Cosplay allows the inner child to come out and play.  Cosplay is a medium for pursuing excellence, passion, process, design, lifelong learning, and artistry.  It hits on all of the colors with which The Learning Vibes Podcast paints.  In this episode, you will learn more about cosplay from the mother-son duo of Heidi and Josh Smith.  Josh and Heidi have spent the last fifteen years in the cosplay world.  Their joy is infectious.  Their process is substantive.  Their explanations of how cosplay has enhanced their lives is worthy of your careful consideration.       

To hear the stories of two cosplay enthusiasts is to recognize that artistry, lifelong learning, and personal growth prevail in individual lives and within the cosplay community wholistically.  In this episode of The Learning Vibes Podcast, you will hear from Heidi Smith and her son, Joshua Smith.  They have been involved in Cosplay for over fifteen years.  You will learn about how they got involved in cosplay, and you will hear about their embodiment of multiple characters, including Harley Quinn, Spider Man, and more.  Within the discussion, you will learn of their passion for the freedom, aesthetics, and emotions that cosplay can provide.

Shelba Waldron from USA Gymnastics shares how a 2017 law changed the ethos of an entire support.  The "Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act" of 2017 shifted gymnastics--the way it was coached and practiced across the United States.  This episode, though, transcends gymnastics.  It will be a useful listen for coaches, athletes, performing artists, and parents across all sports and performing arts events.

This episode of The Learning Vibes Podcast continues a great discussion with Dr. Chelsea Pierotti.  Dr. Pierotti works with dancers by applying principles of sport psychology.  Sport psychology is for everyone, and its principles can be broadly applied.  Learn more about training for strong mental performance in all of your endeavors.  Also, in this episode, Dr. Pierotti and Shelba Waldron from USA Gymnastics share their thoughts on performing arts competition, its values, and its perils.  Da discusses with each of them what it means for performing arts and athletics competition to be done “well.”        

In this episode of The Learning Vibes Podcast, you will learn about mental performance for athletes, performing artists, and others who aim for a beyond-status-quo performance.  Our guest is Dr. Chelsea Pierotti.  Dr. Pierotti is a teaching professor at the University of Colorado Boulder and a consultant to performing artists.  Join us and find value in enhancing your mentality toward performance.  

Happy New Year from The Learning Vibes Podcast.  Vibe on this episode again.  It takes us all the way back to September of 2019--our second episode.  In this episode, you'll hear from Choreographer, Emily Ashburn; Visual Artist, Martha Kelly; and Musician, Nathan Sickmeier.  They share their artistic process and how learning is bolstered through that process.  

In this episode of The Learning Vibes Podcast, you will learn the four steps of the Question Formulation Technique (QFT).  Guest-host, Kimberly Douglas and the Right Question Institute’s Sarah Westbrook start with a focus prompt and work through the QFT process.  QFT is useful for educators, parents, students, and professionals.  It can help you refine your question-asking skills and elevate critical thinking.  You can learn more about the Right Question Institute at rightquestion.org   

Guest-Editor and guest-host:  Kimberly Douglas

Guest-Editor:  Brandy Englert

In this episode of The Learning Vibes Podcast, guest-host, Kimberly Douglas, and guest-editor, Brandy Englert, share some thoughts about questioning in the classroom and in lifelong learning efforts.  Then, Kimberly talks with Sarah Westbrook from the Right Question Institute (rightquestion.org).  Hear about the power of asking questions, cultural norms surrounding the value of questions, and the benefit of questions.  

You met Michael Krueger in the August episode of The Learning Vibes Podcast.  In both August and September, we heard about his composing process, and we listened to one of his compositions as he talked us through it.  Professor Krueger, though, has a lot of lessons to offer us about leadership and promoting strong organizations.  In this episode, he shares strategies and skills needed by all leaders.  Whether you are an arts educator, leader of a non-profit, small business owner, or CEO, the lessons from Professor Krueger in this episode can help you be both more effective and efficient. 

In this episode of The Learning Vibes Podcast, we continue our conversation with music  composer, Michael Krueger.  Hear how he got started as a composer at an early age.  Hear, too, about some influences on his composing.  In this episode, Michael also talks about his compositional process from idea generation through finished manuscript.  The episode closes with thoughts on fulfillment and happiness in the life of an artist.  Find Michael Krueger at michaelkruegermusik.com