Sometimes we are drawn to certain actors and we cannot explain why. In this podcast, I answer a question that I received from one of my students. She was asked, "Who is your favorite actor is and why?" and she she was required to answer from an academic point of view. She found that question challenging to answer in an analytical way, so I decided it would make a good topic for this episode (because it often is a difficult question to answer in an analytical way).

Inspired by a paper I recently read about media and communication theory, this podcast explores the power of story, perspective motivation, and ideas on how to consume and present media and documentary movies ethically in the modern age. LINK TO PAPER: https://bit.ly/3oLNDrm

The dynamics of 2020 made planning 2021 in a traditional way a little challenging. In this podcast Leslie discusses those challenges in my own process to help you with your own planning, and the value of habits in relation to long term goals.

This is the time when there are a lot of coaches helping others to wrap up the previous year and prep mentally for the next year. This podcast is about my own process, and how it has evolved over the years. So if you are new to this practice it may help you as you move into the next year.

States gives tax incentives to productions to encourage them to shoot in their state or country because these states and countries know that small businesses and communities will ultimately reap the benefits of the production. today I will be talking about the benefits of film Production on communities and small business.

I created a gratitude list that I prepared to broadcast on Thanksgiving but I didn't publish the recording so I am going to do each item of gratitude as a show. Today I talk about my early exposure to Broadway theater and how that fed my acting bug later in life. I also talk about the gift of the uplifting Christmas movie genre, even if it is super cheesy. Couldn't we all use that right now? 😏

It is always good to reflect after engaging in a creative project for a while and this podcast is considering what is and is not working for the podcast.

In this episode we will be talking about building equipment when you need it fast and/or cheap. I recount a recent event when I needed a piece of equipment that I didn't have on hand and figured out how to make something that fit the same role as the piece of audio equipment that I needed.

There is a hunger for socializing and networking during the pandemic, and today's episode talks about that need, both from a business point of view and from an emotional point of view. We talk about how that "itch" to network can (and should) be scratched right now, how to do it safely during the pandemic and what to do if you can't find a group creating the networking space you desire.

In this episode I talk about the start of the lockdown and what that meant for the in-person work I was doing at the time, and advice for brainstorming a transition to remote work.