Teaching in the Arts

Yuri Lysoivanov joins Peter to talk about Yuri's journey from Belarus to the United States. They talk about differences between the Russian and U.S. education systems, Berklee College of Music, and their own approaches to Teaching in the Arts. And as graduation season is upon us, the Lesson of the Day is about graduation speeches.

Peter is joined by his recent Introduction to Production students Marisa Dickens and Asha Lodhia as they talk about being students in the arts. Life as a college student, and they give Peter some feedback about his teaching style. The Lesson of the Day is about the importance of internships, and Peter shares his TV station experience from the 1980s.

Perry Harovas joins Peter to talk about everything from Star Wars to the WWE and how his high school Latin teacher was one of his biggest influences. Perry and Peter met in 2007 when they were part of the founding faculty at Chicago's Flashpoint Media Arts Academy, and what it took (good times and bad) to start the first new college in Chicago in 50 years.

Andrea Bunch from Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music joins Peter to discuss her journey from Iowa to a doctorate from Northwestern University.

Andrea teaches Yoga, Guitar 1 - 4Ever, Pop Divas Ensemble, Women’s Acoustic Ensemble, The Decemberists Ensemble, ‘80s and ‘90s Ensembles, and The Here & Now Ensemble.

They also discuss her bands Congress of Starlings and the Heart cover band, Little Queens.

Amy Berk from The San Francisco Art Institute joins Peter to talk about her career as an artist and teacher in the arts, the City Studio at SFAI, and her own project, REAP: ReEnergize/Activate/Process.

Teaching in the Arts guests talk about their most recent professional work. Guests include Julie Hill, Erica Bank, Sid Gupta, Dania Kahn, Brian Cagle, Brad Gyori, and Bill Baykan. Plus a tribute to Peter's former business parter, Jim Fiester!

Joe Pollock joins Peter via Skype. Joe has taught K-12 Art, and is now teaching film and graphic design at the college level in North Carolina. Joe was a student of Peter's in 1996, and later his teaching assistant. They talk about Joe's journey from Chicago to L.A. to Wisconsin public school teacher, and now Teaching in the Arts in North Carolina.

All the way from Bournemouth University in England Brad Gyori joins Peter to talk about his journey from being the head writer of Talk Soup to getting his PhD from ASU, to teaching in Chicago and now Bournemouth. We also work in a little Mary Shelley.

Jack Newell, of the Harold Ramis Film School, and Dania Kahn, a graduate of HRFS stop by to talk with Peter about comedy, the new Harold Ramis Film School at The Second City, and more.

Peter turns his focus on Free Spirit Media In this two part episode. First up is Founder and Executive Director, Jeff McCarter, followed by two FSM teachers, Brandon Johnson and Shé Rogers. FREE SPIRIT MEDIA provides teens and young adults in communities of color on Chicago’s West and South sides with a comprehensive foundation in media literacy and hands-on media production experience.