The Creative Jungle

This interview with Danny Trejo was our highlight of RI Comic Con. It's easy to tell what a kind and special man he is watching his interactions with fans. In between making then grin ear to ear, Danny shared his kindness with us talking about the experience he had with military veterans he worked with on the film Range 15 and advice for aspiring actors. Plus Danny gave us the inside scoop on his restaurant chains and Trejo's Music. Yes the man is droppin' an album soon! www.animusstudios.com

We went live at RI Comic Con to give you the sounds and describe the sights from the biggest event in the smallest state. Arty and John recap their adventures in between live interviews and observations including why Bob Ross autographs are so expensive! While Arty was basking in arts and entertainment glory, we found out John has a phobia of clowns, is lost on tv and film cosplayers after circa 1990, but did get the chance to share a heartfelt story with one of his idols, MeatLoaf. www.animusstudios.com

Halloween shenanigans flow from Arty, John and Justin when they got behind the mics to share some of their favorite stories from Hallow's Eve past. John's Frankenstein fail. Trick or Treaters terrify Justin. Arty's Aladdin business venture. Candy corn sucks. Don't eat the baked goods. Find Your Fascinating. An evil laugh competition that wasn't that evil and more meaningless banter you might find entertaining. www.animusstudios.com

Rhode Island Comic Con is coming to Providence Nov. 2nd - Nov. 4th and we've got the inside scoop on how to make your experience a memorable one with Press Relations Manager Susan Soares. Our TV and Film "geek-dom" is on high alert as we talk to Susan about what goes into planning such a spectacle for 100,000 people, the stars we're excited to see and how her team strives to bring a nostalgic experience for all ages and interests in arts and entertainment. See you there! www.animusstudios.com

Arty and Justin discuss what they've noticed businesses seem to miss in their creative marketing meetings which led Animus Studios to develop our Find Your Fascinating Workshop designed to unlock the creative process that leads to better stories and better content your company can be proud of. How can you start? Sign up at www.findyourfascinating.com for our first webinar on Nov. 7th. What's the fascinating story you're not telling that connects to your audience in a human way? Let's help you find it.

Hubspot's General Manager of Service Hub, Michael Redbord, is sharing his insights on the marketing, sales and customer service strategies that have become table stakes for every business with a digital footprint and how Hubspot's powerful software platforms can help. Sales funnels and client relations are the key to any business, including a video production one. That's why we love sharing tools we find helpful that make business a little easier so the creative can keep flowing. www.animusstudios.com

LAIR is a creative collective based in New York City producing extraordinary work. www.lair.tv Head of Sales Kelly Carson and Head of Production Theresa Loguercio join us to share LAIR's creative and production best practices that help them create unique promotional content for some of your favorite TV shows. But it's their belief in creative flexibility to service clients that led LAIR toward producing experiential marketing events for brands with serious wow factor. www.animusstudios.com

While he's not ready to fully commit, and the right mood music helps, Arty's finally giving some love to millennials by revealing the top five traits he's learned to appreciate about the younger generation. And John realizes he may have more in common with them than he initially thought. www.thevideojungle.com

Peter Iannuccilli, Emmy Award winning editor and producer is sharing his insights and experiences from a career in sports documentaries, TV, and digital content. Now as the Senior Editor at A + E Network's in-house team 45th and Dean, Pete gives us his editing/producing best practices for creating content on digital platforms that are becoming their own broadcast channels. But you'll hear that Pete's always been on the cutting edge of digital video from the earliest days of web series www.animusstudios.com

Some stories our hosts tell while recording the podcast don't make our regular episodes as we focus more on our featured guests. That's why we're releasing bonus stories called Lions Tails! Here's one from our co-host John who wins the award for "timely" and "relevant" references while we were recording an intro to our previous episode with The Moon Unit. Besides a Frank Zappa reference only John understands he tells us the heart wrenching tale of his childhood modified dog. www.animusstudios.com