Indie Cred

Husband/Comedian, Rick Wood, is in the garage talking about his rough n' tumble life in the entertainment business, his favorite audiences, and his screamo days in the US Air Force. In addition to being one of the funniest stand ups in LA Rick is a musician and segment producer on MTV's Ridiculousness. You can find him at the Lotus Lounge in Hollywood doing stand up. You can read his tweets @Rickw00d and you can hear his tunes at rickwood.bandcamp.com

Big episode this week! Paul Laier joins us to talk about everything under the indie sun. Paul is a stand up, improviser, and he just directed his first feature film!  He tells us about the Florida comedy scene, crowdfunding a feature, and because you can always do I.Y. we give Paul the chance to pitch his next big project to potential financier, "T-Bone." Paul hosts a rad podcast about anger, it's called St. Anger and it can be found on the Nerdist School Network. Plus a very special bonus interview with past guest and dear friend, Kelly Nugent, in a brand new segment called The Sellout Shout Out. Theme music by Moon Mission Death Squad.

Actor, Fiona Rene is on her hustle and she was kind enough to bring us along for the ride! She tells us all about theater, movies, horror, TV, voice acting, futuristic V.R. sex suits and more! This week on Indie Cred. Check her out http://fionarene.com/ Theme music by Moon Mission Death Squad

It's kind of crazy how much Zane and Colin love talking to Sara Newton. She is a director, writer, producer, and a mother fucking LION! Comedy, drama, music videos, Sara can do it all. And between her work with the wildly popular digital sketch group, Nightpantz, and with the new production company she founded, Alpha Leonis Entertainment, she is proving it everyday! Check her out on the web: http://www.nightpantz.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Alphaleonisentertainment/ You'll be glad you did. Theme music By Moon Mission Death Squad.

Director, Mark Potts, puts his sweet buns in the garage this week. We talk about shoe-string budgets, building a production team, and how, in the right situation, alcohol can make all your indie dreams come true! Mark has directed six feature films and is the co-founder of the comedy group, Heckbender. You can find Mark and his work at mrmarkpotts.com, www.youtube.com/user/heckbender on Twitter @mrmarkpotts and you can stream Heckbender's latest feature film, Spaghetti Man on Hulu! Theme music By Moon Mission Death Squad.

In the garage this week, we have the amazing Monika Smith! Monkia is an actor, writer, improviser, model, and free style rapper. She tells us about going blue, being a professional prankster, and the intricacies of Canadian parenting. Monika is the Artistic Director of the Nerdist school stage. You can find her on twitter @missmonikasmith and see her performing at Nerdist with her improv teams, The Faculty, McSmith, and Dramady go to nerdistschool.com/shows to find out when. Theme music by: Moon Mission Death Squad

Joining us in the garage for our second episode is West World's Ptolemy Slokum. Ptolemy talks; working in Hollywood, family, and about how long it can take to achieve your goals, and why that fucking sucks! (and how it's also totally okay) You can follow Ptolemy on Twitter @ptolemy Theme music by: Moon Mission Death Squad

This is it!!! The very first episode of Indie Cred! This week we were lucky enough to have Kelly Nugent in the garage with us! Kelly is an actor, comedian, and head badass in charge of the Nerdist School Podcast Network. Can Kelly teach Indie Cred something about being a legitimate Podcast? Kelly drops some knowledge about creating the content you love, starting over to pursue your passion, and the joys of working for free food. You can find Kelly online at kellyknugent.com, on instagram @kellynugee, and you can listen to all of the awesome shows on the Nerdist School Network nerdistschool.com/podcasts Theme music by: Moon Mission Death Squad