my show for the Orlando and Hollywood Fringe Festivals that that has totally consumed my life. His is THE reason you need to subscribe to the podcast (see below) and not wait for me to update this site. You’ll the the episodes the moment they are released!
This interview is with incredibly talented animator and illustrator Justin Hilden. I met Justin while working at The Jim Henson Company and quickly learned that he is, not only, an amazing artist, he’s an incredibly nice guy to boot. We also share a mutual love for the Disney Parks, so there’s that as well.
I was glad Justin agreed to sit down and talk with me for this interview and I think you’ll enjoy his path towards creativity. Also, be sur to check out his animated short Oh, Possum! which we discuss in this episode. It’s hilarious.
Enjoy! And be sure to let me know what you thought!
If you’re not already subscribed to my podcast, The GrantCast, search it out on iTunes or Stitcher or use this RSS Feed in your podcaster of choice – http://www.mrgrant.com/feed/podcast/
Subscribing to the show means you get new episodes the MOMENT they are released.
52 Podcast Interviews #02 – Vanessa Whitney
I first met Vanessa Whitney almost 10 years ago when we tool an improv class together. Form the moment I meant her I could tell she was incredibly talented. She’s a wickedly funny improviser, a heck of a singer, a great actress and she’s a darn fine puppeteer as well.
When I started this 52 Podcast Interviews project, she was immediately someone I knew I wanted to talk to. I’m so glad she agreed. This is a fun interview with a very creative person that I hope you’ll enjoy.
If you’re not already subscribed to my podcast, The GrantCast, search it out on iTunes or Stitcher or use this RSS Feed in your podcaster of choice – http://www.mrgrant.com/feed/podcast/
Subscribing to the show means you get new episodes the MOMENT they are released. Why not do that?
Also, let me know if the comments below if you enjoyed this interview. I’m having a lot of fun doing this project and already have about 10 interviews done! I hope you guys are enjoying it too.
2016 Creative Goal
Here it is, the tail end of January, and I’ve finally nailed down my personal creative goal for 2016. I actually nailed it down the second week of January, but I’ve just now found the time to write about it.
Last year, my goal was to create and publish a piece of audio every week for a full year. I’m happy to say I achieved that goal and then some. But that triumph left me in a little bit of a quandary. After producing 52 weeks of content, what was I going to do with the podcast? Keep it going and just relax the schedule and work on something else? I wasn’t sure.
But then I remembered an idea I had a few years ago about doing a podcast where I sat down and talked to my friends for 15 or so minutes about their life and creative pursuits. I actually recorded a few of these interviews and so I found the card they were on and listened through them. That’s when my goal for 2016 hit me: record 52 podcast interviews in 2016. (Please notice, I didn’t say one interview a week. I’ll be releasing them once a week but I will be stacking the recordings.)
So, that’s my plan for 2016, record 52 podcast interviews. I’ve already recorded 5 of them and I have one more scheduled to record tonight. I’ve also reached out to several friends to schedule recording times and the response has been positive. The first of these interviews comes out tomorrow morning over on the GrantCast (which now has a website http://www.GrantCast.com). It’s an interview with a friend I’ve known for a few years now and it was so much fun to sit down and chat with her about her creative pursuits. Who is it? You’ll find out tomorrow on the podcast.
Now, not all of these 52 interviews will wind up on the GrantCast. That’s not the plan at any rate. I have an idea for yet another podcast that some of these interviews would be recorded for. For right now, the focus of that podcast will be kept under wraps but it’ll be fun. I have feelers out to some very good interview subjects for those interviews. Stay tuned.
So, I hope you enjoy the new interviews starting tomorrow on the GrantCast and please, feel free to drop me a line and tell me what you think.
Happy New Year!