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This week on Yes But Why, I talk to the confident and spectacular Michelle Gilliam.

Milwaukee born and raised, Michelle Gilliam is an improviser, actor, host, and voice actor. Michelle has been involved in improv comedy for over 20 years, through studying, performing, coaching, teaching, and directing.

Michelle is now based in Los Angeles, CA. As the Owner and Artistic Director of Improv MKE, she is building her improv comedy school and theater via online classes. Michelle had a strong base in the Milwaukee improv and theatrical scene and now she is connected to the Chicago, Boston, New York, Los Angeles communities as well as the international improv scene.

Michelle currently teaches for Improv MKE and The World’s Greatest Improv School and guest teaches at various theaters online and in person around the country and world. Michelle is also a leader in applied improv. Through her workshops, she has helped corporate teams and university departments to harness the power of improv as a tool and resource for creativity, empowerment, communication and much more.

In our conversation, Michelle talked about performing improvised operas with her mom as a kid. She shares the uphill battle of performing improv throughout high school and the disrespect she encountered at competitions. But Michelle is a confident and optimistic woman and she powered through. She knew improv was a big love in her life and she wasn’t going to let some snarky teens tear her away from it.

Michelle talks to me about the community she is building with Improv MKE. Her dreams of connecting with improvisers all over the world were fulfilled as her online workshops thrived during the pandemic. Now she is working on learning from the lessons of her peers and building a theater that champions bravery, inclusivity, and community.

Michelle has such a big heart. She cares so deeply for all of the artists she has connected with, on and off the stage. She is smart and determined and she attracts good people into her life. She’s in LA now so you would do well to connect with her through Improv MKE.

Support Michelle Gilliam by taking a class with her or hiring her to host your next event. For bookings, contact Michelle Gilliam at [email protected] . For more information on classes, jams, and anything improv-related, go to www.improvmke.com .

Michelle will be headlining the 2022 Edinburgh Scotland improv Festival in February and teaching two weekend intensives in Chester and Nottingham in the UK in March of 2022. If you are in that neighborhood, look her up and go see her! (And even if you are not from around there, maybe buy a plane ticket just to go support her; she’s THAT awesome!)

Michelle started an internationally attended online jam that has had 131 sessions to date. Check out ImprovMKE.com for details about the upcoming sessions after the holiday!

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This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY. Treat Yourself. Get Audible.

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This episode of Yes But Why is also sponsored by True Hemp Science! True Hemp Science is our Austin-based resource for vegan friendly, whole plant extract CBD oil. Go to TrueHempScience.com to peruse all the therapeutic CBD product options! Use code YesButWhy7 to get 7% off your order of $50 or more and get a free packet of 2 CBD edibles!

(production notes: recorded via ZOOM on 11/3/2021…posted on 12/20/2021)

The Gentlemen sit down and crack a beer and reminisce about the horrible year that was 2021.

The Gentlemen sit down and crack a beer and reminisce about the horrible year that was 2021.

Rebecca and guest Susan Lanier, also known as Suze Lanier-Bramlett, who is a multi-talented and sassy actress, producer, director, writer, vocalist, and musician, bring an amazingly fun chat to you!

Susan is most known for starring in The Hills Have Eyes, Welcome Back, Kotter, and Cut. She has performed across the globe from Broadway with Tennessee Williams to the big screen with Wes Craven to the small screen opposite John Travolta. She was married to musical icon Delaney Bramlett and also has her own country-blues band and performed in the LA club scene.

Be ready for a lot of laughs and a message that will impact your life!

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Rebecca and guest Susan Lanier, also known as Suze Lanier-Bramlett, who is a multi-talented and sassy actress, producer, director, writer, vocalist, and musician, bring an amazingly fun chat to you!

Susan is most known for starring in The Hills Have Eyes, Welcome Back, Kotter, and Cut. She has performed across the globe from Broadway with Tennessee Williams to the big screen with Wes Craven to the small screen opposite John Travolta. She was married to musical icon Delaney Bramlett and also has her own country-blues band and performed in the LA club scene.

Be ready for a lot of laughs and a message that will impact your life!

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In this episode of the Curious Realm host Christopher Jordan welcomes Mike Turber of 5X5 News to discuss warp bubbles and exotic technologies. A recent announcement by NASA warp drive specialist Dr Harold G White that his team has verified the existence of warp bubbles on the nano-scale has rocked the scientific world. But is this the actual case? Are warp bubbles and other means of interstellar travel such as wormholes and more science fiction, fact or just plain theory?

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Join the Curious Realm as we explore the science and sift fact from fiction regarding warp bubbles and other exotic technologies with Mike Turber of 5X5 News.

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This week on Yes But Why, I spoke with Creative Consultant, Deana Criess.

Deana Criess has been a professional improviser for more than 20 years. A master instructor, director, and performer, Deana has done shows and workshops at festivals, theaters, colleges, and Fortune 500 companies all over the country.

Deana is currently the Associate Director of Recruitment & Admissions and Applied Improvisation Specialist for Career Launch @ Perkins, an innovative job training program she helped to develop at Perkins School for the Blind. There, she uses improvisation to teach job readiness and job acquisition skills to adults who are blind and visually impaired.

Deana is the founder and former Director of IBCreative, a program for which she created improv workshops for corporate and academic settings. She has also had extensive experience bringing improv to nonprofits, such as her wellness workshops at Childrens’ Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute as well as her therapeutic programs for dementia patients and their caregivers.

In our conversation, we talk about Deana’s full life in the theater. From her childhood as a community theater actor to raising her kids to be performers, Deana has made creativity a major priority in her life.

Deana tells me about going to Emerson College and how it helped her find her own voice as a comedian. We talk about the teachers who have helped us to unlock our creativity and to explore the “WHAT IF.”

We chat about doing impressions for our parents’ friends when we were kids. We bond over both being from Massachusetts and how we both discovered improv later in life.

We talk about accessibility, positivity, and inclusivity. We explore the world of online improv and discuss what we learned during the height of the pandemic.

We agree that improv can save the world. Deana’s work with improv has connected her with many different communities. She has taught improv to kids for bully prevention, to adults with autism and other mental health issues, and now, to young adults who are blind.

We had a really great conversation; this podcast episode is only 90 minutes of the three-and-a-half hours we spent becoming besties. Enjoy our lovefest!

Support Dean Criess by reading her blog about applied improv. It is filled with great tips to help you in your life! Also, support places like Perkins School of the Blind, who are using improv to create safe spaces for people from all walks of life.



Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com to join in on the fun. #YesButWhy #Podcast #HCUniversalNetwork

This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY. Treat Yourself. Get Audible.

This episode of Yes But Why is also sponsored by PodcastCadet.com. Go to PodcastCadet.com to connect with us so we can help you with your podcast! Save money by putting in offer code YBY20 to get 20% off the first service or workshop you buy!

This episode of Yes But Why is also sponsored by True Hemp Science! True Hemp Science is our Austin-based resource for vegan friendly, whole plant extract CBD oil. Go to TrueHempScience.com to peruse all the therapeutic CBD product options! Use code YesButWhy7 to get 7% off your order of $50 or more and get a free packet of 2 CBD edibles!

(production notes: recorded via ZOOM on 10/29/2021…posted on 12/13/2021)

This week on Yes But Why, I spoke with Creative Consultant, Deana Criess.

Deana Criess has been a professional improviser for more than 20 years. A master instructor, director, and performer, Deana has done shows and workshops at festivals, theaters, colleges, and Fortune 500 companies all over the country.

Deana is currently the Associate Director of Recruitment & Admissions and Applied Improvisation Specialist for Career Launch @ Perkins, an innovative job training program she helped to develop at Perkins School for the Blind. There, she uses improvisation to teach job readiness and job acquisition skills to adults who are blind and visually impaired.

Deana is the founder and former Director of IBCreative, a program for which she created improv workshops for corporate and academic settings. She has also had extensive experience bringing improv to nonprofits, such as her wellness workshops at Childrens’ Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute as well as her therapeutic programs for dementia patients and their caregivers.

In our conversation, we talk about Deana’s full life in the theater. From her childhood as a community theater actor to raising her kids to be performers, Deana has made creativity a major priority in her life.

Deana tells me about going to Emerson College and how it helped her find her own voice as a comedian. We talk about the teachers who have helped us to unlock our creativity and to explore the “WHAT IF.”

We chat about doing impressions for our parents’ friends when we were kids. We bond over both being from Massachusetts and how we both discovered improv later in life.

We talk about accessibility, positivity, and inclusivity. We explore the world of online improv and discuss what we learned during the height of the pandemic.

We agree that improv can save the world. Deana’s work with improv has connected her with many different communities. She has taught improv to kids for bully prevention, to adults with autism and other mental health issues, and now, to young adults who are blind.

We had a really great conversation; this podcast episode is only 90 minutes of the three-and-a-half hours we spent becoming besties. Enjoy our lovefest!

Support Dean Criess by reading her blog about applied improv. It is filled with great tips to help you in your life! Also, support places like Perkins School of the Blind, who are using improv to create safe spaces for people from all walks of life.

Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com to join in on the fun. #YesButWhy #Podcast #HCUniversalNetwork

This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY. Treat Yourself. Get Audible.

This episode of Yes But Why is also sponsored by PodcastCadet.com. Go to PodcastCadet.com to connect with us so we can help you with your podcast! Save money by putting in offer code YBY20 to get 20% off the first service or workshop you buy!

This episode of Yes But Why is also sponsored by True Hemp Science! True Hemp Science is our Austin-based resource for vegan friendly, whole plant extract CBD oil. Go to TrueHempScience.com to peruse all the therapeutic CBD product options! Use code YesButWhy7 to get 7% off your order of $50 or more and get a free packet of 2 CBD edibles!

(production notes: recorded via ZOOM on 10/29/2021…posted on 12/13/2021)

Rebecca and guest Mike Martin deliver a powerful discussion about a dual passion in helping overcome trauma. Mike is a writer and an avid outdoorsman who battled depression and severe anxiety. At the beginning of 2020, after a failed suicide attempt, he began to take on his mental health challenges.

Through his journey, Mike has become committed to sharing his story in the hope of inspiring others and raising awareness of difficulties that go along with suffering alone. It was this mission that gave birth to Project Mindfully Outdoors. The show got its start as a simple blog filled with a number of informative articles. In 2021, the project grew to include a podcast under the same name. Mike has utilized his personal triumph and dedicated writing to make a voice within the community connecting helpful resources with those who are struggling with mental health dilemmas.

This difficult topic is spoken with the sincere hope that the stigma surrounding mental health conditions becomes as easy to talk about as other medical conditions. If this episode makes a difference for you or someone you know, please email: [email protected]. If you or someone you know needs assistance in overcoming trauma or other challenges, please contact Rebecca or Mike t the same email and they will personally direct you with resources or mentorship.

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In this episode of the Curious Realm host Christopher Jordan welcomes joined by JL Carpenter of JL Carpenter Law to discuss the concepts of innocent until proven guilty and the all too awful reality of trial by media in the American judicial system. How does media involvement skew the judicial process? Can individuals such as Kyle Rittenhouse, Ghislain Maxwell and other court cases get a fair hearing without a biased jury? How does media coverage of victims and suspects alike both help and hurt a defendant’s odds at trial in the court system as it stands today?
Join the Curious Realm as we delve into the topic of trial by media with defense attorney JL Carpenter.
Curious Realm is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. For more great shows and content subscribe at HCUniversalNetwork.com.
Curious Realm would like to thank the continuing support of our listeners and sponsors including PodcastCadet.com, Use Code Curious20 to save 20% off today!
The Dudes n Beer Podcast has teamed up with True Hemp Science, Austin, TX based suppliers of high-quality full spectrum emulsified CBD products and more. Visit TrueHempScience.com TODAY and use code Curious7 to save 7% off your order of $50 or more and get a free 50mg CBD edible!
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