S5 E9 DANA JERI MAIER: A Cartoon Career
An artist and cartoonist that has been a contributor to the New Yorker “Daily Shouts” feature since 2018 and the creator of the syndicated online series The Worried Well.
S5 E8 TOM DUDZICK: The Play Thing
A prolific playwright with eight published and produced plays including Greetings!, Miracle on South Division Street and the Over the Tavern trilogy, with well over three hundred productions to date. The Irish adaptation, Over the Pub, broke the box office record at Cork Arts Theatre in Ireland.
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.
S5 E6 BEOWULF BORITT: Visual Storyteller & Set Designer
A Tony award-winning set designer with 29 Broadway shows to his name including New York, New York; Come From Away, The Scottsboro Boys, Freestyle Love Supreme and over 100 off Broadway show designs. An Obie Award winner for Sustained Excellence in Design.
S5 E5 MARJA HARMON: A Schuyler Sister Reunion
Marja has played all three Schuyler sisters: Angelica, Eliza and Peggy on the National Tour of Hamilton. She starred as Nala on the National Tour of The Lion King and in the Broadway companies of The Book Of Mormon and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
S5 E4 SIMONE GIERTZ: Workshop Wunderkind
A Swedish born inventor, maker, robotics enthusiast, TV host, TED talker and YouTube sensation now living in LA. Simone appeared on Tested.com with Adam Savage and on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
S5 E3 DOUG McINTYRE: Doug Talks Too Much
A columnist for the Los Angeles Daily News with over 500 columns to his name. Formerly the host of McIntyre in the Morning and Red Eye Radio and the author of the new novel Frank’s Shadow.
S5 E2 KIRA LEHTOMAKI: Drawer for Disney
An accomplished animator for Disney that has worked on Zootopia, Tangled, Bolt, Wreck-it Ralph, Encanto, Frozen, Moana & Raya and The Last Dragon.
S5 E1 ADAM RUBIN: Legit Kid Lit
A #1 New York Times bestselling author of children’s books including Dragons Love Tacos, the Those Darn Squirrels trilogy, and the Texas Bluebonnet award-winning El Chupacupras.
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 E24 NICOLE HENRY: Jazz Nightingale
One of the jazz world's most-acclaimed performers, possessing a potent combination of dynamic vocal abilities, impeccable phrasing, and powerful emotional resonance. Nicole has graced the boards of Blue Note, Jazz at Lincoln Center & Feinstein’s.
S4 E23 PAUL FEIG: Fashion-forward Filmmaker
The creator of Freaks and Geeks and the director of Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy and The School for Good & Evil. Paul is also the author of Cocktail Time!: The Ultimate Guide to Grown-Up Fun.
S4 E22 WENDI AARONS: Witty Wordsmith
An award-winning humor writer whose work appears in The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, BuzzFeed and The Wall Street Journal. Wendi is the author of the humorous memoir I’m Wearing Tunics Now and Ginger Mancino, Kid Comedian.
S4 E21 LARRY GOLDBERG: Conductor of Note
A music director, conductor, pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger and orchestrator who toured nationally with The Producers, Anastasia, The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Sunset Boulevard and Les Miserables.
S4 E20 LINDSAY BENNER: Variety with Versatility
A skilled variety artist who mixes classic vaudeville tricks with a theatrical, seductive spin. Lindsay has graced the stages of the World Buskers Festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Brookledge Theater.
S4 E19 DAVID WANNEN: Patter Matters
The Guthrie Theater’s Senior Artistic Producer who served on artistic staffs for the City Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club and Hartford Stage, where she worked principally on the development of new plays & musicals.
S4 E18 TRACY BRIGDEN: The Theatre Life
The Guthrie Theater’s Senior Artistic Producer who served on artistic staffs for the City Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club and Hartford Stage, where she worked principally on the development of new plays & musicals.
S4 E17 ADAM SAVAGE: The Man, The Myth, The Maker
A designer, fabricator, educator, producer and former co-host of MythBusters on the Discovery Channel. Adam’s model work has appeared in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and The Matrix Reloaded. He is the author of The New York Times bestseller Every Tool’s a Hammer.
S4 E16 GAEL CHANDLER: A Cut Above
A former Hollywood editor and author of Editing for Directors, Cut by Cut: Editing your Film or Video and Film Editing: Great Cuts Every Filmmaker and Movie Lover Should Know.
S4 E15 JORDAN BRADY: Commercial Success
A self-taught filmmaker who has directed four feature films, three documentaries and over 1300 national & regional commercials, as well as Maria Bamford’s acclaimed Netflix Comedy Special.

