Strangely and Friends

Ben Mann walked down the hall to Strangely’s studio to talk about color choices, compartmentalization and focusing on your art. There’s also some horror film thoughts, an alternative reading of a thriller and Strangely’s current favorite guilty pleasure TV show (Lost Girl!).

Ben Mann, recently dubbed Bellingham’s Best Artist by the diverse readership of Cascadia Weekly, works in Fairhaven. He’s open to the public every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11-4pm between Thanksgiving and Christmas. (1000 Harris Ave. Bellingham)

You can make the climb, expecting hot cider and cool art! Learn all about his picture books, private tutorials and vibrant paintings at www.ben-mann.com

It’s the Halloween Special! Isí Schmier joins Strangely in the magical Sweet Venues Broom Cupboard for a chat about horror, fringe, and poetry. Not only that but she played some Kalimba too! Strangely’s got a whole pile of spooky, hundred-year-old poetry, some film recommendations and you get to hear about uncle H.P. Lovecraft!
Follow Isí on Twitter: @HorrorDfN

This week’s guest is a Prestidigitatrix! Ava Beaux joins Strangely for a chat about magic, being your own role model and the kinds of things you can do to an audience that trusts you. Strangely also has thoughts on running, Ricky Jay, and a phocomelic over-achiever. The song of the week is “I’ll Tell Me Ma” an oldie but a goodie!

You can find out more about Ava Beaux over at www.avabeaux.com

Tiny, German, Puppeteer Jule Bröcker join me in a broom cupboard to chat about directing a live radio play, puppetry and the inherent messages we put into our work. This episode also has my thoughts on Into the Whirlwind, academic slapfights and Jordan Peterson. Then there’s a song from deep Lomax called “Fod.”

For a little light reading head over to: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2499175

Emily Carding is on the podcast to chat about Shakespeare, esoterica and finding your own thing. Naturally this pairs well with some thoughts on nerdy stories, klezmer music by Oktopus and Robocop! On top of that there’s the weirdest Mailbag item yet and a Shakespearean drinking song! You can find out more about Emily on twitter and instagram: @emilycarding

Emily Carding

I received the most delightfully odd package in the mail!

Strangely goes over to Tim Mannix’s house. Therein encountering, magic, madness and future technology. Tim also explains why professionals should do things the easy way, and amateurs should do things the hard way. There’s also Grabbers, The Beyond and a song about way too many missing cows!

For more about Tim visit www.TimMannix.com

The only cure for Fringe exhaustion is to go up to Dundee, Scotland and visit an old friend. After about a week of watching horror films and visiting museums, by pal JD and I sat down for a wee chat all about fringes, producing live work, and comics. This episode also features some thoughts on making video games, artistic admonitions and my feelings about Canadian Indie-Horror film Pontypool!

Song of the week: "The Jakies Quake" by Lynne Martin

For more about JD Henshaw follow @SweetVenues on instagram!

This episode is a whimsical Doozy! We've got descriptions of two of my favorite shows from this year's Edinburgh Fringe! "Journey" by Swallow the Sea Caravan and "The Place You Once Forgot" by Ladybug and Leviathan! Ladybug and Leviathan then sat down with me to talk about Immersive Theatre, not startling people, and screaming into teapots. Later in the episode you get to hear the current version of a song I'm working on for a dark cabaret production with another fringe artist and then I answer some questions off a postcard!

Fringe! Heather-Rose Andrews has thoughts on collaborative creation, fringe theatre and carpentry. Plus more fringe musings and a brand new song about fringe people. Visit instagram.com/heatherroseandrews/ for more about Heather.

Irish Mythen sits down with Strangely to talk about finding your voice, dealing with hecklers and using folk music to change the world. There’s also the first report from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, some thoughts on tourism and Strangely’s favorite moment from Subdued Stringband Jamboree. Visit IrishMythen.com for more on Irish Mythen!