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Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - 

“3.1 billion gamers on the planet.” 6:19

“What music that we listen to in our adolescence ends up being our favorite music for the rest of our lives.” 28:26

“Kids don’t consume media, they participate.” 35:45

“Not just trying to create a game, but trying to create a movement where they really feel like they are a part of.” 51:22

“I’m a big fan of people that do things for the planet.” 52:34

“We can have really important conversations through narratives.” 53:28

Guest Bio - Nate Lombardi is the STEAM Coordinator and The Child Center of New York and created Synched Studios to produce The Legion of Eccentrics, (LOE) a new collaborative superhuman universe where professionals are working with fans to create premium entertainment, comics, and video games from Hollywood to Bollywood.  As the first leg in the marketing for LOE, and in order to galvanize people from all walks of life around pop culture, Nate founded the Comic Book Curious Network (CBCN), which is an online magazine and media company that focuses on the human-interest side of nerd culture. CBCN has a staff of nine and its international channels receive 15 million hits a month from its website, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitch, Twitter and Facebook.

As a performer Nate has had roles on TV/Film (Blue Bloods, Sex and the City, Mercy, As The World Turns, One Life to Live, See You in September) On stage (Broadway Bares, The Firebugs, Easter Bonnet.) He has produced and created five albums and a dozen music videos as “NateKid” containing duets with Tony-winner Alan Cumming, Grammy-winners Jane Monheit and Lauren Kinhan, and Platinum selling artist Peter Gunz. Nate worked with Tony-winner Daveed Diggs and Blindspotting’s Showrunner Rafael Casal in the Public Theatre’s #BARS and is a teacher for Grammy and Tony-Winner Lin Manuel Miranda’s Hip Hop Improv Troupe Freestyle Love Supreme Academy. (FLS+)

Show Notes - 

0:00 - Coming Up on ‘What I Meant to Say’

0:52 - WIMTS Podcast Intro

1:16 - Welcome to Nate

2:14 - Life & Creative Arts Background

10:37 - Having the Want to Give Back

14:00 - A Documentary Called ‘Happy’

17:17 - Love of Creative Arts

23:27 - The First Groovy Project

27:00 - Music Provides Connection to Our Feelings & to Others

32:33 - Be Better Commercial

33:06 - Legion of Eccentrics

39:31 - Bringing Out the Authenticity in People

46:43 - How Are You Connecting with Potential Creators?

49:04 - Best Ways to Draw Imagination Out of Children

56:52 - One Piece of Advice to Your Younger Self

59:34 - Thank You

1:00:07 - WIMTS Podcast Closing

Links & Where to Find Nate - 

www.comicbookcurious.com

www.thegroovyprojects.com

IG - @Groovymannate & @legionofeccentrics

All Socials - @ComicBookCurious