“I’m still interested in what’s going on emotionally for those people. Because that never goes away.” – Michelle Bossy

Today I interviewed Michelle Bossy, director of the feature film Under the Lantern Lit Sky.

In this episode we speak about:

• Her journey making
• Under a Lantern Lit Sky
• How she became a director
• The power of […]
  

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“These conversations, whether you’re negotiating with an insurance company or dealing with Thanksgiving dinner, it’s all about how you sequence the conversation. ” Derek Gaunt

Today I interviewed Derek Gaunt, former FBI hostage negotiator and now negotiation coach at the Black Swan Group

In this episode we speak about how:

• How to deal […]
  

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“I found there was this very rich tradition of Italian American anti-fascism, not just Italian anti-fascism, across the pond, but anti-fascism here. ” – Christine Grimaldi

Today I interviewed Christine Grimaldi who reports on reproductive policy and politics for outlets like VICE, Vogue, SELF Magazine, […]

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“Writing with other people makes the solitary writing life a lot more fun, especially when it’s the same sensibility which is a rare thing.” – Mike Sacks

Today I interviewed Scott Jacobson, Todd Levin, Jason Roeder, Mike Sacks & Ted Travelstead. Authors of Sex: Our Bodies Our Junk and humor articles […]

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“It just comes down to a few things and that is: have a good attitude and get into it because you’re interested not for the money, and keep moving forward. Just keep moving and good things tend to happen. ” – Mike Sacks

Today I interviewed Mike Sacks

Mike Sacks works for […]

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Ross Buran was born in San Francisco where he was confident he was excelling at sports. Eventually, he grew to realize his own mediocrity and set out to find answers in the Arts. He attended USC’s School of Theater and is a Writer/Actor and 3x Emmy Nominated Producer (Funny or […]

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“What about the artist sentiment. … Where are we? Where do we stand as a society?” – Onir

Today I interviewed Onir.

Onir is an Indian filmmaker, producer, screenwriter and editor. He is best known for his film My Brother…Nikhil, based on the life of Dominic D’Souza, starring Sanjay Suri, Juhi Chawla […]

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“Good producing is about finding ways to help people tell the stories in ways they didn’t know they could. Giving them the resources and the permission to make their voices heard.” – Michael Melamedoff

Today I interviewed Michael Melamedoff from Cowboy Bear Ninja.

Michael Melamedoff is a partner in New York based […]

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Today I interviewed Doug Brady and Robyn Adams who produced on Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Election Special and more!

Doug Brady is an Emmy-Nominated, Webby-Winning Producer / Writer. He’s Showrun for a few comedy shows including “Billy On The Street” and most recently “Last Night’s Late Night” for […]

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“The balance is to amplify voices when I can and to put together interesting events that are going to excite people.” – Sabir Sultan

Today I interviewed Sabir Sultan of Strand Book Store

Sabir Sultan is the Director of Events at the Strand. Prior to that he was the […]

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