Story Babble

While in Pasadena for the Int’l Whistling Festival, we got to talk to a friend. Stage, film, and TV actor Ray Porter who’s credits include Monk’s nemesis, Dale the Whale. His adventure in a fat suit is not to be missed. Ray also has good advice for aspiring actors.   

Ray Porter's Movie and TV Credits Include: Modern Family; The Mentalist; Shameless; Argo; It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Monk; The Suite Life of Zack & Cody; Will & Grace; ER; Frasier; Almost Famous; and Murphy Brown

Ray Porter Narrator: AudioFile

Mark and Brian talk about Mark’s superpower: knowing that everyone is insecure, which gave him permission and encouragement to jump in and start creating. 

Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt

Arnett Confidential: A Mark Arnett Film about ASS

How Mesa’s Mayor John Giles has used story to get elected and stay in office. 

We went to high school with John, so we have some stories to tell. But as he reminded us, he has a few stories himself.  Fair enough. 

Truth be told, John’s intuition for how to use story to connect with people is in a class by itself. Guess we’ll keep those high school stories to ourselves. Most of them anyhow. 

 

John GIle's Videos:

Mattas vs El Charro

The Sort-of-True Story of Saving the Diving Lady

 

Westwood High School Flight Song Lyrics:

Go, Westwood, go!

We’re going to fight; We’re fighting right; And right we’ll play.

Go, Westwood, go!

Our spirits high; We’re going to try; We’re on our way.

Go, Westwood, go!

The blue and orange shining ever through

Onward we’ll roll, O mighty, Westwood Warriors, Go!

Drex Davis, CEO of the most visited papercrafting website in the world, talks about the stories he tells his employees, why he tells them, and what it means for the company. We interrupted him a lot and tried to put him off his game but, as you’ll hear, he just couldn’t stop being interesting.

Cinematic Pop

Arsenic by Retrofitro on Spotify

Scrapbook.com

Story Babble Live (Free) August 9, 2019 ay 7:00 pm. 1818 E Southern Ave, Suite 5 Mesa, AZ 85204 SIgn up on Facebook or just come

In this episode we talk to Dave Duke and Art Lofgreen of Catapult, a top tier marketing and design company. They explain the importance of story in branding. Preaching to the choir, guys. Then they explain the importance of being strategic and disciplined. Hmmm, never thought of that. Sounds like a lot of work.  Download this episode and enjoy the words of geniuses (Art and Dave are interesting too).   Catapult   Samushrooms

The World of Coke

Story Babble Live (Free) August 9, 2019 ay 7:00 pm. 1818 E Southern Ave, Suite 5 Mesa, AZ 85204 SIgn up on Facebook

Mark and Brian talk with uber talented jazz pianist, Steve Culp, about how stories work in song. They’re joined by Brian’s daughter and jazz vocalist Emma Nissen. Together they make music on the spot.

Story Babble Live (Free) August 9, 2019 ay 7:00 pm. 1818 E Southern Ave, Suite 5 Mesa, AZ 85204 SIgn up on Facebook

Steve Culp’s Website

Margo Reed (Chubby Hubby)

Great Live Performer Ellis Hall (the Ambassador of Soul)

Mark Arnett Songs on iTunes and Apple Music

Emma Sings Ella Tickets (With Steve Culp) September 21 & 28, 2019, 7:30 pm My First Piano Recital Hall (New Redemption Church) 1818 E Sourthern Ave, Suite 5 Mesa AZ 85204 $20

Mark and Brian spoil the heck out of Toy Story 4 and discuss whether it was a worthy add-on to a perfect trifecta of films or a foolhardy venture back into the ring.

Story Babble Live (Free) August 9, 2019 ay 7:00 pm. 1818 E Southern Ave, Suite 5 Mesa, AZ 85204 SIgn up on Facebook

Toy Story 4 imdb

Metamorphosis, Short Film

Mark and Brian interview long time friend and Arizona’s Official State Historian, Marshall Trimble. Here’s a guy who knows how to tell a story! He should. At 80,  he’s had a lot of experience, and just keeps getting better. 

marshalltrimble.com 

Mark’s brother and law partner, Wayne Arnett, joins Storybabble for a discussion about the movie Yesterday. As a Beatles aficionado, Wayne fills in the gaps and offers his incorrect opinions about the movie.

Yesterday on IMDb

Summer Wind on YouTube

Summer Song on YouTube

You might not recognize Steve Goldstein and Mark Brodie on the street, but if you’re an NPR listener you’ll instantly recognize the velvety voices of these veteran news reporters for KJZZ. They give Mark and Brian a behind-the-scenes look at the process of making and delivering the news, discuss the National Public Radio stereotype, and offer several critiques of Brian’s haircut.