David talks with cartoonist & illustrator, Jeffrey Brown. They discuss Jeffrey’s early beginnings in writing autobiographical comics, the importance of mentors in his work, dealing with criticism, and his natural transition into writing children’s books, including Darth Vader & Son, The Jedi Academy series, and his most recent series, Lucy & Andy Neanderthal.
David talks with Dana Colley, former Baritone Saxophone player for the Boston seminal low-rock band, Morphine, Twinemen, A.K.A.C.O.D. & his current band, Vapors of Morphine. They discuss Dana’s early life of learning to play the tonette, hearing the “siren’s call” to move to Boston, his first time playing with Mark Sandman, & the importance of moving on & growing as a musician.
David chats with author, musician & performance artist, Ben Hersey. They discuss Ben’s first book, The Autograph of Steve Industry, the challenges of parenting, how the loss of his father moved Ben to realize his creative pursuits, and the need to see the mundane as “studio time” to be present, learn and grow.
David talks to Brad Warner, an American Sōtō Zen monk, author, blogger, documentarian and punk rock bass guitarist. They discuss the history of American Zen from Japan, his journey to work on monster movies in Japan, and the challenge in teaching the importance of “craving the boredom” within our everyday lives.
David talks to Los Angeles writer and comedian Jerry Hernandez. They discuss Jerry’s early entrance into screenwriting, his transition to standup comedy, how it enabled him to write sketch for the comedy variety show, the Color Collective, & the importance to love your own work.
SHOW NOTES:
November Rain 1986 Demo: youtu.be/iOflIhelV8g
World Cup: fifa.com/worldcup
NBA: nba.com
Color Collective: packtheater.com/teams/the-color-collective
David talks with writer and director Alexandra Hidalgo. They discuss her early life: between the language and culture of two nations, her transition from writing fiction into documentary film making, and her current film project about her father titled, The Weeping Season.
David talks to Ottawa based writer and director Jennifer Mulligan. They discuss her early beginnings, her move into screenwriting and directing, the importance of the Ottawa’s Digi60 festival, and her films including her new short film: Death Isn’t The Same Anymore.
SHOW NOTES:
Jennifer Mulligan: jennifermulligan.com
AFW: theafw.com
Max Adams: seemaxrun.com
Digi60: digi60.org
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: suicidepreventionlifeline.org
David talks to NYC based photographer and NOLS alum Michael DiDonna. They discuss his early beginnings on wanting to become an artist, his time on a semester long course through the Australian Outback and how the life lessons in the bush helped his career as an entrepreneur and professional photographer. Plus, Mike divulges the amazing story of his “passion project” and David and Mike even share a few of their favorite NOLS stories.
SHOW NOTES:
Michael DiDonna: michaeldidonna.com
National Outdoor Leadership School: nols.edu/en/
Raphael Mazzucco: raphaelmazzucco.nyc
Yusef Lateef: yuseflateef.com
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