On the final episode of Sketch-i-Cast COVID Edition, we interview MICA alumni from 2020: animator Rebecca Luo & illustrator Maria Diaz. Having been over a year since their graduation within the coronavirus, these two lovely introverts go into what they've been doing lately personally and professionally and how much they have grown since their start in college.

To check out more content from the Quiet Kids, visit their Twitter, Discord & Youtube channel below:

twitter.com/QuietKidsRadio

discord.gg/kqTNg9X

www.youtube.com/channel/UCgWVZ8Qh…kq8fz8Pw/featured

In addition, if you'd like to check out more of Rebecca and Maria's individual content, visit them in these links below.

Rebecca's Instagram - www.instagram.com/rebeccazlew/?hl=en

Rebecca's Website - rebeccazluo.com/

Maria's Instagram - www.instagram.com/mariadiaz_art/?hl=en

Maria's Twitter - twitter.com/Mariathehuman_

In continuing Sketch-i-Cast in Pride month 2021, tonight's guest is CCA Animation Student and Online Illustrator / Comic Artist Scott Underwood, a.k.a. vividrogue. Being a young trans man who has gone through quite a journey all the way into young adulthood, this podcast goes into Scott's love of the arts and background growing up different than most people around him.

To check out more awesome content from Scott, visit their linktree right here: linktr.ee/vividrogue

Also, stay tuned every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for his Pride comic, S[Redacted] on Tumblr, Twitter and Instagram.

In honor of Pride month, tonight's latest episode of Sketch-i-Cast centers on MICA freshman/sophomore Gale Freeman and how she started the recent Poetry Society club at the college in its first full year online. We also get into some interesting philosophies behind their process of poetic writing.

To check out more of Gale's content, visit their sites right here: oculiseptima.myportfolio.com/ & www.instagram.com/oculi.septima/?hl=en

On the final May episode of Sketch-i-Cast COVID Edition, MICA animation student Troy B. Smith goes into the struggles of going a whole year of college online and how much the art of animation means to them.

To check out more of Smith's work, visit these sites: troybluesmith.myportfolio.com/ www.instagram.com/blue_hope_from_mars/ & www.youtube.com/channel/UCDvZQxN0sGrL_QVl5pAujJg

With colleges across the country now concluding their academic years with graduating classes, tonight's episode of Sketch-i-Cast focuses on very recent Ringling College animation graduate, Olivia Coucci.

Having went from a highly creative animation student to ending up in prestigious animation studios like Blue Sky and Pixar, Olivia has a very profound knowledge and love of animation, storytelling, filmmaking and other art forms. We spoke together discussing both her experience in college and what she and others feel are the biggest necessities of possibly entering the industry.

To check out more of Olivia's fun artwork and storytelling abilities, visit her at these sites: www.instagram.com/theartfulolive/?hl=en & olivemyart.blogspot.com/?m=1

For tonight's episode of Sketch-i-Cast, we'll be hearing from another friend of mine from UArts.

Ever since her love of animation, cartoons, Beetlejuice and furries, Emma "Peaches" Settes has been pursuing the art of moving images further and further at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Tonight, we spoke about the experience creating her own sophomore student film during the pandemic and UArts' first full year online.

To check out more of Emma's work, visit her Instagram and Deviantart right here: www.instagram.com/beetlewoof/?hl=en & www.deviantart.com/localpeaches

Also, if you'd like to view the UArts sophomore/junior animation showcase of 2021, check it out here on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nti-bH8_bk&t=2s

In honor of the new Sony Pictures Animation film released on Netflix, me and a couple of MICA Animation peers, Rachel Pulido & Lakeisha Felton, sat down to discuss our thoughts on The Mitchells vs. the Machines. Needless to say, we were all on the same page, even if we all had some varying views.

To check out more content from Rachel and Lakeisha, visit their instagram profiles and websites here:

www.instagram.com/rdp.png/?hl=en /

www.instagram.com/lakeisha_creations/?hl=en

rdpulido35.wixsite.com/website

For the last April episode of the podcast, a close artist friend of mine Kristina Garcia(a.k.a. kyunu_kun online) shares her insight on working freelance and the importance of self care as a young artist.

Also, be warned for excessive nerd-out sessions, cause we got a little too carried away in our passions.

To look up more of Kristina's work, visit her info card here: kyunu-kun.carrd.co/

On tonight's latest episode of Sketch-i-Cast, animator/filmmaker/professor Albert Birney goes into his career of exploring the vast possibilities that animation and experimental filmmaking have taken him. These include the vine series turned movie Sylvio, the anthology flick Tux & Fanny and the upcoming Strawberry Mansion.

To check out more of Albert's content, you can visit his website here: abirney.com/

Social Media handles-twitter.com/simplysylvio & www.instagram.com/albertbirney/

Tonight's episode is a little different than the usual Sketch-i-Cast installment, as Lanei & Dante of the I'm Totally Doing OK podcast take over the show. Rather than interviewing them on specific topics of my own choosing, we all just kinda vented on random stuff we're all passionate about, be it mental health, movies, stop-motion, Willem Dafoe, etc.

Also, this episode does feature a lot more risque content than the previous ones, so fair warning that we did get a little too off the handle.

You can follow Lanei and Dante in these links below:

twitter.com/Lanei_Kasir

www.instagram.com/laneilkasir/?hl=en

www.instagram.com/diisco_iinferno/?hl=en

To view the previous episodes of I'm Totally Doing OK, visit the Spotify website right here: open.spotify.com/show/0jnFg47LrcgXYErydvwYXF