Our guest this week is actor, singer, TV host, champion of women’s rights, and, “the Oprah of Afghanistan,” Mozhdah Jamalzadah! She’s inspired women all over the world on her talk show show The Mozhdah Show, braving death threats in Afghanistan to cover subjects like divorce, hijabs, child marriage, violence against women. We talk about her being compared to Oprah, sleeping with a gun under her pillow, questioning the Quran, making your own armour, burkas, social media, reality TV, and so much more!

Happy 1st birthday to the Firecracker Aftershow!

Lauren & Naomi met on set, but their artist connection has extended way beyond actor & executive. Our team identified with learning to fail, writing to be smart smart, the bullshit paragraph, systemic Canadian caution, not going to graduation, forward-critical-thinking!

Catch up with firecracker core members Naomi @snieckus Emily @emchurchill AJ @atotheje and Sarah Deakins @deakinssarahc  on the newest Firecracker Aftershow now! If you haven't yet heard the episode, listen wherever you're listening now!

Our guest for your ears and soul today is LAUREN KISILEVSKY, the Vice President of Original Movies at Disney Channel! She’s in charge of creative development of the Disney Channel Original Movies, as well as those for Disney Plus! We talked about writing to sound smarter, musical theatre, development & jobs you don’t know about, shit sandwiches, resume typos, working as a parent, and so much more!

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Every first Sunday of the month, I talk to a past guest about what’s going on with them now, and we release it as a bonus episode on the pod!

For the April Spark Chat, I caught up with actor SARAH MCVIE, from Workin’ Moms, The Handmaid’s Tale, Odd Squad, and Detention Adventure! This was actually our first spark chat during the pandemic!

Look out for May’s Spark Chat with Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini, aka The El-Salomons to be released soon!

Jet's episode and journey made everyone want to be a part of her work! In this #firecrackerAFTERSHOW we talk about identity, blending labels, leadership on sets, their favourite films, social media's effects on creativity, and what the team's up to lately!

Catch up with firecracker core members Naomi @snieckus Emily @emchurchill AJ @atotheje and Sarah Potter @ssass34 on the newest Firecracker Aftershow now!

Our guest todat is director/producer JET WILKINSON! Jet is from Sydney, Australia, and has been a longtime director of Australian TV. She began directing in the US about 5 years ago, and has directed and executive produced The Chi, How To Get Away With Murder Season 4, and Netflix’s new WARRIOR NUN, just to name a few!

We talk about having to slow the hell down during a pandemic, USA vs Australia, matching families, being a swan, what she’s learned from Viola Davis, her journey from PA to EP, and mo

Celeste made us all laugh this week in her episode and on our Work In Progress panel, and in this #firecrackerAFTERSHOW we talk about selfishness and comedy, playing yourself, improvisation as self-acceptance, crazy ballerinas, her amazing attitude, and what the team's up to lately!

Catch up with firecracker core members Naomi @snieckus Emily @emchurchill AJ @atotheje and Rebecca @rebeccaloops on the newest Firecracker Aftershow now!

This week's guest on the pod is actor, writer, comedian CELESTE PECHOUS! She’s currently a series regular on Showtime’s critically acclaimed dark comedy Work in Progress. We talked about using your comedic voice as an artist during a crisis, 9/11, USO, being vulnerable, impatience as drive, coming out, painting dogs, and more!

Get more Celeste after this episode in a special event we're hosting with the cast of Work In Progress LIVE on our public Facebook page Thursday, July 23rd, at 4pm PT / 7pm ET

Kay inspired and impressed the pants off our team in her episode. We talk about moving from acting to writing, Kay's philosophy of "jokes & songs" on set, self-care in quarantine, beautiful oops/happy accidents, and what the team's up to lately!