On this awesome episode, I welcome Lindsay Barnett who is the CEO of Playground Productions and the Executive Producer of the Backyard Sports: The Animated Special, along with the incredible actor Michael Vlamis who voices Tony Delvecchio in the special. Lindsay and Michael join me to chat all about the special, bring Dave & Busters on to present it, Lindsay's work in video games, and Micheal's work across many projects going back to 2009. This is a really fun one!

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Welcome to an all-new year of Faux Real! On my very first guest of the year, I welcome actor and creative Gordy Cassel whose new pilot Sweet Feenies is making the the biggest and furriest buzz! Gordy joins me to talk all about Sweet Feenies, our mutual love for all things puppets and Muppets, their new love of ventriloquism, how the actors in the Human Centipede movies are good for no reason, and all sorts of awesomeness! Enjoy!

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Merrrrrrrry Christmas and welcome to an all-new episode! Today I am so excited to welcome back the great Eric Bauza who is joined by his partner Caro Buermann. They are the founders of Saturday Morning Cartoons United which is a charity screening series that celebrates animation, nostalgia, and the warmth of that feeling you had every Saturday morning growing up with cartoons and cereal! Cartoons United partners with charities including AnimAID to aid in fire relief and humanitarian aid efforts. Caro and Eric join me to chat all about their event this Saturday, Dec 27th screening the beloved Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas special at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA where there will be an exclusive merch pop up, a performance by Bob Baker's marionettes, hosting by DJ Lance Rock of Nickelodeon's "Yo Gabba Gabba," and an array of special guests including E.G. Daily (Rugrats, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure) and Tom Kenny (Spongebob Squarepants) who will be performing with his group the Hi-Seas. We also get real nerdy about our love for Paul Reubens + Pee-wee, the toys we loved as kids, our favorite toons, the cultural and comedic powerhouse that was Jim Varney + Ernest P. Worrell, and our undying love for all the work of Alan Tudyk (Firefly, Superman, Once We Were Spacemen). Enjoy and Happy Holidays!!!

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Welcome to December! And welcome to an all-new episode! Today's guest is singer, songwriter, and composer Ola Bird who joins me to chat all about her new EP Singles for Singles, about recording in both English and Polish, about the fun and foibles of dating, and the chemistry of her music video co-stars! Enjoy!

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Today I welcome Ariana and the Rose, a singer, songwriter, and incredibly-talented stage performer whose new EP and one-woman musical The Breakup Variety Tour is now out and coming to a city near you! (tour dates below) Ariana joins me to chat about performing her song Villain on the Kelly Clarkson Show, her musical inspirations including Bette Midler and Barbra Streisand, and how the art of music brings light to the darkness of the soul. I think you'll enjoy our conversation as much as I do! So without any further ado, please enjoy my chat with the stupendously-talented Ariana and the Rose!

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Welcome to season 3 of Faux Real! To start this season off, I am joined by actor, writer, producer, and activist Jess Jacobs to chat all about her new film If You See Something co-starring Adam Bakri (Accused) and Krystina Alabado (Hazbin Hotel). In the film, Ali (Bakri), an Iraqi doctor seeking asylum who falls for Katie (Jacobs), an emerging New York gallerist and they begin a new romance together. When disturbing news from Baghdad comes back to haunt Ali in the midst of his asylum process, Ali becomes increasingly torn between the new life he's starting with Katie and the life he left behind. See at at a theater near you when it opens wide November 14th! Meanwhile, enjoy the show!

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Today I chat with Arna Selznick (The Care Bears Movie) She joins me to promote a charity screening of the Care Bears Movie's 40th anniversary presented by the newly-formed Saturday Morning Cartoons United which is a 501(c)3 founded by Caro Buermann. The event will host a special one-day charity screening at American Cinematheque at the historic Aero Theatre this Saturday, October 11th which will follow with a panel hosted by award-winning voice actor Eric Bauza (voice of Bugs Bunny), and featuring Arna, original cast member Cree Summer (Rugrats), and YouTube personality Andre Meadows (@BlackNerdComedy).

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On today's episode I welcome Brey Noelle (Peacemaker) who is an actor, writer, and producer you can see as White Rabbit on the second second season of Peacemaker now streaming on HBO Max and in the upcoming film The Living Tree which she co-wrote and produced. Brey joins me to chat about her experience bringing a DC character to life on screen, how life in Atlanta differs from the chaos of LA, and where the future of A.I. may be taking us. Enjoy!

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Today I welcome my good friend Valeria Sweet who's an actor, writer, director, and style icon! We chat about all her great work in film and behind the scenes, including as a precision driver on the upcoming A24 / Apple TV series Margo's Got Money Troubles starring Elle Fanning, directed by Kate Herron, and based on the novel by Rufi Thorpe. Enjoy!

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Today I welcome the incredibly-talented, multi-genre musical artist Whitney Tai who joins me to talk about her new album American Wasteland, her inspirations in her music, the magic of collaboration, how everything relates to architecture, and bringing her musical dreams to the stage.

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