The podcast that shares stories
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:
Ali interviews rapper, actor, and podcaster, Tenn Buick, who shares about his first gig when he got to LA, his process for creating a rap, why authenticity is more important than virality when it comes to putting out content, personal favorite moments from his podcast, All Grown Up (SYKE!), favorite things from the ’90s, and a whole lot more!
Tenn’s links:
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.
Ali interviews musician and composer, Pat Irwin, who shares about the process of composing for television and movies, in particular his work on Rocko’s Modern Life and Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling among other projects. He also shares about memorable moments performing with his bands, music classes he currently teaches, the value of music as part of humanity, and more.
Pat’s links:
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.
Ali discusses The Roku Channel original movie, Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas, written by series creator, Austin Winsberg, and directed by Richard Shepard.
Listen to the Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas playlist.
Be sure to also check out her episodes on Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist Season 2.
Ali interviews TV, film and video game composer, Kevin Manthei. He shares about his musical influences, how he got his start composing for video games, his process for scoring an episode of TV, working as the series composer on Invader ZIM and stepping back into the world for Invader ZIM: Enter the Florpus, what went into creating “Peace Is Nice,” his thoughts on creative block, advice for aspiring composers, current projects and more!
Check out the following links for more of Kevin’s work:
Ali discusses her favorite moments and musical numbers throughout season 2 of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.
Listen to the season 2 playlist.
Be sure to also check out her episode on season 1 of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.
Ali discusses the musical dramedy series, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, created by Austin Winsberg. She shares how it captivated her from the start, praising the show’s moving themes, beautiful choreography and talented cast while sharing her favorite moments of empathy and character growth throughout the first season.
Here’s the article Ali talks about at the beginning of the episode: Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist creator reveals the emotional true story behind NBC’s musical drama.
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Ali talks a little bit about the COVID-19 pandemic. Then she reminisces about favorite concerts she’s attended over the years.
Storytelling Saga 