The Jayme Starr Podcast

Stacy Gaskill is a snowboarder originally from Colorado. This past winter, Gaskill got the chance of a lifetime to be part of Team USA at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. She is a second generation olympian in her family, and her mom also has taken part in the olympics. Gaskill knew she wanted to be an Olympic boardercross snowboarder for as long as she can remember. In fact, she actually graduated from high school early to train full time, while studying at CU Boulder. Although she didn't place in the medals during her first olympic experience, she is determined to go back and try again the next time she can qualify and go. Outside of the snowboarding world, Gaskill also loves ultimate frisbee. In fact, she is a 2 time USA World Champion.

Analise Scarpaci is a Broadway star who has three shows already under belt. She made her broadway debut in middle school where she was part of the cast of a Christmas Story. The musical was based on the loved book with music written by extremely innovative Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Scarpaci's journey with Broadway continued when she was a Swing (someone who covers multiple tracks) in Matilda: The Musical. She was one of those lucky kids who got to ride one of those swings on stage when she went on. Not only did Scarpaci star in the show on Broadway, but she also travelled on the national tour of show as well. Her latest project was portraying the role of Lydia Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire: The Musical. In this show she starred beside Broadway royalty, Rob McClure and Jenn Gambatese. (They played Daniel/Mrs. Doubtfire and Miranda Hillard). The original show was a huge part of her life growing up and getting to be in the show on Broadway was a true honor for her. Besides her professional career, Scarpaci also has Crohn's Disease (just like me), and is passionate about sharing awareness for IBD with the Broadway community. Lastly, fans can catch her debut EP called Pathetic Little Dreamer which is out now wherever you listen to your music.

Alissa Wilsey is a true triple threat in the entertainment world. She has been featured in movies, TV shows, and on stage. Some of her theatre credits include Guys and Dolls, 42nd Street and Kiss Me Kate. Wilsey's professional journey began with Disney where she got to travel to Tokyo and be part of the Mickey's Music Festival Tour. Additionally, she was a cast member on the Disney Cruise Line where she got to work on two of the ships. Wilsey also got to take part in shows on board such as "Villains Tonight." "The Golden Mickey's" and "Disney Dreams." Besides Disney, Wilsey also performed in shows on the Norwegian Cruise Line. Wilsey has a true passion for dance and a majority of the roles that she can be seen in, viewers will most likely see her dancing. It is no secret that Wilsey has a true passion for what she does and it's only going to go up from here!

Miriam Haart is a reality TV star from the hit Netflix series, My Unorthodox Life. The show is about the Haart family, matriarch, Julia was born and raised in the orthodox judaism community, got married, had kids and lived that lifestyle up until she was in her mid 40's. She realized that this community and life style wasn't really for her anymore and decided to take a leap of faith along with some of her children and leave the community, but still honor the fact that they are Jewish in a more modern way. Julia is now a big name in the fashion industry and has a shoe line of her own. Miriam was one of Julia's children that impacted the decision to begin this new way of life. Once the Haart's left the orthodox community world and were learning about the more modern way of living, Miriam really opened up her moms eyes. In addition to working in the world of reality television, Haart is a recent graduate of Stanford University, where she majored in computer science. She is now a Web3 Developer and App Engineer. Fans can watch and learn more about Miriam and her family's story on My Unorthodox Life which is available now on Netflix.

Kendall Coushay is a social media and YouTube content creator. She has always loved the idea of creating content to share with the world ever since she was a young kid. In middle school, she started a YouTube channel with a friend of hers inspired by The Amanda Show, and her love for content creation kept growing. Now, Coushay has a YouTube channel called "Kendall Land" where she shares her lifestyle with her viewers on YouTube. In addition to that, Coushay also loves to create content for social media platforms. For example, you can find stuff Coushay created on Instagram where she not only highlights her Vlogs but also posts exclusive things along the way. 

Jen Taylor is a new face to the reality television world. She is one of the stars of Love off the Grid which is a new program on Discovery+. This show is about couples where one lives in the "normal" world and the other lives "off the grid" in the woods/the middle of nowhere, and the one who lives in the "normal" world goes to "off the grid" to see how strong their love is and if they can last living in their partners lifestyle. Jen's boyfriend, Charlie is someone she actually dates over 30 years ago, and they called it quits decades ago. Then, after 28 years, Jen getting married, divorced and having four kids, she reunited with Charlie at a wedding and they began dating once again. The show explores the lifestyles of various people and questions the bonds between couples.

Antonia Vivino is a NYC based actress making her podcast interview debut right here with me. She has gotten the chance to star in high school productions such as The Addams Family where she portrayed the role of Wednesday Addams and The Little Mermaid where she got to portray the role of Ariel. Once she graduated from high school, Vivino got a job working at Disney's California Adventure park in the Frozen show at the Hyperion theater. In the show, she was cast as both young Anna and Young Elsa and got the opportunity to play both parts of the course of her time in the show. Now, Vivino is back in New York City working as an actress and doing voice over work. ICYMI: Antonia's older sister Donna was featured on the podcast back in March 2022. 

Kara Menendez is a musical theater/broadway star. One of her big breaks was getting the opportunity to travel to Japan to star in West Side Story. In this production, she played the role of Alicia and was able to bring the Stephen Sondheim's visions to life in front of audiences every night. Now, Menendez is currently making her broadway debut in Moulin Rouge!. She is a swing in the show and covers six of the ensemble female tracks. Although she wasn't in the original Broadway cast of Moulin Rouge!, she joined the company in August 2021 when the show reopened after the COVID shutdown. However, she was the last of the new cast members to make her debut on the Hirschfeld stage. Since then, she has been on several times welcoming audiences members to the Moulin Rouge!. Getting to make her Broadway debut in a show that won "Best Musical" at the Tony awards is a dream come true for Menendez and she feels extremely honored to be part of such a wonderful company.

Suzie Hunter is a journalist who specializes in sports. She has always has a passion for sports ever since she was young, and knew she wanted to affiliate herself in that world professionally. Currently, she is a reporter for the Colorado Rockies baseball team under DNVR sports. Baseball had always been Hunter's favorite sport and she is a true fanatic for the MLB. In 2021, Hunter took a road trip and visited every baseball stadium in the country. It is something on her bucket list she has always wanted to check off. In addition to working as a reporter, Hunter is also a content creator. She loved sharing her other passions in addition sports on various social media platforms. Hunter believes that although she works in sports professionally, it is important to be able to share different sides of who she is with the world.