"The rules of improvisation apply beautifully to life. Never say no - you have to be interested to be interesting, and your job is to support your partners."

It's Maeve Hennessey everybody!! In this conversation, we dive into her background of improv- which surprisingly requires skill, discipline, and talent... crazy, right?? Follow along as it lead her to get comfortable with performing, get into standup, and eventually start her own comedy show.

Be sure to catch the next Get To The Point comedy show, every second Saturday of the month at CSz Philadelphia.

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"A failure is like fertilizer; it stinks to be sure, but it makes things grow faster in the future."

Mbeta Sokolo rejoins the pod this week to discuss post-project depression, motivational babies, and how each project you do should strengthen your natural talents.

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“Movies will make you famous; Television will make you rich; But theatre will make you good.”

This week we're rejoined by Beaux Emerson, a local Philadelphia actor and singer/songwriter, to reconvene after two more years into his artistic journey. In it we discuss how his outlook on the entertainment industry has changed, and his goals within in.

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"Drag is full body creative expression; you're basically this big ball of clay that you can do whatever you want with."

Do whatever (or whoever) you want this week with Pi, as she discusses her journey into the drag scene of Philadelphia. From arts & crafts, to dinky dark amusement rides, follow Pi into the world of Dragula, a show that explores a creepy mix of fashion and terror, in the newest season (666).

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Witching Hours

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"Men weren't really the enemy - they were fellow victims suffering from an outmoded masculine mystique that made them feel unnecessarily inadequate when there were no bears to kill."

This week, Kevin shows us how many interests and hobbies can accumulate over time, and why, sometimes, dropping out of college can be the right move.

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"Whenever you put a man on the Supreme Court, he ceases to be your friend."

Current attorney and previous judiciary employee Lydia Ellsworth joins the pod again this week to discuss the Supreme Court: some history, the inner workings, and what it looks like now. This one might get a little spicy!

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"When you look at something on a nano scale, you start to see how something on such a small level can affect such enormous properties on a macro scale."

Tune in this week to get the dirt on the MXene community... mostly cool stuff about how they can help the future and all that, but ALSO how two standup comics fit into the community of scientists. Hint: they're pretty much both Oppenheimer.

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“Life without obstacles removes opportunity for growth.”

This week we have Triston Burnham on to discuss a little heavier of a topic: Sickle Cell Anemia. We discuss what the diagnosis means, the obstacles faced growing up with it, and the community built around living with it. Although troubling, Triston’s found a way to use this disease as motivation, and a reason to be more aware and engaged.

Find out more about his nonprofit at scafcity.com

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"It's inspirational, how much Josh quits something."

This week Josh Martier rejoins the pod to discuss his now 18 months of sobriety, 30 years of life, and his excessive years of friendship with Ben Staab.

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"The Congo was the most difficult shoot of my life but was also maybe the greatest adventure of my life."

With a population of 17 million people, Kinshasa proves to be a growing force of nature in the modern world. This week, one of Kinshasa's own "exported brains," Jenn Barry, joins to show us what it's like to grow up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and how the spirit, culture, and education remain rich throughout a consistently challenging history.

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