S6 E20 NORBERT LEO BUTZ: The Great Pretender
Norbert Leo Butz is a two-time Tony Award winner for best actor in a musical and one of Broadway’s legendary leading men with shows like Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Catch Me if You Can, Big Fish & Wicked.
S6 E13 CATHY LADMAN: Clever and Courageous Comedy
Cathy Ladman is an acclaimed comedian and actor seen on The Tonight Show, The Late, Late Show, HBO One Night Stand, Modern Family and Mad Men. Cathy won the American Comedy Award for Best Female Stand Up Comic.
S6 E9 CHRISTINE TOY JOHNSON: Dramatist By Day
Christine Toy Johnson is a Tony-honored, Obie, Rosetta LeNoire, JACL, and Asian American Arts Alliance award-winning writer, actor, director, filmmaker and advocate for inclusion. Christine was a cast member of the first National Tour of the musical Come From Away.
S6 E2 JASON MA: Uncompromising Composer
A veteran Broadway actor who also wrote the book, lyrics and music for the epic musical Gold Mountain about the dreams and daily lives of Chinese railroad workers.
S6 E1 JEN KOBER: A Funny Story
A two-time winner of "Comedic Performance of the Year" from NPR’s Snap Judgement with appearances as an actor in everything from The Mandalorian to Curb Your Enthusiasm.
S5 E12 RACHEL BLOOM: A Bunch of Bloom'n Talent
A Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy-Award winning writer, comedian and singer known for co-creating and starring in My Crazy Ex-girlfriend. Rachel is the author of I Want to be Where the Normal People Are.
S5 E10 SETH BARRISH: The Invisible Director
The director behind comedian Mike Birbiglia’s many one person shows, co-founder and co-artistic director of The Barrow Group and author of An Actor’s Companion: Tools for the Working Actor.
S5 E7 KELLY SWANSON: Story Spinner
An award-winning storyteller, Hall of Fame speaker, and strategic storytelling expert, creator of the Persuasion Principle (TM) and Story Impact Academy. Kelly is the author of the one-woman show Who Hijacked My Fairy Tale? and was a cast member of the Fashion Hero TV show.
S4 E25 LIA CHANG: Both Sides of the Camera
A multi-media content creator, award-winning filmmaker, photo journalist, actress, and documentarian who lifts up and amplifies BIPOC communities and artists. She is the Executive Producer and Host of Backstage Pass with Lia Chang.
S4 E10 LEAH SPRECHER: AKA Broadway Barbara (01/05/2023)
The creator behind the irrepressible Broadway Barbara whose sassy show biz stories and interpretation of classic show tunes has made her a social media sensation.
S4 E6 WAYNE FEDERMAN: Historically Hilarious
An Emmy Award-winning producer for the HBO documentary George Carlin’s American Dream, the head monologue writer for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and the author of The History of Stand-Up.
S4 E5 ANN RANDOLPH: The Sage of Page & Stage
An award-winning solo show artist and nationally-recognized writing coach with experience off-Broadway at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Moth and The Groundlings.
S4 E4 JOHN POINTER: Musical Outlier
An Austin musical marvel, multi-instrumentalist and producer who performs and inspires with his unique abilities on guitar, cello, vocals and beatbox.
S4 E3 MARGARET KERRISON: The Story Around Us
Creative story lead and writer for immersive experiences and brand narrative whose work includes Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and National Geographic Base Camp. Listen Now
S4 E2 STEVEN BANKS: Writer, Artist & Outspoken Mime
A writer of television, plays, books and cartoons including SpongeBob SquarePants, CatDog & Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten. Listen Now
S3 E25 STEVE HIGGINS: As Seen on TV
An Emmy Award-winning TV writer, producer, actor, and comedian. He serves as the announcer for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and as a writer/producer of Saturday Night Live. Listen Now
S3 E22 JOHN McGIVERN: Milwaukee Talkie
A five-time Emmy Award winning actor, writer and host of John McGivern’s Main Streets whose personal stories remind us we all share a universal human experience. Listen Now
S3 Episode 10: RICK NEGRON: It's Good to be the King
A Broadway singer, dancer and actor that has starred in In The Heights, Man of La Mancha and The Good Bye Girl. Rick is currently touring as King George III in the Lin Manual Miranda musical Hamilton.
S3 Episode 9: JAY JOHNSON: Speaking for the Group
A Tony Award winning ventriloquist, writer, comic and actor best known for playing the roles of Bob & Chuck Campbell on the TV series Soap.
S3 Episode 8: CANDICE D’MEZA: Writes of Passage
A writer, actor, filmmaker, mother and activist all embodied in one talented multi-disciplinary artist. Candice is the creator of Fatherland, WAIL and 30 Ways To Get Free.