Storytelling: Confessions Of A Dangerous Deer With Megan Rippey
Actor/dancer/writer/performer Megan Rippey discusses pole dancing, skinny dipping, tipping etiquette and leporidae reproductive cycles. That’s right. It’s one of the sexy episodes.
We sat down with actor/dancer/writer/performer Megan Rippey as she was in the process of moving her solo show Deer Woman from the showcase stage of The Whitefire Theatre to The Fringe Festival circuit. Having gotten the nuts-n-bolts perspective of directing the show from Valerie Hager, we were thrilled for the chance to find out how the play was written and, of course, which parts were true, which were lensed truth and which were fabricated. The story of the origins of Deer Woman turns out to be one that spans her entire life (up until now at least). Along the way, we get into her work as an exotic dancer, her time as a student earning her MFA and the ingredients that had to come together to make Deer Woman possible. As always, thank you for listening!
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Season 03 Episode 07
Storytelling: Confessions Of A Dangerous Deer With Megan Rippey
Recorded on February 5, 2020
Released on February 25, 2020
Episode Duration: 01:54:04
Megan Rippey can be found on Instagram @meganrippey and on the web at http://www.meganrippey.com/.
Jesse can be found on Instagram @jjkoester and on the web at www.sunshinepicturesllc.com.
Swinky can be found on Twitter & Instagram @swinkymusic and on the web at www.swinkymusic.com.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
Storytelling: Harnessing The Power Of The Solo Show With Director Valerie Hager
Director Valerie Hager discusses getting a solo show up on its feet, drug addiction (and recovery), and what it’s like growing up with a father who’s a mime.
Director Valerie Hager brings a new phrase into The Hollywood Fishbowl ecosystem and it’s one we’ve needed for a long time - “Beast Forward”. Whether she’s acting, dancing, directing or sitting on our sofa chatting, that phrase definitely functions as a beacon for Valerie. While there’s a lot to learn from what she’s working on now, including Deer Woman (a solo show written and performed by Megan Rippey), there’s just as much to be learned from the stories of her earlier years as the daughter of a mime as well as the time she spent living the life of an addict. As always, thank you for listening!
Deer Woman information and tickets can be found here: http://www.meganrippey.com/deerwoman
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Season 03 Episode 02
Storytelling: Harnessing The Power Of The Solo Show With Director Valerie Hager
Recorded on January 16, 2020
Released on January 21, 2020
Episode Duration: 01:17:50
Valerie Hager can be found on www.nakedinalaska.com and www.valeriehager.com.
Jesse can be found on Instagram @jjkoester and on the web at www.sunshinepicturesllc.com.
Swinky can be found on Twitter & Instagram @swinkymusic and on the web at www.swinkymusic.com.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
Storytelling: David & David Take Over The Hollywood Fishbowl
In which David Diamond and David Weissman take over The Hollywood Fishbowl and don’t give it back... Until they do!
Jesse’s out. David’s in! Also, David’s in! Once Mr. David Weissman and Mr. David Diamond are hosting, they cover the genesis of the Nicolas Cage/Tea Leoni vehicle The Family Man. Once we’re pulling cards from The Fishbowl, we get queries on meditation, sexiness and inspiration. If that isn’t The Hollywood Fishbowl in 3 words, I don’t know what is. As always, thank you for listening!
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Season 02 Episode 29
Storytelling: David & David Take Over The Hollywood Fishbowl
Recorded on June 7, 2019
Released on June 11, 2019
Episode Duration: 01:02:38
Bulletproof can be found on Twitter @bulletproofscr1, Instagram @bulletproofscript and on the web at http://www.bulletproofscript.com/.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
Storytelling: David & David Deliver Dual Discussion Directly
David Diamond and David Weissman have written a fair number of movies that made it to the screen. Then, they wrote a book called Bulletproof sharing the wisdom they’ve gained from their shared multi-decade career. And, now? They’re on The Hollywood Fishbowl!
David Diamond and David Weissman have racked up quite a rap sheet in LA, including writing Evolution (directed by Ivan Reitman), Old Dogs (starring John Travolta and Robin Williams), The Family Man (starring Nicolas Cage and Tea Leoni) and Dream A Little Dream 2 (starring not one but TWO Coreys from The Brat Pack). With a multi-decade career under their belts, they felt it was time to write down the wisdom they’ve gained to share with a broader audience. And that’s how Bulletproof was born. How did it find its way to Michael Wiese Productions? Listen and find out!
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Season 02 Episode 28
Storytelling: David & David Deliver Dual Discussion Directly
Recorded on June 7, 2019
Released on June 11, 2019
Episode Duration: 01:04:31
Bulletproof can be found on Twitter @bulletproofscr1, Instagram @bulletproofscript and on the web at http://www.bulletproofscript.com/.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
Storytelling: Nutschell Windsor Takes Over The Hollywood Fishbowl
For those of you who have had enough of Jesse hosting, today is your day! Nutschell Windsor takes over and crushes it!
When Nutschell takes over a show, she takes over a show. It isn’t just an interview, this episode is a full on reading. She succeeds at pulling information from my eyes even better than I succeeded at shedding my snarky, cynical veneer. When all is said and done, she succeeded more. But, hey, it’s not like this show is a success competition! When we turn to the fishbowl, we pull questions about LA changing (from Mariko Lochridge), how we want to be remembered, what we want to happen when we die and... silence? That’s right! It’s a fabulous first on The Hollywood Fishbowl! We do our premiere inaugural silent interview!
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Season 02 Episode 19
Storytelling: Nutschell Windsor Takes Over The Hollywood Fishbowl
Recorded on April 17, 2019
Released on May 2, 2019
Episode Duration: 01:07:20
Nutschell Windsor can be found on Instagram @Nutschell1 and on the web at www.thewritingnut.com.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
Storytelling: Nutschell Windsor Takes Exquisite Corpse To The Next Level
In which we welcome author, event organizer and all-around woman-of-wonder Nutschell Windsor to The Hollywood Fishbowl!
Growing up as a bookworm in the Phillipines, Nutchell didn’t have many books that reflected her day-to-day life. That didn’t leave her bitter, it left her motivated. After getting her BA in psychology, she made the move to teaching and a more literature-focused life, which eventually brought her to America. Since getting here, she’s founded the Children’s Book Writers of LA, which is where we met her. She’s also a published author and other accolades and other accolades, all of which are fantastic. But, hey, we invite our guests on because they have awesome ideas and captivating world-views. So, stop reading this and put some Nutschell in your thought-box! As always, thank you for listening!
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Season 02 Episode 18
Storytelling: Nutschell Windsor Takes Exquisite Corpse To The Next Level
Recorded on April 17, 2019
Released on April 30, 2019
Episode Duration: 01:00:43
Nutschell Windsor can be found on Instagram @Nutschell1 and on the web at www.thewritingnut.com.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
Faith-Based Film: Jennifer Dornbush Believes In Hope, Healing & Dissecting Depravity
Kicking off our miniseries on Faith-Based Film, writer Jennifer Dornbush opens the case file on her life, her writing techniques and thoughts on how we can improve movies about The Bible.
Jennifer Dornbush grew up in a house with human body parts strewn about, but not in a bad way. Her father worked in forensics. That environment would have an influence on her writing career but not right away. Once it did though, her career took off in new and unexpected ways, including a recent turn as a faith-based film writer. All of that in more detail in this episode and then we get to The Fishbowl. We draw Improv Poetry (nail it!), Childhood Mischief and Anti-Antidisestablishmentarianism.
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Season 01 Episode 18
Faith-Based Film: Jennifer Dornbush Believes In Hope, Healing & Dissecting Depravity
Recorded on July 18, 2018
Released on September 11, 2018
Episode Duration: 01:14:26
Jennifer Dornbush can be found on the web at www.jenniferdornbush.com.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com
Storytelling: Kathie Fong Yoneda Has Had Her Feet On Every Rung Of The Ladder
Kathie Fong Yoneda has climbed from typist to executive but didn’t do so in a straight line (because there is no such thing as a straight line when it comes to life). Exactly how does an early interest in journalism and art lead to top-level employment at major studios? We’d answer that but Kathie does so better than we ever could.
One of the common themes among our guests is empathy. While this isn’t a competition, Kathie was the first guest to ask about Neo’s wellbeing after he finished fighting Morpheus. So, that’s where the bar is now, future guests. From there, the conversation takes off, touching on community college, art, journalism, affirmative action, and storytelling. Specifically, we focus on how to think about storytelling when addressing executives. How do you best package an idea for studios? How do you rework a project for pitch and for sale? All that and more on this episode of The Hollywood Fishbowl!
Storytelling: Hilliard Guess Has Game, Shares Game
Hilliard Guess can pinpoint the exact moment he became a writer. It was when he started writing. Of course, no story is so simple and few are this well told. As always, thank you for listening.
Hilliard Guess knows his way around a microphone. And a podcast. And a writers room. And a screenplay. And a film set. And a stage. So, where do you even start the interview? We start at the relationships he cultivated with the local skinheads (Neo-Nazi and traditional) growing up in the ‘hood, as a gay, black kid in the 80s Mod/Rudeboy/Punk Scene. From there, we wind our way into the writers room with a torrent of gold wisdom on how to navigate that environment. Our belated arrival at the fishbowl gives us solid three-act structure with the pulls Baby Writers, Autobiographies and Death.
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Season 01 Episode 11
Hilliard Guess Has Game, Shares Game
Recorded on July 8, 2018
Released on July 17, 2018
Episode Duration: 01:12:11
Hilliard Guess can be found on Twitter @hilliardguess & @screenwritersRR, and on the web at https://www.patreon.com/ScreenwritersRantRoom
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.sunshinepicturesllc.com/hwfishbowl
Storytelling: Naomi Beaty Also Has A Very Specific Set Of Skills
Stories need structure too, ya know! And, who better to talk structure with than a teacher, writer and podcaster? On a normal day, we’d have to find 3 people to meet all that criteria. But no day is normal when Naomi Beaty is around. Enjoy the wisdom!
Naomi shares a name with a couple of heavy-hitters in the entertainment industry, including Naomi, Naomi and Naomi (listen to the full episode for specifics). She also shares her knowledge and wisdom with us as we do a deep-dive into the mechanics of storytelling. As a long-time collaborator with Save The Cat, a podcaster and a teacher, she’s certainly a contender for this type conversation. As a kind person with a passion for supporting others in their endeavors, she’s a shoe-in. To illustrate the reliability of story structure, we compare two nearly identical films - Taken and Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure. When we get to the Fishbowl... Guest Host with Swinky! Whooo!
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Season 01 Episode 10
Naomi Beaty Also Has A Very Specific Set Of Skills
Recorded on June 28, 2018
Released on July 10, 2018
Episode Duration: 01:18:16
Naomi Beaty can be found on Twitter @NaomiBeaty.
Save The Cat can be found at www.savethecat.com.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.sunshinepicturesllc.com/hwfishbowl