Category: Voice Acting

Animation, Movies, Personal Tales, Television, Voice Acting, Writing

The Angry Beavers and ATLA at Toon Con

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Ali shares about her experience attending this year’s Toon Con and meeting the creative minds behind The Angry Beavers, Mitch Schauer (series creator) and Nick Bakay (Norb), as well as some of the voice actors on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Jennie Kwan (Suki), Olivia Hack (Ty Lee), and Michaela Jill Murphy (Toph Beifong), plus other talented folks who worked on beloved animated franchises.

This episode is dedicated in memory of Eric Bauza.

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Toon Con
Animation, Movies, Personal Tales, Television, Voice Acting, Writing

Third Year of Fun at LA Comic Con

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Ali recaps her experience attending LA Comic Con for her third year in a row, sharing fun tidbits from panels featuring the cast of Rick and Morty and Avatar: The Last Airbender, as well as industry insights from other panelists about writing for animation, post-production, sound editing, and more. She also shares about meeting the voice actor behind the beloved Cabbage Merchant, James Sie, and almost missing the opportunity (but thankfully it worked out) to meet the voice of Aang, the Avatar himself, Zach Tyler Eisen.

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Animation, Interview, Television, Voice Acting, Web Series

Creating Characters with Jayden Libran

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Ali interviews actor and puppeteer, Jayden Libran, who shares about his work on various projects that include The Happytime Murders, Helluva Boss, Beavis and Butt-Head, Class Acts, and much more!

Jayden’s links:

Jayden Libran
Animation, Anime, Personal Tales, Television, Voice Acting

A Celebration of Community at Collect-A-Con Los Angeles

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Ali recaps her experience attending Collect-A-Con Los Angeles, highlighting fun panels featuring beloved franchises including Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and more!

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Collect-A-Con
Animation, Interview, Movies, Music, Voice Acting, Web Series, Writing

Movie Moments with Georgie Leahy

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Ali interviews actress, writer, and producer, Georgie Leahy, who shares about co-producing her first movie, Bosco, creative influences which notably includes Britney Spears, her move to LA and experience as a muse, working with Brandon Rogers, voicing Stella on Helluva Boss, and many more fascinating stories!

Georgie’s links:

Georgie Leahy
Animation, Comics, Personal Tales, Television, Voice Acting, Writing

Pure Joy at Pasadena Comic Con

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Ali recaps her experience attending Pasadena Comic Con, including meeting awesome people like Melanie Chartoff (Didi Pickles), David Kaufman (Danny Phantom), and lots of talented indie artists. Plus, chatting more with Susanne Blakeslee and working up the nerve to ask Butch Hartman that Cosmo & Wanda question (listen to the Toon Con episode for context).

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Animation, Comics, Movies, Music, Personal Tales, Television, Voice Acting, Writing

Another Fun Year at LA Comic Con

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Ali recaps her second year attending LA Comic Con, highlighting awesome panels for The Office, Johnny Bravo, and much more!

Check out last year’s episode: Loads of Fun at LA Comic Con.

LA Comic Con
Animation, Movies, Personal Tales, Television, Voice Acting, Writing

Tons of Fun at Toon Con

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Ali recaps her experience attending Toon Con, including meeting awesome people like Rikki Simons (GIR), Bob West (Barney), Peter Kelamis (Rolf), and more, watching a fun panel with the cast of The Fairly OddParents and two more with legendary Disney artists and actors, and finally, working up the nerve to ask Susanne Blakeslee and Daran Norris an intimate question about Cosmo & Wanda.

Interview, Music, Television, Voice Acting, Writing

Musical Moods with Nick Balaban

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Ali interviews musician, composer, and singer/songwriter, Nick Balaban, who shares about his musical influences, creative process, working on Blue’s Clues, memorable performances, and more!

Visit Nick’s website.