Backstory Sessions

Leftovers At Arbys

Another episode recorded remotely in Cat's van in the parking lot of Arbys. We talk post-Thanksgiving about a variety of topics: The possibility of vampires living among us, the question if working less makes you happier, an update on the Kentucky Theater Association Roots of the BlueGrass contest, and what is happening with "Unstoppable" the book. We also discuss what projects are on our radar, and when the sequel to Love and Jello might be out, along with a few additional interesting tidbits. We hope you enjoy the Thanksgiving leftovers in episode 20.

The Play's the Thing

We sit down with 5 of our playwriting peers in this awesome supersize episode. Our special guests: Chris Bishop, Michael Radford, Bill McCann, Lisa Holt, and Bill Brohaugh offer insight into their playwriting process, thoughts on working with others, and talk about some of their projects - past and present, as well as pet peeves, and more in this wide ranging discussion.
Note: We recorded this podcast over multiple days and times, and were originally going to cut this into 2 episodes, but wanted to present it in its entirety since we found the subject matter and our guests fascinating. As such, the original ending and beginning of another episode is heard, and the guests may be out of the recorded order. After this recording, Michael Radford and Bill McCann were named the winner and runner up, respectively, in the Kentucky Theater Association Roots of the Bluegrass Playwriting contest for their 10 minute play entries this year, and we want to congratulate them both on this accomplishment.  Great work!

Randomly Speaking

Sometimes, we wander off the beaten path, and end up with interesting random content. What started out as an interview type episode, went in a different direction with the help of an online random question generator. We were trying out a new piece of equipment, and recording remotely in Cat's van in a parking lot on a Sunday afternoon. There was a biker shop nearby, and other random things going on which added to the fun of this episode. We share our answers to some interesting questions, as well as insights into why we answered as we did. It is a lighthearted look at what makes us tick, which we hope you will enjoy.

Perception or Reality?

In a conversation at one of our weekly meetings to discuss our projects, Cat and I got into a discussion on goal setting, and what this entails. The gist of the conversation asked the question: Is it your perception of your abilities, or just the reality of hard work that determines your success, and is there any "cosmic" energy that helps you achieve goals.  A deep conversation for a Sunday afternoon at Cracker Barrel, but these are the things that come up sometimes after eating too much chicken fried everything. We revisit the discussion in this episode, and give a short update on the things we have happening currently.

Degree of Separation

We chat with Joslyn Flynn, whose grandmother became a college graduate at the age of 92! This amazing and inspiring story follows the path or Opal Tye, Joslyn's beloved grandmother. From her youth spent in an orphanage to a chance meeting with a college president, and the twists and turns along her path, to Joslyn's anxiety at being separated from her best friend due to the pandemic, this story has a great conclusion you wont want to miss. We are honored to share this sweet and interesting backstory with you.

Disabled Perceptions 2

Back with another interesting episode highlighting Disability Awareness. Our special guests, Ryan Dunn, and Jeff Arseneaux, share their experiences and insights with Cat on a wide variety of topics. such as dating and relationships, and much more. Both are engaging, thoughtful, and very candid about the challenges they deal with, their successes, and hopes for the future. We are happy to share this episode about such an important topic with you, and hope you enjoy listening.

Song Backstories

In this episode, we introduce a new ,and  potentially ongoing feature to our podcast. We give an update on a few projects, and discuss the interesting backstories of some popular songs. We hope you enjoy this fun new episode. 

Love and Jello

We are back again with a new episode about our first book, Love and Jello, and have a conversation with our friend Sheila Browning, who read and reviewed the book. She share what she likes about, it, favorite characters, and how the idea for the book was developed, and written. You can find the book on LuLu, as well as Amazon, and Barnes and Noble to name a few. We are proud of our first book, and hope you will enjoy hearing more about it, and grab a copy to read the rest of the story.

Unstuck..11 Rules for Moving Forward With Your Life

We are back! After a long hiatus we, Cat and Matt, have returned with this interesting episode where we dive deeper into Matt's past, and how he became unstuck from various situations he faced. Later in the episode, Matt talks about  the strategies that have helped him move forward that anyone can apply to various things in their own lives. We hope you enjoy this wide ranging episode. (Matt was getting over a cold at the time. He also apologizes for the over use of the phrase "You know.".")

Not Weighting

A discussion between Cat and Matt about hating to drink water, developed into a future book idea, and currently this podcast with our guests:
Author Sora Vernikoff, who wrote her best selling book "Eat What You Want, Stop When You Want", after figuring out her thought process surrounding food, and working to change this process to help her make better choices in her effort to lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Also joining us on this episode is Santana Rodriguez, who hosts her own popular TV show, "Shaping Up with Santana", which is currently streaming on the Roku app, and Amazon Fire TV to name a few. Santana talks about the connection between the food you eat, and how it make yous feel, as well as motivation, accountability, and what motivates her most of all.
Both ladies share with us their interesting backstories, provide many tips to help start and/or continue your journey towards your goals of getting and staying healthy, and why willpower is over-rated, to name a few topics.