Magic - Katrina Kroetch Talks Magic, Juggling, Small Business and So Much More
In which we kick off our mini-series on magicians with the one and only Magical Katrina.
Hailing from Portland, Oregon, The Magical Katrina is no mere magician. She’s a business woman, a juggler, a writer and a burlesque performer (and that’s a truncated list). Having worked the magic circuit in San Francisco and Los Angeles, Katrina has a lot of insight into finding work, keeping work and growing your business. This episode is a little longer than the average because Katrina spills all the beans. Whether it’s creative craft, website optimization or networking etiquette, this episode has got you covered! When we turn to The Fishbowl, we pull questions on backup careers, advice to our young-selves (courtesy of @darinmaki) and the very purpose of life itself! As always, thank you for listening!
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Season 02 Episode 49
Magic - Katrina Kroetch Talks Magic, Juggling, Small Business and So Much More
Recorded on October 28, 2019
Released on November 26, 2019
Episode Duration: 01:39:21
Katrina Kroetch can be found on Twitter @amagicalkatrina, Instagram @themagicalkatrina and on the web at www.katrinaspartycharacters.com and www.magicalkatrina.com.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
Mini-Sode 002 - The Great Hollywood Settle Continues
To paraphrase Michelle Obama, when they go maxi, we go mini.
We take a break from the hustle and bustle of booking guests to catch up with Swinky on her ever-evolving journey as an LA transplant. It can be a struggle to get your feet on the ground in Hollywood and Swinky’s convinced the process is going all too slowly. Jesse’s convinced that Swinky is doing everything correctly and moving forward faster than most. The beautiful thing about The Hollywood Fishbowl is that they can both be right! As always, thank you for listening.
On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hollywood-fishbowl/id1382358699?mt=2
On Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jesse-koester/the-hollywood-fishbowl
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Season 02 Episode 48
Mini-Sode 002 - The Great Hollywood Settle Continues
Recorded on November 14, 2019
Released on November 19, 2019
Episode Duration: 00:27:35
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.
Comedy - Madeline Wager Takes Drip Dry Dracula And Runs With It
Madeline Wager is a singularity who contains multitudes and we got many of her on the show!
We know Madeline Wager first as Greasy Bouffanti and second as Krafty Karen and third as Tammercising Tammy. Today, we finally get to sit down and know the woman behind all of the characters. Madeline walks us through her time in Chicago and her move out to LA as well as her insight into developing characters. To find out which of her characters were birthed from an oddly-pronounced word, which was birthed from a thrift-store find, and which comes from the world of arm wrestling, you have to listen. When we turn to the Fishbowl, we pull questions about film role usurping and what you’d like to be remembered for. As always, thanks for listening! #dripdrydracula
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Season 02 Episode 46
Comedy - Madeline Wager Drips & Dries Dracula
Recorded on October 16, 2019
Released on November 11, 2019
Episode Duration: 01:07:26
Madeline Wager can be found on Twitter @MadelineWager, Instagram @madwages and on the web at www.madelinewager.com.
Swinky can be found on Instagram @swinkymusic and online at www.swinkymusic.com.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
Wrestling - Darwin Finch Teaches Vocabulary (Like A True Punk Rock Poindexter)
In which Wrestling Pro Wrestling Nerd-Weight Gladiator gives us the skinny on locker-room talk.
Darwin Finch, The Punk Rock Poindexter who got his start with Wrestling Pro Wrestling, steps out of the squared circle and into our podcast studio to spill the beans on the … ehem … evolution of his stage persona (#allpunsintended). Over the course of the conversation, Darwin shares stories from his early (and considerably wilder) days and how he matured into the hyper-athletic comedy wrestler we know today. Darwin also gives us a behind-the-scenes peek into the world of wrestling-specific vocabulary before we turn to The Fishbowl. As always, thank you for listening!
On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hollywood-fishbowl/id1382358699?mt=2
On Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jesse-koester/the-hollywood-fishbowl
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Season 02 Episode 45
Wrestling - Darwin Finch Teaches Vocabulary (Like A True Punk Rock Poindexter)
Recorded on October 13, 2019
Released on November 5, 2019
Episode Duration: 01:15:11
Darwin Finch can be found on Twitter @darwinfinch3 and Instagram @punkrockpoindexter.
Swinky can be found on Instagram @swinkymusic and online at www.swinkymusic.com.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
Our First Mini-Sode (miniature episode)!
Some episodes are maxi. Some are normi. This is mini.
Join us, if you will, on a simpler edition of The Hollywood Fishbowl. There are and will be times that we just don’t have a guest booked. Instead of throwing in the towel and calling it a loss for the team, when that happens we’ve decided to promote Swinky to the honored guest spot. This is our first Mini-Sode (miniature episode) and as they continue, we’ll use them to get a view of what it’s like for a world-class singer to come to LA and start from scratch. As always, thank you for listening!
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Season 02 Episode 44
Our First Mini-Sode (miniature episode)!
Recorded on October 6, 2019
Released on October 29, 2019
Episode Duration: 00:24:17
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.
MWP - Weiko Lin Is Bad At Keeping (Crazy Screenwriting) Secrets To Himself
Author, screenwriter, Nichols-finalist and MFA-haver Weiko Lin is on The Hollywood Fishbowl to bring his inside knowledge of how we can improve filmmaking, international coproductions and life in general.
Author, screenwriter, teacher and international jet-setter Weiko Lin fills up a room with personality. Wouldn’t you know it, he can also fill a podcast with industry insight and wisdom. This conversation is guided by the contents of his book Crazy Screenwriting Secrets, now available through Michael Wiese Productions. Throughout the conversation, we don’t just talk screenwriting and filmmaking, Weiko talks a fair bit about how we can improve our relationship with China and how the American and the Chinese film industries can best coproduce. When we get to The Fishbowl, we get questions on Robert Redford (@al_lafleur), limitless dreaming and life on mars (@riceperloff). As always, thanks for listening!
This episode is sponsored by Michael Wiese Productions
www.mwp.com
EPISODE NOTES
Season 02 Episode 44
MWP - Weiko Lin Knows That Everyone’s Trying (Because It’s Hard)
Recorded on September 29, 2019
Released on October 22, 2019
Episode Duration: 01:27:59
Weiko Lin can be found on Facebook at /weiko and on the web at www.weikolin.com.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
We can be found on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hollywood-fishbowl/id1382358699?mt=2
And on Stitcher:
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jesse-koester/the-hollywood-fishbowl
Comedy - Kristen Studdard Takes Us To The Magical Church Of Michael
In which Kristen Studard takes over The Hollywood Fishbowl.
You’ve heard Part I of the II-Part conversation with Kristen Studard. Now, it’s time for Part II of the II-Part conversation! We’ve given the reins to Kristen and she makes the most of her time as host of the show by showering praise on Magical Michael II: Extra Extra Large. Always the contrarian, Jesse runs a vibrant campaign for the dominance of Madeline Maxine III: Furious Roads as the most feminist film of all time. Because that’s what men do. When we get to The Fishbowl, we pull questions about solution, memories (courtesy of @phoeborama), love and loss (courtesy of @rrybrator) and friendly regrets. As always, thank you for listening!
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Season 02 Episode 43
Comedy - Kristen Studard Takes Us To The Magical Church Of Michael
Recorded on September 21, 2019
Released on October 17, 2019
Episode Duration: 01:01:22
Kristen Studard can be found on Twitter & Instagram @kstud and on the web at http://www.hellokristen.com/.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
Comedy - Kristen Does Her Best (And It’s Damn Good)
In which we meet the comedian behind the mad-cap brilliance of Ricky Burbank.
You know Kristen Studard from her appearances on Tim Robinson’s Has This Ever Happened To You (fun fact, Kristen’s episode also had Fishbowl Alumn Morgan Eliza Hill in it!) and Modern Family. But, we know her as the brilliant mind behind Ricky Burbank, The King Of the Valley Bros. In this conversation, Swinky and Jesse track the evolution of Kristen’s career from her childhood to landing in LA to finally cracking the shell and finding a life and career here. Also, great news! Kristen was in no rush so there’s a second part coming to this interview! As always, thank you for listening!
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Season 02 Episode 42
Comedy - Kristen Does Her Best (And It’s Damn Good)
Recorded on September 21, 2019
Released on October 15, 2019
Episode Duration: 01:17:56
Kristen Studard can be found on Twitter & Instagram @kstud and on the web at http://www.hellokristen.com/.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
Comedy - Ryan Barton Joins Us In Blowing Out The Mics
In which we welcome improv comedian, drag racer and filmmaker Ryan Barton to the program.
We wanted him! We got him! Welcome to the show, Ryan Barton! After working together for over a year on UCB Drag Race, we’re thrilled to get to know the man behind the all-star-status queen Bottomless Mimosa. With a year of history and hardly 3 prior conversations between Jesse and Ryan, there’s a lot to get into. The conversation winds from Ryan’s early years finding his way in comedy to a shocking revelation that co-host Jesse never saw coming (hint: not all comedians want to be actors). Swinky’s along for the ride on this one and she brings her own set of enthusiastic questions and concerns to the conversation. As always, thank you for listening!
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Season 02 Episode 41
Comedy - Ryan Barton Joins Us In Blowing Out The Mics
Recorded on September 14, 2019
Released on October 8, 2019
Episode Duration: 01:08:22
Ryan Barton can be found on Instagram @rrybrator.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
Indie Musicians: Phoebe Silva Shreds The Violin For Fun And Profit
Phoebe Silva was a triple threat (violinist/singer/songwriter) until today. Now, she’s a quadruple threat (violinist/singer/songwriter/Fishbowl guest).
From New York to Alaska to Los Angeles, violinist/singer/songwriter Phoebe Silva has been performing for three decades, making her a triple-location-triple-threat. That’s exactly why the episode is as long as it is - she brings a lot of game in all areas of grinding, from keeping the confidence up when you’re feeling down and keeping the bank account up when you’re unemployed. This isn’t an interrogation though. It’s a conversation. Phoebe takes over the show and gets the skinny on Swinky and Jesse and their coupling. When we turn to The Fishbowl, we pull questions about who we’re missing, the sexiest thing we’ve done on set, the most annoying thing we’ve seen at work and our greatest influences. As always, thanks for listening!
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Season 02 Episode 40
Indie Musicians: Phoebe Silva Shreds The Violin For Fun And Profit
Recorded on June 17, 2019
Released on October 1, 2019
Episode Duration: 01:58:04
Phoebe Silva can be found on Twitter and Instagram @phoeborama.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
