We're Crazy Creative

Jen and Meghan sit down for a chat with Delilah, Kelly, Lark, and Lindsay, of the Denver Diamond Dolls. That’s right, 4 guests! That’s 6 of us all together on one episode! - Not that you’d ever know by listening to us, because Lyndsay barely let any of the rest of us get a word in edgewise. We did however manage to talk a little bit about DDD’s devotion to empowerment through solo dancing with an emphasis on African American vernacular jazz of the swing era. We also explored how they went from being just a few like-minded women to building a community of hundreds of fellow dancers, choreographers and teachers - AND Lindsay let Delilah share her worst dance-mom moment ever.

Find out what all 4 dolls superpowers are on Episode 6 of We’re Crazy Creative

“I think with all the social unrest and the killings of people in America, accountability just kind of shot up to the top of the priority list and has really become a part of what the group’s purpose is now.” - Lindsay Ragsdale

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Lark Mervine

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Delilah Williams

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Lindsay Ragsdale

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In the spirit of International Women’s Day - Meghan and Jennifer June talk about the ladies who have made the most profound impact on their lives since they were as small as a tiny grey rock up until this very day.

Meghan and Jennifer June chat with award-winning author, television writer, stand-up comedian, close-up magician, comedy club (The Comedy Nest) co-owner and Creative Director of a Canadian entertainment brand called the SuperDogs™, David Acer.

We talk about comedy, writing,  and Jen’s crippling fear of magic tricks. Meghan and Jen (fruitlessly) attempt to bully David into casting three of their combined domestic pets in the next superdogs episode and naturally discuss David’s alter-ego, Alfred Hitchcockerspaniel.

He’s had his own special on The Comedy Network and appeared on a multitude of international specials, not to mention live at The Riviera in Las Vegas, The Magic Castle in Hollywood, and 13 times at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal.

Younger audiences might also recognize him as “Doubting Dave” from the series Mystery Hunters, which garnered him two Gemini nominations (the Canadian equivalent of the Emmys) for Best Writing and the publication of his spin-off book, GOTCHA! 18 Amazing Ways to Freak Out Your Friends.

GOTCHA! went on to become a Canadian bestseller and earned David two children’s literary-award nominations, as well as one win—the Hackmatack Children's Choice Award for Best Non-Fiction. It has since been translated into French and Danish.

More recently David has contributed comedic pieces to Reader’s Digest Canada and appeared on CBC’s The Debaters, tackling hot-button topics like whether gravity is trying to kill us and who’s cooler: clowns or magicians.

On top of all that, David is a world-class sleight-of-hand artist and inventor of magic tricks who has performed and lectured for magicians around the world. He was named Magician of the Year by the Canadian Association of Magicians and graced the cover of the American magic magazine, Genii, the industry’s oldest and most respected periodical. He has also had four books of his original tricks published—the latest, called More Power To You, by Hermetic Press (Seattle, WA).

Now in his role as Creative Director at Canada’s Spot On Entertainment he has helped write and develop digital content, virtual productions and eight live touring shows for their enormously popular brand, the SuperDogs. These shows entertain over one million people every year at theatres and arenas across the country.

“Everybody wants everything to be high speed, but the reality is that everything in life is dial-up” - Care Roy

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Episode 1 is here Featuring - Peter J. Radomski

Jen, Meghan and Peter talk about the importance of respecting the history of your art, ponder Covid’s war on creativity, and enjoy a surprise visit from Peter’s imaginary Bubby.

“There’s good crazy and bad crazy. There’s fundamental christian Mike Pence crazy, but I don’t see him putting out a really good album” - Peter J. Radomski

UPDATE! www.upforgrabs.com is available to purchase. We repeat: upforgrabs.com is up for grabs!

Peter on instagram 

Peter’s short films and sketch comedy with Monica Hamburg https://vimeo.com/foresthillsproductions

O Canada with Darren Henwood - On Youtube

Meghan makes absolutely every single thing we talk about somehow relate to Japan, Meghan and Jennifer June out their therapist,  wrap up season one by offering some gratitude (because it wasn’t ALL panic attacks, escape artistry and crying in the bathtub) to the bittersweet year that was 2020, and launch season two with a big welcome to 2021.

“It’s just not a day without champagne” Jennifer June

“People better get their shit together, because I’m going to Japan in April.” - Meghan Redmile

Meghan’s Workbook - Amazon

Jennifer June’s digital nutrition magazine - Sweet Vegan Spills the Tea

Cat’s Corner Swing Dance School - website

Battle of Wits w/ Elspeth Wright - YouTube

Lawn Laughs produced by Michelle Dominique and Abbey Stonehouse -  facebook

Meghan, Jen and Jaime talk having a better understanding of who you truly are, agree that if the title for a project rhymes, you absolutely have to see it through to fruition, and Meghan forgets that we’re not on the Martha Stewart and Snoop Dog cooking show and asks us if we feel less pressure this year to have the perfect Christmas Dinner place settings on the table…. ;)

“I want to be on my deathbed and look back and say - that was really fun.”

- Jaime Moar

“I don’t know if you guys are grunters in any way but that’s actually your gut speaking to you, so listen to that.” - Jaime Moar

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Jen, Meghan and Lori & talk Vintage culture, Sobriety ,and banning the confederate flag.

“ I am in an echo chamber to a degree because people who find what I’m saying too radical unfollow me. But even if I reach one person and make them question their views on something, it’s worth speaking out about.”

Lori Jade is a sober, dog loving TV producer, the Founder/Owner of Greyhound Vintage, a collector of &and an activist for the LGBTQ community and Black Lives Matter movement, and people suffering with mental health issues, and an absolute pleasure to talk to.

I’m not how she did it, but even virtually through zoom, it felt like we were in England with her, just lounging around casually chatting in her living room.

“Follow me @greyhoundvintage for dead people shit, queer shit and dog shit” - Lori Jade