Short Story

“Bailey”

Ali opens up about a traumatic event she recently went through and how she’s healing. She also shares her 2023 New Year’s resolutions and a new short story called “Bailey.”

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Personal Tales, Short Story

First Anniversary! + “Rules of Rejection”

Ali celebrates the first anniversary of Storytelling Saga by sharing behind-the-scene details of the podcast, from preparing, recording and editing to her goals for the podcast as it heads into its second year. She also shares some advice if you’re thinking about starting your own podcast, and she shares an extremely short story she wrote a while back called “Rules of Rejection.”

First Anniversary!

Animation, List, Movies, Writing

Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling

Ali discusses Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling compiled by former Pixar storyboard artist, Emma Coats, drawing examples from different Pixar films along the way.

Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling

Interview, Musicals

Musical Mania with Casey Reed

Ali interviews music director, Casey Reed. He talks about his experience working on various projects, favorite composers and Broadway musicals, the importance of music in storytelling, tips for aspiring professional musicians and much more. Plus, an impromptu discussion about favorite Nicktoon composers.

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The Friday Night Nicktoons Podcast:

Check out Ali’s interview with Casey and Ashli: FNN Blog Interview.

Broadway musicals
Interview, Television, Writing

Talking TV with Jerry Perzigian

Ali interviews Emmy award-winning showrunner, writer and producer, Jerry Perzigian, who’s worked on many classic sitcoms including The Jeffersons, The Golden Girls, Frasier, Married… with Children and more. Jerry shares how he got his start in the industry, his most rewarding moments in his career, his thoughts on the current age of television, his advice for aspiring TV comedy writers and much more.

Jerry Perzigian