This week our hosts chat with musical genius Alanna Skye! They fangirl over her songwriting journey, her experience scoring a Christmas film, and her foray into steamy Scottish literature!

Listen to Alanna's music! https://open.spotify.com/artist/5mrc7ycOOaYcWdWf9fmrK5?si=ao9X67WBTeKInvqYgA8l3g

Connect with Alanna on Instagram! @alanna_skye_music

Connect with us on Instagram! @bigfanpod_

For more information on us and the show, check out our website: https://bigfanbusiness.wixsite.com/mysite

Check out the film Alanna scored: https://instagram.com/twasthenightmovie?igshid=1unpy710ll4y6

Tune in to the concert for Alanna's original compositions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYDTX6UNzu6o-Ew52z5cQA?feature=emb_ch_name_ex

We are officially halfway through Season 1! Woot woot! This week our hosts are also our guests as they sit down for an hour of banter about everything from pop culture news and the film and theatre industries, to Kara's new relationship with orange juice and Austin's psychic abilities!

Connect with us on Instagram in order to enter our Holiday Giveaway! @bigfanpod_

For more information about us and the show, check out our website: https://bigfanbusiness.wixsite.com/mysite

Our hosts chat with Chicago based theatre artist Lydia Moss! They fangirl over Lydia's research in abolition studies, how we can use abolition theory to free ourselves as well as our nation's prison system, and how she found herself in the middle of a K pop dance battle!

Connect with Lydia on Instagram! @lyd.ia.marie

Connect with us on Instagram! @bigfanpod_

For more information about us and the show, check out our website: https://bigfanbusiness.wixsite.com/mysite

This week our hosts chat with writer and fashionista, Alyssa Fisher! Alyssa is a general-interest, human-interest features writer living in Brooklyn, NY. One day she may be reporting on how women are most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the next she’ll be meeting Bushwick-based artists, sharing their art made in reaction to the recent nail-biting election season. In addition to writing feature stories, she also covers food, fashion, art, health and travel. She had our hosts fangirling over her bravery as a writer, passion for fashion, and conviction to flip the script on the typical Carrie Bradshaw NYC stereotype!

Connect with Alyssa on Instagram and Twitter! @alyssalfisher

Check out some of Alyssa's AMAZING articles! https://alyssafisher.journoportfolio.com

She’s also new to the world of freelance — say hi!

Here's the Tom Hanks feature article Kara and Alyssa mention (quite a lot, hehe) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/movies/tom-hanks-mister-rogers.html

Connect with us on Instagram! @bigfanpod_

For information about us and the show, check out our website: https://bigfanbusiness.wixsite.com/mysite

This week our hosts chat with the iconic Ryan Moore! They fan girl over Ryan's perseverance as a an LGBTQ+ activist, how he flipped the script on gender during a big audition, and why he owns eight posters of Lady Gaga!

Connect with Ryan on Instagram! @ryan.jay.moore & @hollywood_dragqueen

Connect with us on Instagram! @bigfanpod_

For more information about us and the show, check out our website: https://bigfanbusiness.wixsite.com/mysite

Want to help support queer spaces and members of the LGBTQ+ community? Please check out these resources!

@alokvmenon

@i_weigh

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/blacktrans-queer?tandembox=show

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/

https://mindout.org.uk/

https://www.lgbtqfund.org/

Our hosts sit down with director, activist, and overall ray of sunshine, Claudia Campos! They fangirl over Claudia's commitment to intersectionality in theatre, how London inspired her to make art on her own terms, and what questions she'd want to ask Lin Manuel Miranda at a dinner party!

Connect with Claudia on Instagram! @clauds.campos

Claudia is also the Company Manager at Miami New Drama! Connect with them on Instagram: @miaminewdrama @thecolonytheatre

Connect with us on Instagram! @bigfanpod_

For more information about us and the show, check out our website: https://bigfanbusiness.wixsite.com/mysite

Interested in activism and art for change? Check out these resources!

Accounts to follow:

@blackartistsburrough 

@blackpuertoricanphd

@migrantscribble

@sonyareneetaylor

@dereckaprunell

For white latinos thinking through the implications of latinidad and how it fits into the entertainment industry, @priscilagarciajacquier

To read:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Black-Theatre-Girl-Magic-Publishes-An-Open-Letter-to-American-Regional-and-Community-Theatres-on-Inclusion-20200627

https://howlround.com/weve-seen-white-american-theatre?fbclid=IwAR1NBfajd5FxWyOK-lEM7wm8W_n-gtyUw0vBTs7vrpwYg03YrOE8wlH0v-g

https://variety.com/2020/legit/news/listen-how-to-make-anti-racist-theater-1234629085/

https://www.seagullbooks.org/stories-under-occupation/?fbclid=IwAR3iGq0HiBoXqe1ThaTNM12kGcjEEmVPKYSxieEtBUeeKGU6paOfO-VLGCE

https://howlround.com/staging-bilingual-classical-theatre

https://howlround.com/exploring-anti-policing-theatre

Our hosts chat with their bestie and PR powerhouse, Daniella Bernadel! They fangirl over her insider secrets on collegiate greek life, her experience as one of the only women of color in her chapter, and her hot take on Rick Riordan vs. JK Rowling!

Connect with Daniella on Instagram and Twitter! @dani.dea_

Connect with us on Instagram! @bigfanpod_

For more information about us and the show, check out our website: https://bigfanbusiness.wixsite.com/mysite

For more information about the sorority chapter and philanthropy mentioned in this episode, check out these resources!

Alpha gamma delta foundation: https://alphagammadeltafoundation.org/donate/

Feeding America: https://www.feedingamerica.org/

Meals on wheels: https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/

Our hosts chat with actress and Chicago based theatre artist Aszkara Gilchrist! They fangirl over Aszkara's dedication to inclusive theatre, her experience growing up as an actor with a disability, as well as her love of juicy CW shows and obsession with Ian Somerhalder's jawline!

Connect with Aszkara on Instagram @aszkarasparkles

Connect with us on Instagram @bigfanpod_

For more information on amazing inclusive theatre companies like the ones mentioned in this episode, check out these resources!

Babes with Blades Theatre Company: www.babeswithblades.org

Disability Support | The Actors Fund: https://actorsfund.org/services-and-programs/disability-support

Possibilities Theatre Company: @possibilitiestheatrecompany on Instagram

You know those talks with your friends that can go from High School Musical one minute to dismantling capitalism the next? Well that's kind of what this podcast feels like! Big Fan is a podcast where two recent grads dive into different peoples' passions. Our two hosts' dynamic will make you feel like you're having worldly discussions with your best friends over coffee.

Connect with us on Instagram! @bigfanpod_