For the opener to our Second Season, we begin by talking about a wonderful program that gives a voice to those on the Autism Spectrum to tell the stories they want to tell, including in an Animated fashion! Tawd talks about the program and how it came to be by building layer upon layer. If you are thinking about starting a program helping those who are differently abled, Tawd has some excellent advice for you! Check them out at http://tinktankanimate.com

Thanks to Inside Animation's new Producer, Venus Banuelos, for getting me in touch with Tawd!

In the Season 1 Finale, I visit Canada (well, virtually anyway) and chat with Medhat Hanbali, a composer who works on the popular Canadian stop-motion animation series Movement Deluxe. We talk about the differences between composing for a film versus a series and how there's much more pressure in the latter. Also, how writing songs in a series is a bit backwards and as usual, incredible advice including why you should study film making if you want to be a composer. 

In this episode, we talk with the current voice of Donald Duck, Daniel Ross! We talk about getting into the booth, the preparation it takes to be a professional voice actor in cartoons and video games, as well as great advice any aspiring voice actor should heed. And another "How we met" segment where my guest gives you the options to guess from! Don't worry, this time it's easy. Follow Daniel on all social media at @actordanielross or visit his website www.actordanielross.com

This week I chat with Rebecca Swenson, aka Becka Bunss, an animator, 2D Rigger, and Jill-of-all-trades freelancer. We talk about 2D vs 3D rigging, how different artists have different styles and influences among other things. Plus if you've been listening to the podcast from the beginning, you'll find out that I lie in the first minute of this episode. Did you spot the lie? 

This week we delve into the realm of Cosplay. How long it takes to make a costume, how much it costs, and the incredible cosplay community. Also we talk about how Cosplay is the ultimate end of the animation process by creating characters so beloved that fans want to dress up as those characters. Also we return to the "How we met" segment where we find out how Julia and I knew each other before the podcast. 

Sorry guys, no new episode this week, but I will keep trying to get new guests and will have a new episode next week. Until then, I suggest going back and listening to an earlier episode you may have missed!

This week I talk with Animation Producer Tom T. about what a producer in animation does and how that's different from live action. We also get into how he rose from an animator to become a producer on the Iron Man, Hulk, and Biker Mice from Mars cartoons. Plus great advice both for aspiring producers and voice actors! 

This week I talk with Pat Fraley, the voice of Krang in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles among many other voices, who is a Voice Acting Teacher or "Voice Trainer". We talk about how he started teaching, his methods, and Hollywood's stance on aging actors, even in the VO world. Plus we get into great advice and how we met! Want to have Pat as a teacher? Check out his website at www.patfraley.com

This week I talk with my friend Daniel Kahn, who is a Production Coordinator at Nickelodeon, about putting together a show like MiddleMost Post, the round-about way that he got into Animation, and what Disney movie inspired him to Keep Moving Forward. 

This week I talk with Jeff LaFlamme who worked on Garfield, Bobby's World, and the Simpsons among others as a Storyboard artist, an animator, a character/prop designer, and storyboard clean-up among other things. We focus on what a storyboard artist does and where they fit in to the general scheme of Animation creation. Plus great advice thrown in as well.