As we all hunker down in quarantine and social distancing, please listen to this important conversation at an important time. Listen to Levi Meerovich, producer with Dog Stuff, Playwright, Performer and all around artist, talk about what it means to be an artist, especially in the face of adversity, and why now more than ever we need artists, art and each other.  

Dave Gau is one of the hardest working men in Richmond. Entrepreneur, Improv King, Animator, Cartoonist, the list goes on. Spend some time with him on this weeks episode as we talk about the art of illustration and the power of the panel. We also talk about "being busy" and how we often misconstrue that as being productive. You can find Dave performing at CSZ Richmond or check out his work at www.davegau.com.

Steve Boyd is an Emmy winning director and producer and we chat about several of his stories, his process, the man himself and how he ended up where he is now. You can view most of Steve's work on the Henrico County YouTube Channel and searching for the pieces we talk specifically, "ORBIT" and "Aging out of the Foster Care System". 

This was such great conversation about how food can be a story telling medium, and what it means to be a reviewer and critic.Robey is food journalist for CBS 6 News and other local/national publications covering all manner of dining and drinking. Find Robey predominantly over at WTVR CBS 6 as a co-host of the food podcast "Eat It, Virginia", author of Richmond's restaurant "hot list” or wherever the good French fries are.

Other places to read Robey: Richmond Magazine, Virginia Living, Style Weekly, Richmond Times Dispatch, Beer Advocate, Richmond Grid, Tilt.com, Chesterfield Observer, Marcostyle.com and Virginia Craft Beer Magazine. Follow her food-centric life at @callmerobey and @eatitvirginia on Instagram.

Lucretia Anderson is an artist, educator, coach, and mentor and you should not miss this week’s episode! She shares some wonderful and poignant stories about her past and how she has discovered her purpose through her own experiences. Her story and her attitude is inspiring, this is a must listen episode. You can find the link to the video as well as the events and workshops mentioned in the episode at facebook.com/voxhumanacollective.

Chandler Hubbard is a Richmond based playwright and actor whose newest script, Molly House, is being produced as stage reading as a part of Richmond Triangle Players Winter New Works series. Event information for Molly House can be found on Facebook or through www.rtriangle.org

Richmond Music veterans, legends and all around good guys, Dusty and Jeremy Simmons sat down with me and talked about lives dedicated to making music, the importance of family and risk taking, and choosing to prioritize fulfillment and purpose over "should do's" and the "easy" way. You can find show dates for Dusty playing with the Cris Jacobs band through their facebook page and website, and you can get their new album "Color Where You Are" wherever you buy records and music. You can also catch him playing with Fear of Music, a Talking Heads Tribute Band or The Big Payback, a James Brown tribute band. Jeremy can be found most days helping others make their own music at his Elephant Ear Recording and Producing studio and is also performing through the month of December and January with the Gold Sauce, a funk-blues-soul band, as well as alongside longtime friends and bandmates in Skydog, an Allman Brothers Tribute Band. Enjoy!

There are no adequate words to describe the being that is Anthony Cosby. His energy and joy are contagious and frankly he is just a force of nature. This episode was so much fun as we talked about everything from religion and spirituality, to middle school, to how he acquired the "hyphen Knowles" to his name. In fact you can see the story he describes about his interaction with Beyonce at this link. You can also see him performing as a featured vocalist in the Riverside Christmas Spectacular at the Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg VA, running through 12/29, or performing Sammy Davis Jr. songs alongside some of Richmond's most beloved crooners and singers as a part of the RVA Rat Pack, performing one night only, 12/7 at the Dominion Energy Center. Tickets are still available for the 2pm show!

This weeks episode is the one and only Bianca Bryan. You know her voice, its everywhere! From being the voice of VPM, performing in the upcoming production of Urinetown at Theatrelab, to creating her Voice Over company, VoiceOverVA.Com. In this episode we talk about all those things along with approach to creating characters and specifically what it means to play the “bad guy”. 

CJ talks about why Pandas are useless, the effects of having an overnight viral post on facebook (60k shares!) and touches on dealing with grief. This may be the most entertaining episode yet, and I had a blast recording it! You can see CJ portray reporter Michael McCormack in "Lombardi" running at Firehouse Theatre 11/10 through 11/23.