Starving Artists

This week I am delighted to share with you all the conversation I had with Stanley Morgan. Stanley trained at LAMDA and since graduating is known for I Used to Be Famous, The Sandman and Argylle. It was a real pleasure to talk to him and I think you're all really going to get a lot from this one. I want to thank Stanley for his openness, honesty and passion for his craft.

Art of the Week: A Meditation on Grief by Cardinal Basil Hume - Stanley's pick

Consolations by David Whyte (poetry collection) - Dan's pick

Artist Spotlight of the Week: Mikey DeFillipis (Actor), Gilbert Kyem Jr. (Actor), Gabrielle Morgan a.k.a Lalley, Lawrence Mitchell (Actor and Tutor) - Stan's picks

Leonard Cohen (Musican and Poet) - Dan's pick

Stanley's Artistic Role Model: Daniel Day-Lewis (Actor)

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This week we welcome the supremely talented Georgie Bailey to Starving Artists. George is a playwright, poet, producer and co-founder of Chewboy Productions. I have always admired Georgie as a writer since seeing the wonderfully surreal 'Tethered'. Not only is his work moving, truthful and often absurd (in the best of ways!), but I think he challenges the conventions and form of theatre itself in many of his pieces. His next project is 'these words that'll linger like ghosts till the day I drop down dead' at The Pleasance Theatre, Islington and I'M IN IT!! Please come along and support. 13th-24th June, tickets can be found here: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/these-words-thatll-linger-ghosts-till-day-i-drop-down-dead

Art of the Week:

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith (Song) - Georgie's pick

The Madness of Grief by Reverend Richard Cole (Book) - Dan's pick

Artist Spotlight of the Week:

Max Porter (Writer) - Georgie's pick

Steven Bartlett at Diary of a CEO (Podcast Host) - Dan's pick

Georgie's Artistic Role Model: Chris Sonnet (Artistic Director)

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This week we grace your earholes from the beautiful Charlotte, Vermont. I spent ten days here and was struck by the natural beauty, the open and kind nature of the people and how Vermont might be the best kept secret the USA has to offer. Joining me this week is friend of the podcast and native Vermonter Gianna Kiehl. I was in a rather difficult headspace when we had this conversation, but I think it produced a really great conversation between two friends.

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Art of the Week:

Schmigadoon (TV Series) - Gianna's Pick

Streets of London by Ralph McTell (Song) - Dan's Pick

Artist Spotlight of the Week:

Juno Temple (Actor) & Octavia E. Butler (Author) - Gianna's Pick

The Tallest Man on Earth a.k.a Kristian Matsson (Musician) - Dan's Pick

Welcome back, as we start the second half of season one. This week I am honoured to have been talking to the wonderful Michael Defilippis. Michael is an actor living in Brooklyn, New York. He trained at LAMDA and has worked extensively in theatre. However, most of our discussion falls on the topics of God, the ego, the nature of the mind and consciousness, spiritual awakenings, plus a whole realm of other topics. Michael's story is very unique and I hope you get as much from listening to this as I got from chatting to him.

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Art of the Week:

Magma by Naomi Asaturyan (Play) & The Emptiness of Compassion Ep163 of Here and Now (Podcast) - Michael's pick's

Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) by Train (Song) & Waking Up (Meditation App) - Dan's pick's

Artist Spotlight of the Week:

Naomi Asaturyan (Actor & Writer) + Stanley Morgan (Actor) + Ram Das (Spiritual Teacher) & Divarshi (Spiritual Teacher) - Michael's pick's

Andrea von Kampen (Musician) + Ajahn Chah (Buddhist Teacher) + Ajahn Sumedho (Buddhist Teacher) & Alan Watts (Writer & Speaker) - Dan's pick's

Michael's Artistic Role Model(s): Lev Dodin (Theatre Director) & Brian McManaman (Actor & Teacher)

We have a very special episode this week. My beautiful friend Gianna Kiehl is returning to America after almost eight years living in the U.K. This episode is a discussion of the bond we have formed over the past eight years and the love we share. We also explore topics such as the dichotomy between British and American culture, race, gender identity, finding meaning in life, what both of us want in the future, plus Gianna reads a poem Dan wrote especially for her. It was one of the greatest conversations I've ever had, with the one of the greatest people I've ever had the privilege to meet.

CONTENT WARNING!: Discussions of eating disorders, body dysmorphia and disordered eating.

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Art of the Week:

A Poem for G by Daniel Crespin (poem) - Gianna's pick

13th (documentary) - Dan's pick

Artist Spotlight of the Week:

John Oliver (comedian/chat show host) - Gianna's pick

John Cleese (comedian/actor) - Dan's pick

This week we welcome the incredible Stevie Warren onto Starving Artists. Stevie is a musician and visual artist, specialising in portrait work. She is also three years clean and sober, and one of the sadly too few who survive a heroin addiction. We talk body image, recovery, psychiatric medication, what happens when you accidentally find a small rock of crack cocaine in your pocket at rehab (!!), and why Lewis is definitely wrong about the band Rush. 

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