Happy New Year! We Welcome You With Open Arms, 2020!
The new season begins with a hearty handshake, a warm embrace and an emotional look backwards and forwards with more words untoward towards all that can be!
The winter break is over and we are back! In this premiere inaugural first debut episode for 2020, Swinky and I take a look back at 2019 and a look forward at 2020 (which is where, incidentally, we plan to spend the next year). We’ve got a lot planned (and a lot unplanned) for The Hollywood Fishbowl and we hope you’ll join us on the journey. It’s a wide open road ahead of us with guests au gusto and talking to taste. I just wrote that! With my brain and fingers! As always, thank you for listening!
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Season 03 Episode 01
Happy American New Year! We Welcome You With Open Arms, 2020!
Recorded on January 12, 2020
Released on January 14, 2020
Episode Duration: 00:44:34
Swinky can be found on Twitter & Instagram @swinkymusic and on the web at www.swinkymusic.com.
Jesse can be found on Instagram @jjkoester and on the web at www.sunshinepicturesllc.com.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
Magic - Simone Turkington Is A Tiki Doll Come To Life
In which Simone digs to the very bottom of The Hollywood Fishbowl!
It’s the final interview of 2019 and we’re going out with a bang. Simone Turkington is a magician and an aesthete and we were thrilled to have both of her on the program. While the main focus of this conversation is magic and how she kicked off her career (and kept it growing), we also get into her overarching aesthetic, how she came into it and how it informs her work as an LA artist. Of course, life is so much more than work and art. It’s also travel, family and 60’s tiki and we touch all of those bases as well. When we turn to The Fishbowl, we do something unprecedented in the history of the show - we empty it. We pull questions on dream collaborators, Starbucks drinks and demotivation before closing out the interview portion of 2019. As always, thanks 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 52
Magic - Simone Turkington Is A Tiki Doll Come To Life
Recorded on November 30, 2019
Released on December 17, 2019
Episode Duration: 01:17:44
Simone Turkington can be found on Twitter @tikidoll, Instagram @tikidoll and on the web at https://www.magicsimone.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.
Magic - Hannibal Unpacks The Emotions That Birth The Art
In which Hannibal brushes off the title of raconteur and then proceeds to tell one hypnotic story after another.
This episode weaves a dense web of stories, from Hannibal’s time growing up in North Carolina to finding his footing in LA and at The Magic Castle. It wasn’t a straight line from a kid content to spend time inside his head to the world of parlor performance, with his magic career beginning proper in his mid-twenties. We cover a lot of ground in this conversation, including how Hannibal creates his art and what pivotal life moments inform everything he does. When we turn to The Fishbowl, we pull questions about life on mars (@riceperloff), worst mornings and a bonus conspiracy theory just for good measure. As always, thanks 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 51
Magic - Hannibal Unpacks The Emotions That Birth The Art
Recorded on November 21, 2019
Released on December 10, 2019
Episode Duration: 01:51:03
Hannibal can be found on Twitter @magicartist on the web at http://chrishannibal.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.
Magic - Cover To Cover With Micah Cover
In which Micah Cover shares 17 years of insight into the LA magic scene.
The world of magic can be a tough one to navigate - socially, creatively and ethically. Micah The Magician takes us through his insights and opinions on how to best approach the profession and the challenges that still creep up 2 decades into a fruitful career. Micah also gives us some inside information about his upcoming performance at The Magic Castle (including a celebrity guest he’s expecting). Don’t worry if you missed that show. There’s another one coming up in a year. When we turn to The Fishbowl, we pull questions on fighting strategies (courtesy of @darwinfinch), regrets (courtesy of @themagicalkatrina) and what you need to do (courtesy of @weikolin). As always, thanks for listening!
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Season 02 Episode 50
Magic - Cover To Cover With Micah Cover
Recorded on November 14, 2019
Released on December 3, 2019
Episode Duration: 01:18:32
Micah The Magician can be found on Twitter @micahcover, Instagram @micahthemagician and on the web at http://micahthemagician.com/.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
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.
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
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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
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.
