Creative Pursuits Podcast

Episode 19: Forbes Columnist Charlie Fink stops by the pod to discuss CES, the present and future of technology (AR/VR, virtual meetings, big tech, etc.), and his role in crafting the all-time Disney classic The Lion King. Recorded in Los Angeles, CA via Zoom.

Episode 18: Best-selling author Anthony Amore discusses his new book 'The Woman Who Stole Vermeer,' and its central character, Rose Dugdale, who went from being part of the British aristocracy to taking up the cause of Irish Republicanism against the British empire. He also talks about his current gig, cracking the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist--the largest property theft in history! Recorded in Los Angeles, CA and Boston, MA via Zoom.

ADDENDUM: Carlos talks about being "normal," gives me some much needed fashion advice, teaches me how to pronounce my favorite word, and recounts a heartwarming tale of reuniting a lost dog with its person. Recorded in Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY via Zoom.

Episode 17: Actor/Writer/Musician Carlos Dengler comes on to talk about his early interest in philosophy, the commodification of art, and his final days as a member of the seminal aughts band Interpol. (There's also a deep dive on his relationship with Tracy Morgan.) Recorded in Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY via Zoom.

Episode 16: Brian Karem is a White House correspondent for Playboy Magazine and CNN. He stops by the podcast to talk about the First Amendment, what it's like covering the current administration, and the challenges he anticipates in covering the incoming administration. Recorded in Los Angeles, CA and Washington, D.C. via Zoom.

Episode 15: Actress Stephanie Panisello discusses her early love of video games, working on both sides of the camera, and how she won the coveted role of Claire Redfield in the Resident Evil 2 remake. She also demystifies the process of acting in video games. Recorded in Los Angeles, CA via Zoom.

Episode 14: VR Director Elijah Allan-Blitz stops by Creative Pursuits to talk about his Emmy-nominated project, The Messy Truth, and how he--alongside all-star collaborators like Van Jones, Brie Larson, and Winston Duke--seeks to build an empathy curriculum through VR. He also discusses what it was like working with documentarian legend Ken Burns, and at the end of the program gets into the nitty gritty with some quality self-care tips. Recorded simultaneously in Los Angeles, CA and West Los Angeles, CA via Zoom.

Episode 13: Part II with Nika Nour, the leading voice on diversity and inclusion in the gaming industry and Executive Director of the IGDA-F. On this continuation she talks the fallout from Gamergate, her affinity for Batman, her experience starring on a reality TV series, and she gives out some great interviewing advice to those seeking a career in the gaming industry. Part 2/2. Recorded simultaneously in Los Angeles, CA and Orange County, CA via Zoom.

Episode 12: Nika Nour is the leading voice on diversity and inclusion in the gaming industry and Executive Director of the IGDA-F. On this episode, she discusses navigating grade school bullying, the 2008 economy, Capitol Hill, Gamergate, Me Too, and now this latest reckoning with racism and sexism in the video game industry. On a lighter note, she also talks about her experience as a reality TV star. Part 1/2. Recorded simultaneously in Los Angeles, CA and Orange County, CA via Zoom.

Episode 11: The talk with futurist David Houle continues as the conversation moves to climate change, electoral processes, and the perils of living in this age of connectivity. Part 2/2. Recorded simultaneously in Los Angeles, CA and Sarasota, FL via Zoom.