Podcast – BrunchBurgh

We’re exited to kick off the new year by returning to Park Bruges with the team from Devious Maid Productions – Abby Lis-Perlis and returning guest Ayne Terceira. They give us the skinny on their new production, Eldritch’s Asylum, and their mission of breaking traditional female roles in theater. We also discuss the process of making an immersive theatrical experience for audiences, and get into our biggest influences and favorite artists.

Recorded on location at Park Bruges in Highland Park.

For more information on Devious Maid and their inaugural production, Eldrige’s Asylum, visit their website or their Facebook Page, and donate to their IndieGogo campaign.

Follow the show @brunchburgh, online at www.brunchburgh.com, and on iTunes.

Follow Mary on Twitter @maryestew .

Mentioned in the Episode:

Uncumber Theatrics

Mesmeric Revelations of Edgar Allen Poe

Throughline Theatre Company

Episode 6 with Megan Deitz and Debbie Hardin Episode

Feminist Frequency

We’re back for 2015 and kicking off our new year with a special discussion on all-things Serial. We’re joined by past guests Ben Korman and Andy Phillips, along with a special call-in appearance by co-producer Alex Murphy, to dig through our thoughts and theories on the case and discuss just what made this podcast so enticing. Also discussed: the changing face of the legal system since Adnan’s prosecution, our favorite pop-culture endings, and where Serial (and podcasting) go from here.

This episode is (not) brought to you by Mail Chimp. (Kimp?)

Follow the show @brunchburgh, online at www.brunchburgh.com, and on iTunes.

Follow Mary on Twitter @maryestew .

 

Mentioned in this Episode:

Serial

The Innocence Project

Slate’s Serial Spoiler Podcast

Tommy Westphal Theory

We’re back in Mary’s own kitchen with a home-cooked brunch with her partners in sketch comedy, James Jamison and Ben Korman of The Big Deal. We get into our biggest comedic influences and the process of writing, producing, and performing a sketch comedy. Also: the comedic undertones of the X-Files, the great Yam vs. Sweet Potato debate, and the traumatic grade school experiences that made us who we are today. As a bonus, Mary’s roommate, Andy, stops by to make this episode dirtier than necessary.

The Brightness Darkly will be performed at Arcade Comedy Theater in downtown Pittsburgh on Friday, October 31 at 10:00. For more information visit our Facebook Events page. For tickets, click here.

Follow The Big Deal on Facebook, or check out our Vimeo page to watch our previous live show, A Christmas Carol in July.

Follow the show @brunchburgh, online at www.brunchburgh.com, and on iTunes.

Follow Mary on Twitter @maryestew .

Mentioned in this Episode:

Episode 29: Cookin’ Up Characters with james Jamison

Episode 42: Stories from the City with AP Collector

Emporio: A Meatball Joint

The Maker Theater

We’re in Upper Lawrenceville trading stories with blogger and podcaster Genevieve Barbee, aka the AP Collector. She shares her journey into the world of story collection and why it’s important to at this point in Pittsburgh’s history. Also: breaking off your expected path in life, territorial Pittsburgh neighborhoods, and Genevieve’s emotional experience at the US Mint.

Recorded on location at Dive Bar & Grill in Upper Lawrenceville.

For more of Genevieve and the AP Collection, visit their website or follow them on Twitter @APCollector.

Follow the show @brunchburgh, online at www.brunchburgh.com, and on iTunes.

Follow Mary on Twitter @maryestew .

Mentioned in this Episode:

Ello

Haunted Pittsburgh Tours

US Mint

We’re thrilled to have back one of our favorite guests, Tara Sherry-Torres of Cafe Con Leche, for this special, bite-sized episode. Coming to you from the new Cafe Con Leche space (formally Quiet Storm), Tara updates us on all of her progress over the past 6 months and fills us in on the great events still to come. Also discussed: What other great december holidays are there? Are we both taking on too many projects? And was anyone else let down by the end of Harry Potter?

Follow Tara and Cafe Con Leche on Twitter @CafeLechePGH, on Facebook, and on her website.

Follow the show @brunchburgh, online at www.brunchburgh.com, and on iTunes.

Follow Mary on Twitter @maryestew .

For more of Tara, check out her last appearance on the show: Episode 23: Creating Community with Cafe Con Leche

Mentioned in this episode:

Salud PGH

The AP Collector

Unblurred First Fridays

We’re in the Strip talking all things creative with Erika Johnson, Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse. We dig into the culture of makers and builders that have transformed Pittsburgh into a destination for creative personalities, and moving beyond the image of “guys with beards”. Also discussed: The perils of buying vintage, breaking racial boundaries, and a brief history of Dia De Los Muertos.

Recorded on location at Marty’s Market in the Strip District.

For more information about the Pittsburgh for Creative Reuse, visit their website at .

Follow Erika on Twitter @smallerstill.

Follow the show @brunchburgh, online at www.brunchburgh.com, and on iTunes.

Follow Mary on Twitter @maryestew .

Mentioned in this Episode:

Pittsburgh Furniture Company

Auction Your Posessions

Construction Junction

Creative Labor Exchange

Bunker Projects

Episode 23 with Cafe Con Leche

What’s Up? (maybe cut)

We return to Regent Square for a engaging talk with author JJ Hensley. JJ shares his experiences in the publishing industry and his insights into writing, including the importance of developing a voice, the business of eBooks, and what makes Pittsburgh a great setting for a mystery. Also: the creative side of marathon running, the problems of Huntington, WV, and the evolution of social media.

Recorded on location at Square Cafe in Regent Square.

For more information on JJ Hensely and his work, visit his website Hensley Books, or visit his author page on Amazon.

Follow the show @brunchburgh, online at www.brunchburgh.com, and on iTunes.

Follow Mary on Twitter @maryestew .

Mentioned in this Episode:

John Verdon

Gwen Florio

Vince Flynn

Books Set In…

Coca Cafe

We’re in Lawrenceville for Restaurant Week with Heather Mediate, Program Director for the Girls Coalition of Southwest Pennsylvania. We get into the role of women’s advocacy organizations in Pittsburgh, and how they are opening countless new opportunities for young women in the city. Also: translating Pittsburgese, adventures in urban gardening, and picking out our favorite Ice Bucket Challenges.

Recorded on location at Tender in Lawrenceville.

Follow the show @brunchburgh, online at www.brunchburgh.com, and on iTunes.

Follow Mary on Twitter @maryestew .

Follow Heather on Twitter @HeatherMediate.

To learn more about Girls Coalition of Southwest Pennsylvania, visit their website at girlscoalitionswpa.org/

Mentioned in this Episode:

Day of the Girl

Episode 38 w/ Nina Barbuto

Row House Cinema

Ice Bucket Challange

We’re on vacation from the Burgh and bringing you this bite-size episode from Philadelphia, PA! Joining us are theater artists J Colie McClellan and Mark Kennedy, whose show, They Call Me Arethusa, will be playing at the 2014 Philadelphia Fringe Arts festival. We talk about the show origins as an outlet for stories about domestic violence, the process of working with victims to develop the story, and where they want to take it from here.

Recorded on location at Cedar Point Bar and Kitchen in Philadelphia, PA.

Follow the show @brunchburgh, online at www.brunchburgh.com, and on iTunes.

Follow Mary on Twitter @maryestew .

Learn more about They Call Me Arethusa on their website Arethusa Speaks.

For showtimes and tickets, or to learn more about the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, visit the Fringe Arts website.

Follow Colie on Twitter @coliemclellan or visit her website coliemclellan.com.

Follow Mark on Twitter @echolocated.

Mentioned in this Episode:

Women’s Center of Montgomery County, PA

Women Against Abuse

Laurel House

Lutheran Settlement House

Piccolo Spoleto Festival

My Sister’s House

Fractured Atlas

Pig Iron Theater Company

We’ve trekked up to Allentown to check out Sweet Peaches and to interview our much anticipated and long-awaited meetup with Nina Barbuto from Assemble. An authority on dynamic field of creative technology, she has a lot to share about the role of engineers in society, the financial realities of invention, and the challenges of making technology accessible to the general public. Also discussed: Pittsburgh vs Los Angeles, creative serendipity, and where technology is going to drive this city.

Recorded on location at Sweet Peaches in the Allentown neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. Follow them on Twitter @eatsweetpeaches.

Follow the show @brunchburgh, online at www.brunchburgh.com, and on iTunes.

Follow Mary on Twitter @maryestew .

Follow Nina on Twitter @nbarbuto.

To learn more about Assemble, visit their website at assemble.org or follow them on Twitter @assemblepgh.

Learn more about the Carnegie Stem Girls at the Carnegie Science Center.

Mentioned in this Episode:

Pittsburgh Comedy Festival

Southern California Institute of Architecture

Tech Shop Pittsburgh

East Liberty Farmer’s Market

Zenith

LACE (LA Contemporary Exhibitions)

Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre