Andrew is joined by photographer Nicolina Holt. She is an award-winning fine arts photographer educator. Having a tenure of over ten years as a photographer instructor, she also has her own photographer business - Nicolinaholt.com - and volunteers at local art centers in her area. During the episode, they discuss her journey as a photographer past and present and dive into aspects like Black and White film photography. And also discuss one of Nicolina's photographer exhibitions call The Irrelevant series.

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Andrew talks with dancer, choreographer, and instructor Isabella Schmidt. They discuss Isabella's experiences as a dancer from her earlier years in competitions to now being a dance instructor. They go in deep into their feelings when it comes to how they express emotionally and how they pass that to our students, to even their own moments dealing with the harsh realities and criticisms of our fields.

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Andrew and Isabella are back at it again! Since Andrew hasn't seen Hamilton, he asks Isabella for the "Unfiltered Pitch" which leads to a deep dive into the musical itself. Also reflecting on how it's an inspiration to subvert expectations by how they create art and instruct their students and diving even deeper in to her process for choreographing dance numbers. Andrew also can't resist asking Isabella her thoughts about the reality tv show Dance Moms.

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Andrew and Michael continue their conversation. Discussing Michael's journey through dance and being one of the only black dancer in the company and then being able to perform "Black" stories. They discuss Michael's Ted Talk in which he and other dancers address the idea of being, "too old to dance". Andrew even asks Michael what he thinks of Ted Talk Dancers.

Also Andrew reads a listener response in a new segment, The Backstage Lounge Patron.

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Andrew sits down with dancer Michael Blake. Michael is currently the Assistant Professor
of Modern Dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory. His professional dancing career spans over three decades to when he first joined the Murray Louis Dance Company to dancing with greats like Cab Calloway, Broadway tours, and film. They discuss all that and more. Also they bring up We even look at time in Michael's life where he lost his ability to dance and was in need of hip replacement surgery. Be warned, Michael's passion for dance and life is infectious!

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Andrew and Joshua continue their conversation on photography. Joshua flips the scrip and asks Andrew about his music career and also speaks on the times that he took photos of Andrew during his concerts and performances. They discuss how Joshua composes a photo and more of his methods. As well as discuss how amateur photos on social media platforms, like Instagram, influenced professional photographers.

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Host Andrew Fisher sits down with photographer Joshua Nowicki as they talk about the art behind the camera lens. They bring up Josh's exploits as he ventures out on Lake Michigan during the winter months to photograph Winter Surfers and as he paddleboards amongst the ice. Also the different techniques of taking nature photography, such as capturing closeups of snowflakes and snapshots of lighting. All the while connecting to the greater world of art and how it reflects not only in front of the camera but behind it as well.

Joshua Nowicki is one of the premier photographers for Michigan Tourism promotions and is also a designer and photographer for the Holt Bosse Marketing Agency.

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Host Andrew Fisher continues his conversation with Choral Director David Carew. In this episode, Andrew asks David to talk about his process for programming a concert and finds out just how artistic it actually is. Also, they discuss in-depth a choral piece called, "Where Go the Boats". And Andrew brings out "The Choir Director Trigger List".

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For this episode, host Andrew Fisher sits down with his good friend and Choir Director David Carew. They discuss how choir directors are just as artistic as regular stage performers and how directors express their artistic vision through a choral group. Andrew goes into some heavy subjects like asking David to respond to the saying, "Those who can't do teach." and they discuss the merits of a white choral director programming spirituals for their concerts.

David Carew is the Director of Choral Activities at Southwestern Michigan College and also directs multiple community choirs in the Michigan and Indiana areas, most known for the profession choir, Chorllennium.

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Andrew and Eric continue their conversation by diving deeper into their experiences as bandmates and musicians. Talking about their journey in playing the music of Stevie Wonder and their tribute concert to him and how those experiences changed them for the better.

They discuss the transition from being performers to educators and how they approach teaching their students. Also, discuss the importance of being able to make connections and the importance of being kind to yourself.

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