Spoken Dreams

By KTLA Audio Network

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What's Spoken Dreams about?

A storytelling podcast from KTLA 5 in Los Angeles. Each week, Aspiring actors, musicians, models, filmmakers and more share their stories and experiences of working to fulfill their dreams in L.A.'s entertainment industry.

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Spoken Dreams episodes:

03.09.2020
Paul Beahan, Maliwu: Malibu Canyon Music Festival
Paul Beahan is an entrepreneur, producer, and the founder of Manimal Records. He was born in San Diego, and was always interested in the music business as a child. He even started his own imaginary record labels as a kid....
03.02.2020
Angela Martini, Former Miss Universe Model/Life Coach
Angela Martini is a former model and Miss Universe pageant title holder turned Life coach, film producer, and author. She was born in Albania after the fall of communism and had an fairytale childhood, but after civil war broke out...
02.24.2020
Binx, Pop Artist
Binx is a pop artist originally from South Africa. She grew up in small towns without a lot of venues for entertainment, so people became the entertainment, and Binx found out early on that she loved being in the spotlight....
02.10.2020
Manny Garcia, Educator/Clothing Designer
Manny Garcia is an educator, creative, and clothing designer. He was born in Texas and raised primarily in Michigan. He grew up surrounded by music, which ignited his creativity, but despite that passion, Manny pursued teaching. Later, his ambitions outgrew...
02.03.2020
Asha Dahya, Host/Author
Asha Dahya is a journalist, a Ted X speaker, host, and author. She was born in England, but spent most of her childhood in Australia. Since a young age, Asha has always been talkative and loved performing. She had aspirations to...
01.27.2020
Zara Alexandrova, Fashion Stylist
Zara Alexandrova is a stylist and fashion consultant. She was born in Armenia and grew up in Russia. Since childhood, Zara always had an eye for fashion. She loved putting together outfits for school, and was even known to alter...
01.20.2020
Heather Daughtry, Actress/Host
Heather Daughtry is an actress and host from Los Angeles. Heather grew up with a love for the performing arts, and was always seeking ways to be creative. She enjoyed dancing, music, and is even a violinist. But when college...
01.13.2020
Vida Ghaffari, Actress
Vida Ghaffari is an actress originally from the Washington, D.C. area. Her father was a scientist and her mother, an artist and art teacher. Vida is of Iranian descent and grew up during a time where anti-Iranian sentiment was prevalent...
01.06.2020
Greg Maness, Actor/Aspiring Writer
Greg Maness is an actor and aspiring writer. His father was in the military, so while he was born in the Netherlands, his family moved around every couple of years. Because of this, Greg found it difficult to put down...
12.30.2019
AyseDeniz Gokcin, Pianist/Composer
AyseDeniz Gokcin is a concert pianist and composer. She is originally from the city of Ankara, Turkey. AyseDeniz was almost quite literally born into music. Much of her childhood was spent seated at a piano, and by 5-years-old she was...
12.02.2019
Nick Dardes, Aspiring Screenwriter
Nick Dardes is originally from the small town of Beaufort, South Carolina. He describes himself as an aspiring writer, but also says he’s the guy who is willing to do just about anything in the entertainment industry. His love for film began...
11.18.2019
Goldie Chan, Storyteller
Goldie Chan is a storyteller, strategist, and writer. She grew up in Oakland among several diverse communities, which informs the types of stories she aims to share now. Having always been a creative, Goldie marches to the beat of her...
11.11.2019
Lexx Fusco, Writer
Lexx Fusco is a writer originally from a small suburb outside Philideplphia, Pennsylvania. She grew up an outsider. Not having many friends in her town, Lexx made friends with the characters she watched on TV. The television shows she fell in love...
10.14.2019
Melissa Gottlieb, Singer-songwriter
Melissa Gottlieb is a singer-songwriter born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. Melissa comes from a musical family, so naturally she took to music herself. She loved singing and spent most of her time in her bedroom belting out...
09.30.2019
Sarah Lightman, Singer-songwriter/Recording Artist
Sarah Lightman is a singer-songwriter and recording artist from the small town of Hightstown, New Jersey. She grew up in a family of artists and musicians. Naturally Sarah wanted to follow a similar path, but didn’t quite know exactly where...
09.23.2019
Heidi Luerra, RAW Natural Born Artists
Heidi Luerra is the founder and CEO of RAW Natural Born artists, an organization that spotlights independent artists and creatives and provides them with tools, resources, and exposure to help them thrive in their creative careers. Originally from Redding, California,...
09.16.2019
Cristina Vargas, Actress
Cristina Vargas is an actress and aspiring model & voice actor. She grew up in Hollywood surrounded by the entertainment industry, but didn’t know until later that she would be pursuing a career as a performer. Cristina was shy growing up, and...
09.09.2019
Peter Moffatt, Actor/Filmmaker
Peter Moffatt is a Hollywood hopeful by way of Missouri. Peter describes growing up as an inside kid—mostly staying indoors and becoming enthralled with television. Sadly, when he was still just a kid, Peter’s father passed away, and Peter was...
09.02.2019
Jonathan Chance, Writer/Director
Jonathan Chance is a writer, director, comic book writer, and voice over artist from Essex, England. Jonathan’s passion for storytelling began at an early age. He and his brother developed a love for movies, and it wasn’t long before they began making...
08.26.2019
Alicia Rosalie, Clothing Designer/Entrepreneur
Alicia Rosalie is an entrepreneur and the co-founder of the Self-Love Club clothing label. She is also the founder of The Love Club Foundation non-profit organization. Alicia grew up in the North Hollywood area of Los Angeles surrounded by art...
08.19.2019
Bailee Payne, Aspiring Actress/Film & Television Writer
Bailee Payne is an aspiring actress and film and television writer. She was born in a small town in Minnesota. The daughter of a minister, Bailee grew up in a very conservative and religious household. Needless to say, when Bailee...
08.12.2019
Keith Leach, Aspiring Media Personality
Keith Leach is an aspiring media personality and Bobby's former KTLA intern! Originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Keith came to KTLA as a rising senior majoring in communications at USC, however, pursuing a career in communications wasn't always the path Keith was...
08.05.2019
Justin Cole & Dan Picarel, The Underclassmen
Justin Cole and Dan Picarel are two musicians who make up the pop band The Underclassmen. Originally from Syracuse, New York, Justin and Dan found their ways to music in very different ways, but when they met in high school,...
07.29.2019
Episode 100: B. Dave Walters Returns
We're celebrating 100 episodes of Spoken Dreams! To commemorate the milestone, B. Dave Walters returns to the podcast to give an update on what's happened since his previous visit last year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...
07.22.2019
Chelsea Sik, Actress and Model
Chelsea Sik is an aspiring actress and model currently attending USC’s prestigious BFA in acting program. Born in Malaysia, she realized her dream of acting at an extremely early age, and ultimately her ambition convinced her parents to let her...
07.15.2019
Monnaa Hassan, Aspiring Television Writer/Comedian
Monnaa Hassan in an aspiring television writer and comedian. Monnaa grew up in a multi-cultural household and traveled frequently between Southern California and Cairo, Egypt. Growing up knowing the turmoil between the United States and the Middle East led Monnaa...
07.08.2019
RiRia, Multi-platform Artist
RiRia is an actor, musician, designer, and more. Originally from Tokyo, Japan, RiRia was already an incredibly accomplished professional flutist at a very young age. After winning troves of awards, and even playing music for the Olympics, RiRia longed for...
07.01.2019
Kyle Stefanski, Actor/Producer
Kyle Stefanski is an actor, producer, and philanthropist originally from Cleveland, Ohio. Despite taking up a heavy interest in sports, particularly ice hockey, Kyle felt the arts were always calling to him. Having been born into a banking family, however,...
06.24.2019
Ariane Andrew, "Queen of All Trades"/Former WWE Star
Ariane Andrew is a self-proclaimed “Queen of All Trades”. She’s an actress, a fempreneur, host, philanthropist, and more. Ariane is perhaps best known by WWE fans as Cameron of the wrestling tag-team The Funkadactyls. Before finding herself in the world...
06.17.2019
Nate Gray, Actor
Nate Gray is an actor originally from La Crosse, Wisconsin. Pursuing a career as an actor had never been a thought in Nate's mind for many, many years. Growing up in small-town America, he spent a lot of his childhood on a...
06.10.2019
Kirill & Filipp Revega, Actors/Models
Kirill and Filipp Revega are two actors, models and social media influencers. They call themselves the "Twins from Russia." Born and raised in a small city in Russia, the twins were recording videos of themselves and their friends at an...
06.03.2019
Roberto Quinn, Entertainment Digital Strategist
Roberto Quinn is a digital strategist specializing in creative strategies for the entertainment industry, celebrities, and TV shows. Originally from Guatemala, Roberto is naturally a social butterfly. After moving to Texas, he took advantage of social media platforms early on...
05.27.2019
Keli Price, Actor/Director
Keli Price is an actor, director, and producer from Long Island, New York. Raised by a musician father and a mother in the fashion business, Keli grew up surrounded by the arts. Keli struggled in school, and the things adults...
05.20.2019
Danica Kennedy, Art Director
Danica Kennedy is an art director for photoshoots who works alongside her friend and business partner Alena Mealy. Together, they create vibrant and surreal images that have been featured in notable publications and have a growing list of celebrity clients....
05.13.2019
Emir Horton, Actor/Producer
Emir Horton is an aspiring actor and producer originally from Philadelphia. Emir says the notion to be an actor just came to him one day when he was a kid, but at best, it seemed like an impossible idea that he...
05.06.2019
NOVA, Musician
Sameh Marey is a musician, guitarist, and singer-songwriter going by the name NOVA. He is originally from Egypt, but is now in Los Angeles pursuing his dreams of stardom. NOVA developed a deep connection with music at a very young...
04.29.2019
Amy Lesneski, Actress
Amy Lesneski is an aspiring actress originally from Michigan. Amy always knew in her gut that she would one day be an actress, but as she got further into adulthood, those aspirations slowly began to fade away in favor of pursuing a...
04.22.2019
Alena Savostikova, Actress
Alena Savostikova is an actress originally from Russia. Alena comes from an athletic background, and was playing tennis professionally for years, often traveling to the U.S. to compete in tournaments. Eventually, her family made the decision to move to the United States...
04.15.2019
Jonathan Baker, Director/Producer
Jonathan Baker is a producer, writer, and director of films like Inconceivable and Becoming Iconic. In addition to being filmmaker, Jonathan is also a hotel owner and has his own aromatherapy product line. Jonathan grew up in New York City in...
04.01.2019
Benjamin Schnau, Actor/Singer
Benjamin Schnau is an actor and singer from Germany. Ben got his start performing when, as a child, he was cast as part of a German boy band. It was an eye-opening experience for Ben, and when he got to...
03.25.2019
Lorène & Marine Alayse, Singer-songwriters
Lorène and Marine Alayse are twin sisters from a small town near Lyon, France. Together, they make up the music group L Y S. For the twins, these 3 letters are steeped in meaning. Chasing big dreams wasn't something you just...
03.18.2019
K-von Moezzi, Comedian
K-von Moezzi is a comedian originally from Reno, Nevada. The son of an Iranian father and American mother, K-von proudly holds the self-proclaimed title of "most famous half-Persian comedian." K-von spent most of his childhood growing up in Las Vegas...
03.11.2019
Sciarra, Electronic Pop Artist
Sciarra is electronic pop artist, singer, and producer originally from Anaheim, California. She grew up doing musical theater and singing. Eventually, she began writing her own lyrics and decided she wanted to write her own original music, but didn't know how to...
02.18.2019
Gia Gunn, Drag Performer/Activist
Gia Gunn is a drag performer, artist, and activist originally from the suburbs of Chicago. She is best known for appearing on Season 6 of "RuPaul's Drag Race" and Season 4 of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars." Growing up, Gia was very in...
02.11.2019
Katie Ferrara, Singer-songwriter
Katie Ferrara is a singer-songwriter from Eagle Rock. Katie was a shy girl growing up, but she always had a desire to sing. To help draw her out of her shell, she joined the school choir, and her love for performing grew....
01.28.2019
Matt Beurois, Director
Matt Beurois is a film director originally from France. As a boy in France, Matt didn’t even know what movies were for much of the early parts of his life. It wasn’t until the 90s when he saw his first American film...
01.21.2019
Christina Cooper, Filmmaker/Actress
Christina Cooper is a director, producer, actor and model. She grew up in Los Angeles and had a troubled home life that would lead her to start making some bad decisions. By high school, she had relocated to South Central,...
01.14.2019
Patrick Hill, Actor
Patrick Hill is an actor from from Middletown, Ohio. As a toddler, Patrick’s mom got him into modeling for catalogues, and by 8-years-old he was signed to an agency. It wasn’t until Patrick saw himself in his first commercial that...
01.07.2019
Chase Bell, Songwriter/Music Artist
Chase Bell is songwriter, music producer, and artist originally from New Jersey. He was drawn to the piano and guitar, and could often be found practicing his craft or studying all different kinds of music genres. To further hone his skills...
12.31.2018
Izzy Presley, Radio Host/Musician
Izzy Presley is a musician, radio host, podcast host, and comedian. Born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Izzy was raised on rock and roll music. He grew up listening to Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings. At 4...

What's Spoken Dreams about?

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Spoken Dreams episodes:

Paul Beahan, Maliwu: Malibu Canyon Music Festival

Angela Martini, Former Miss Universe Model/Life Coach

Binx, Pop Artist

Manny Garcia, Educator/Clothing Designer

Asha Dahya, Host/Author

Zara Alexandrova, Fashion Stylist

Heather Daughtry, Actress/Host

Vida Ghaffari, Actress

Greg Maness, Actor/Aspiring Writer

AyseDeniz Gokcin, Pianist/Composer

Nick Dardes, Aspiring Screenwriter

Goldie Chan, Storyteller

Lexx Fusco, Writer

Melissa Gottlieb, Singer-songwriter

Sarah Lightman, Singer-songwriter/Recording Artist

Heidi Luerra, RAW Natural Born Artists

Cristina Vargas, Actress

Peter Moffatt, Actor/Filmmaker

Jonathan Chance, Writer/Director

Alicia Rosalie, Clothing Designer/Entrepreneur

Bailee Payne, Aspiring Actress/Film & Television Writer

Keith Leach, Aspiring Media Personality

Justin Cole & Dan Picarel, The Underclassmen

Episode 100: B. Dave Walters Returns

Chelsea Sik, Actress and Model

Monnaa Hassan, Aspiring Television Writer/Comedian

RiRia, Multi-platform Artist

Kyle Stefanski, Actor/Producer

Ariane Andrew, "Queen of All Trades"/Former WWE Star

Nate Gray, Actor

Kirill & Filipp Revega, Actors/Models

Roberto Quinn, Entertainment Digital Strategist

Keli Price, Actor/Director

Danica Kennedy, Art Director

Emir Horton, Actor/Producer

NOVA, Musician

Amy Lesneski, Actress

Alena Savostikova, Actress

Jonathan Baker, Director/Producer

Benjamin Schnau, Actor/Singer

Lorène & Marine Alayse, Singer-songwriters

K-von Moezzi, Comedian

Sciarra, Electronic Pop Artist

Gia Gunn, Drag Performer/Activist

Katie Ferrara, Singer-songwriter

Matt Beurois, Director

Christina Cooper, Filmmaker/Actress

Patrick Hill, Actor

Chase Bell, Songwriter/Music Artist

Izzy Presley, Radio Host/Musician