Backstory Sessions

Road Trip!

We talk to Kelly Polk, who traveled from Alaska to Atlanta in a used Ford van that here and her friend Travis converted into a camper for the trip. Hear about this interesting undertaking, stories from the road, practical tips, and a range of other topics about traveling around the country with your significant other. Did Travis leave Kelly somewhere?..Or did Kelly push him out of a moving van?..Find out in tonights fun and interesting episode. 

Enter, Center Stage..

In this episode, we talk the Christie Connolly, Professor of Theatre at Union College. Hear about how she incorporates real world connections into her classes and about her social Justice theatre class which she designed. Christie is a fascinating guest with an interesting backstory to share with us. Teaching during the pandemic has been difficult, and Christie has found some interesting ways to keep her students engaged, and motivated during stress inducing times. You can also check out her excellent documentary :
Exit, Screen Left: Theatre Through A Pandemic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FRg-HDIPZQ

Talking PTSD

Back with another episode. We sit down with Dean Whitaker, a certified Clinical Chaplain, about various topics related to PTSD.  Dean has led weekly spirituality groups for Veterans in residential treatment for PTSD and substance dependence. He advocates for all persons who have undergone trauma, doing Soul Care that enables healing, help, and hope. He share some great info on treatment, coping, and recognizing symptoms. It is an interesting and important episode that we hope you enjoy.

Gorilla Girl

We are back with the first episode of what we are calling Season 3. We know you missed us, as we have you all. 
Tonight's episode is with the cast and director of Cat's play titled "Gorilla Girl", about an online romance, and the repercussions of the things we tell people about ourselves might be. Its an interesting episode with the director and cast's take on playing the characters, who the real villain is, and what the hope is that the audience will take away from the play. 
For those of you who weren't able to attend the Dramatist's Guild play performance Zoom event, Cat has agreed to make the play available to those who would like to read it. Please contact her at iwriteplays@outlook.com and she will get it to you. 
(Note: This is a long episode, at just over 2 hours, and there were some odd noises in the first part, that I couldn't remove without sacrificing dialogue. It is the product of having 4 people remotely connected in different ways so that I could record everyone.)

You Say You Want a Resolution..

Happy New Year!..We are talking resolutions, Review the past year and talk about a big upcoming project you dont want to miss!.. Also, What are our resolutions for this year? How does Prince fit into this episode? And what can the "Big Announcement" be?..Tune in to find out! (There are actually 2!)

Useless Knowledge

We are back with another episode where we discuss a plethora of random facts while recording in Cat's van. Find out about the mysterious disappearance of a tv character, and how long an ant queen lives, as well as the what the inventor of the chocolate chip cookie received for the recipe. We hope you enjoy this interesting and sometimes silly episode.

Podcastically, They Said..

After allowing us to be on his show awhile back, fellow podcaster Adam Blaylock from "A Guy, A Car, and A Podcast" drops by to talk to us. We originally planned to put out a show about podcasting in general, but it morphed into a fascinating episode that covers a lot of ground. Topics include: Religion, Grunge, Adam's path to Podcasting, some of the highs and lows of Podcasting, Vampires, and many other interesting things. Please join us for this fun and engaging episode, and we would like to thank  Adam for stopping in to chat with us on Episode 21.

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.