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StereoForest PodcastsManifesto Update is your advice column for the apocalypseJoin TakeBread24 and "Jen deHaan" soon for Manifesto Update: An Apocalyptic Dramedy! This new audio fiction series is a comedy that is scripted and improvised. Or, a mostly improvised advice show for the apocalypse.This radio call in advice show set in 2030 New York City and an undisclosed location in Canada (somewhere north of New York). The world is crumbling towards total collapse. Fascism, climate doom, general unrest… things aren’t looking good.Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created by Sabrina Banes and Jen deHaan...2025-05-0500 min
StereoForest Podcasts12 - Series Finale: The Potato IncidentTog shares what happened during the potato incident at Apocalypse.Cloud that shook up Grackleton... East AND West. But mostly East. And stick around to the end of the show to hear about what's next for Tog and Grackleton here on 101.7 FM The Grack (and StereoForest). Tog's new Grackleton-based show will also be added to this feed!Featuring: Adam: Parker Spoon.Jen deHaan: Tog Chesterfield, and additional voices.Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced...2025-05-0133 minUnfuck Your Life: An Audio Drama12 - Series Finale: The Potato IncidentTog shares what happened during the potato incident at Apocalypse.Cloud that shook up Grackleton... East AND West. But mostly East. And stick around to the end of the show to hear about what's next for Tog and Grackleton here on 101.7 FM The Grack (and StereoForest). Tog's new Grackleton-based show will also be added to this feed!Featuring: Adam: Parker Spoon.Jen deHaan: Tog Chesterfield, and additional voices.Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced...2025-05-0133 min
Toque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenThe Daily Reconnect is getting a new name: Toque and TrowelThe podcast is getting a new name, and branching out to some more hands-on, useful resistance topics. Resisting in the garden (including balconies and indoors!) and kitchen, while protecting your mind. This is resistance.So now this show is also going to help you eat during these wild times.If you're Canadian, this one is especially for you! Check out this quick note about what is happening with the show.2025-04-0402 min
StereoForest Podcasts10 - Judgement Day for the Grackleton GazetteTog grapples with the feedback they receive for the first hard-copy edition of their new zine, the Grackleton Gazette. Featuring: Adam: Parker Spoon, additional voices.Don Faucet: additional voices.Jen deHaan: Tog Chesterfield, Dan from Bulk Bins, and additional voices.Stick around to the end for a special trailer for Season 2 of Escape from Morina! Where you get your podcasts. More info below!Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the...2025-04-0421 minUnfuck Your Life: An Audio Drama10 - Judgement Day for the Grackleton GazetteTog grapples with the feedback they receive for the first hard-copy edition of their new zine, the Grackleton Gazette. Featuring: Adam: Parker Spoon, additional voices.Don Faucet: additional voices.Jen deHaan: Tog Chesterfield, Dan from Bulk Bins, and additional voices.Stick around to the end for a special trailer for Season 2 of Escape from Morina! Where you get your podcasts. More info below!Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the...2025-04-0420 min
Toque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenSelf narrative for identity connection - Friday FocusIt's Friday Focus! Today we'll focus on memories that resonate with our identity, which can be used as one way to reconnect with the present when feeling dissociated or disconnected. The soundscape is from the forest behind my house. Enjoy the rain and ravens in the distance as we focus on the parts of our identity we value the most.Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior...2025-03-2807 min
Toque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenVagus Nerve Regulation with Bilateral Stimulation & BreathLet's go outdoors (if possible) to ground ourselves in nature for an exercise that targets the vagus nerve. Hear the rainy forest and ravens behind my studio as you activate the vagus nerve pathway in this grounding vagal exercise that promotes both safety and connection. You can do this exercise indoors or out, standing or seated -- or while walking.Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities...2025-03-2607 min
Toque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenMonday Motivation: Grassroots ResistanceMondays are now Monday Motivation. What?! The podcast is reorganizing a bit, while "being the same thing." On Mondays I will share a message to help stay motivated to fight the good fight.Wednesday will offer an episode recorded in nature to help ground you. And Friday will offer an opportunity to reflect to help you reconnect with reality.So, today for Monday Motivation, we explore the space between recognition of a problem, and action. That space is where many of us might find ourselves today.Credits, contact, and more...2025-03-2413 min
Toque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenVagus nerve reset exercise and finding your place in collective actionThis episode includes a vagus nerve reset exercise, and then continues with some motivating words to help you find your place within collective action. Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical Activity from Tufts University, a degree in adult education in the arts, and various certifications and experience in group fitness instruction.Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Chat with us...2025-03-2113 min
StereoForest Podcasts9 - Mariann's Nimble Life Unf*cking (ft. Mariann Foot)Tog interviews Mariann Foot about how she unf*cked her life after losing her business, the legendary shop in Grackleton, Thimble's Nimble Notions. From her business loss, Mariann felt she lost her identity. Learn how Mariann started out fresh working out of her own basement, and found happiness.Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo...2025-03-2025 min
Toque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenConnecting through senses & stand firm when they want you to breakThis episode begins with a grounding exercise to connect using textures and a discussion on standing firm when opposing forces want you to break. Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical Activity from Tufts University, a degree in adult education in the arts, and various certifications and experience in group fitness instruction.Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Chat with us...2025-03-1914 min
Toque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenCore values exercise, and when we feel alone in the struggleThis episode guides you through a meditative exercise that's focused on identifying core values as an anchor during overwhelming times. This week's focus is on overwhelming news. Then, Jen discusses how modern systems deliberately create isolation. We discuss that isolation is structural rather than a personal failing, and that this is itself an act of resistance.Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical...2025-03-1712 min
Toque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenBox breathing and using anger as a tool within larger actionToday's exercise uses box breathing to help reconnect with reality if you are experiencing things like isolation, depression, or disconnection. Then we will continue this week's theme of using anger in practical ways as part of a larger, sustained action toward shared goals.Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical Activity from Tufts University, a degree in adult education in the arts, and...2025-03-1414 min
Toque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenEmotions and colours, and using anger for changeToday's exercise uses emotions and a colour visualization to help connect with the present if you are experiencing things like isolation, depression, or disconnection. Then we will continue this week's theme of using anger as a valid way to find your way towards collective and meaningful sustained action.Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical Activity from Tufts University, a degree in adult...2025-03-1213 min
Toque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenReconnect with real & visualized textures, using anger for changeToday's exercise uses textures present in your environment, and then some from memory, to connect with the present if you are experiencing intense emotions, stress, isolation, or dissociation. Then we will start this week's theme of anger to motivate us towards collective action. Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical Activity from Tufts University, a degree in adult education in the arts, and...2025-03-1011 min
Toque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenConnecting with your emotions by noticing the weatherToday's exercise uses weather the weather as a vehicle for emotional awareness. You will observe both external weather conditions and their internal emotional climate. The episode concludes with a motivating message to stay strong in these changing times.Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical Activity from Tufts University, a degree in adult education in the arts, and various certifications and experience in group fitness...2025-03-0710 min
StereoForest Podcasts8 - The Grackleton Gazette's first interview (ft. Pastel Pumpernickel)Tog interviews Pastel Pumpernickel, their first "get" for the new Grackleton Gazette project. Tog learns about Pastel's battle after a failed baking show pitch at Grack Public Access. Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Transcript: For each episode on their page on this show's page at StereoForest here.2025-03-0723 min
Somebody Write ThisA Man Who Communicates Only Through Jokes and Humor and Two Jedi (Episode 130, w/ Jen DeHaan)"The vengeful ghost of a scorned woman makes it their life-long mission to go to his ancestral home in Newfoundland and battle hijackers." Whose ancestral home is this? How is she going to battle the hijackers? And, uh, excuse me, why are there Jedi in Canada? Our guest Jen DeHaan is here to figure it out! Check out her audio drama work at stereoforest.com or listen to her podcast, Neurodivergent Minds in Comedy.And our links:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/somebodywritethisFacebook: https://facebook.com/somebodywritethis...2025-03-0629 min
Toque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenA roots visualization exercise to reconnect to realityDissociating, or disassociating, depressed or isolated? Reconnect with your mind and body using this visualization exercise where your roots extend and connect outwards. Then get motivated to continue making a difference in the world. Being connected is resistance.Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical Activity from Tufts University, a degree in adult education in the arts, and various certifications and experience in group fitness...2025-03-0511 min
Toque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenIntroducing the Show: What to ExpectWelcome to the show! Here's a little bit about your host (the relevant stuff), what to expect for our three times per week episodes, and how to find related resources.This show is designed to help you reconnect to the world if you are feeling isolated, dissociated, depressed or otherwise disconnected. Then expect some daily words to help you find some energy to engage with connected action for meaningful change.Episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday every week.Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited...2025-03-0306 min
StereoForest PodcastsTrailer - Toque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenWhat's Toque and Trowel all about? At its heart, it’s about finding resilience and empowerment in everyday actions. I believe that tending a garden can be an act of resistance. Creating nourishing, affordable meals – maybe even using what you've grown or simple, easy to find, budget-friendly ingredients from suppliers of your choice – that's resistance too. And maybe most important... protecting your mental well-being, especially when life feels overwhelming, you're burnt out, or just really busy? That's absolutely a form of resistance and what we've been exploring on this podcast.We'll be discussing practical ways to do...2025-02-2400 min
Toque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenTrailer - The Daily Reconnect with Jen deHaanThe Daily Reconnect. Exercises to bring you back to the present, and then motivation to continue with your day. Episodes released Monday, Wednesday and Fridays every week to help you reconnect with reality. We are living in interesting times, isolated times, remarkable times... in a wild rapidly changing world. So what you're feeling, whatever that is, makes sense. We all handle difficulty and stress and change and isolation and disconnection in our own ways. Together we will try to reconnect to the world, our bodies, our minds. And get motivated to make a difference again....2025-02-2401 min
StereoForest Podcasts7 - Chaos and Rosie's Natural DemiseTog starts a new project called the Grackleton Gazette, and quickly gets in over their head at the very first event held... a Meet and Greet.Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Transcript: For each episode on their page on this show's page at StereoForest here....2025-02-2022 min
Art Against Mental IllnessTalking Therapy - Making it up as you go with Jen DeHaanSummary
Alex talks to comedy improv artist Jen DeHaan about the transformative power of improvisational comedy
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StereoForest Podcasts6 - The Hecklers of Crow and CackleTog tries their hand at stand-up comedy after being told they're "good at storytelling" at clown school for dogs. Will this new venture help Tog pick themselves up after hitting rock bottom? Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Transcript: For each episode on their page on this show's...2025-02-0615 min
Dining Room Chairs EventSeries Finale of Dining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - The AftermathChecking in! Hey everyone!What happened in the years that followed being trapped in a room? Find out! Tying up some loose ends, and finding out "where are they now" (including the dining room chairs!) in this series finale of Dining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews.2025-01-2810 min
StereoForest Podcasts5 - Clown School for DogsTog takes a class at a clown school for dogs, and learns something new about themselves by throwing caution to the wind. Another step out of depression, and off of rock bottom? Find out!Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Transcript: For each episode on their page on...2025-01-2320 min
StereoForest Podcasts4 - Camping for Instant CoffeeTog tries to go camping to sort out yet another attempt at artisanal foodstuffs and comes to a conclusion about mug texture and why they keep avoiding success. Is it the Sourdough Yogurt instant coffee flavor? Find out!Also, meet Tog's latest roommate, Erin Bandelbrush. Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and...2025-01-1023 min
StereoForest Podcasts3 - The Vegan Jerky DebacleThings got a little bit complicated for Tog Chesterfield with a flock of juncos all because of... vegan jerky.Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Transcript: For each episode on their page on this show's page at StereoForest here.More show info/contact: stereoforest.com/uyl2024-12-2717 min
StereoForest Podcasts2 - It Started With StarterThe first thing Tog tries to get out of the pit of rock bottom involves sourdough starters that led to rather public smell events.You'll also get the weather.Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Transcript: For each episode on their page on this show's page...2024-12-1116 min
StereoForest Podcasts1 - On My Way to Rock BottomThis week on Unfuck Your Life… with Tog Chesterfield, Tog shares what happened on the way down to their own rock bottom. What got them there. You'll also get the weather.Watch this episode as a fully animated YouTube video. Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan....2024-12-1112 minUnfuck Your Life: An Audio Drama1 - On My Way to Rock BottomThis week on Unfuck Your Life… with Tog Chesterfield, Tog shares what happened on the way down to their own rock bottom. What got them there. You'll also get the weather.Watch this episode as a fully animated YouTube video. Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan....2024-12-1112 minUnfuck Your Life: An Audio Drama2 - It Started With StarterThe first thing Tog tries to get out of the pit of rock bottom involves sourdough starters that led to rather public smell events.You'll also get the weather.Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Transcript: For each episode on their page on this show's page...2024-12-1116 min
Unfuck Your Life: An Audio DramaTrailer for Unfuck Your Life… with Tog Chesterfield (audio fiction comedy series)Have you ever wondered what your life could be like, after you’ve hit your rock bottom? Would you try to dig your way out, and get back to the surface? Unfuck your Life with Tog Chesterfield is a fictional radio show on 101.7 FM The Grack, in Grackleton. Tog is a recently unemployed, single, and sober 42 year old trying to pick up the pieces and unfuck their life. Tog will take you along as they try new things and attempt to embrace life, no matter what happens along the way.Credits, contact, and more info2024-12-1000 min
Neuroinclusive Improv and ComedySuggestions for Protecting Your Mind While Doing ComedyThis episode provides general suggestions to comedians, especially neurodivergent ones like us autistic and ADHD actors in comedy and improv, to protect our minds while engaging in comedy and with others in the community. Find the video for this episode (has my face, not just captions): YouTube video (you can leave your input here!)Find the written article for this episode here: NeurodiversityImprov.com article (you can also leave your input here!)Checking in on yourself, in whatever spaces you’re participating in, is pretty good for mental health. These ten suggestions should be...2024-11-0542 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyAnnouncement (Bonus): New Podcast Name for One Year AnniversaryThis marks one year of making podcast episodes! There are some changes happening next week, and here's what those changes are. And the things not changing (most of it isn't change). Yeah, STUFF IS HAPPENING!This kinda-but-not-really-an-episode talks about how this series started, and what I have planned with the name change for the podcast project.NoteThis podcast has been renamed a couple times to best fit what it needed to become, and better reflect what it eventually became! It's not gone, I am figuring out what is sustainable and most...2024-10-2909 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyInclusive, beneficial icebreakers for performersIcebreakers. They're common in an improv class, at the top of a jam, or maybe when a team is just getting to know each other.Some people love them.Some people hate them.Some of us have a love/hate relationship depending on the day or the icebreaker in question.Many of the people who really dislike icebreakers are neurodivergent people, which is why such a seemingly simple thing is getting an episode.But many students, neurodivergent or not, need icebreakers to feel comfortable in the scenes that are...2024-10-2220 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyEmotional Processing, Acting, and Improv (Alexithymia) part 2 – Ep #19In part one of this episode series on emotions in improv, we looked at what alexithymia is, who experiences it and the variety of expression, and how it affects improv performers and the shared improv practice.This episode, part two, now explores some ideas of what students can do if they approach exercises with assigned emotions, and what teachers can do to make their classes and exercises more inclusive for those with alexithymia.I mention “emotion charts” (moods, feelings, etc) in the episode. This is what I mean (there are tons on the interwebs, here are...2024-10-0830 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyEmotional Processing, Acting, and Improv (Alexithymia) part 1 – Ep #18Alexithymia involves how a person identifies and experiences emotions, so it has a lot to do with an improv practice.Part one of this two part episode series explores what alexithymia is, how it affects improv, and suggests some ways to practice improv if you experience it.Part two covers some ideas of what students can do if they approach exercises with assigned emotions, and what teachers can do to make their classes and exercises more inclusive for those with alexithymia.References from episodeI mentioned the “Notes” episode series in this...2024-09-2428 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyGiving Notes to Students (part 3)Notes (feedback) can be confusing for some student performers because of communication differences. This episode discusses what teachers can do to help improve and resolve some of the typical communication issues around questions and notes.Why can’t a student just ask for clarification? That can be loaded in some improv cultures (for now), and as such it can put a lot of burden on some students. Classes can be structured to make this a bit easier for everyone, while also still maintaining structure and accounting for time limitations.NoteThis podcast ha...2024-09-1030 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyGetting Notes You Don't Understand (part 2)Welcome to part two of this three-part series of episodes about receiving notes as neurodivergent improvisers. (Note: This episode is offered as an early release to supporters, and opens up to everyone on August 27! )Getting notes can be hard for students, particularly when there is a communication gap between neurotype. This episode lists five reasons students might have to make this part of a session difficult, and some things students can try to make the process a little bit easier.Resources mentioned in episode series:* Neurodiversity & Improv Episode 13: Improv and being Misunderstood2024-08-2729 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyGetting & Giving Notes (part 1)This three-part series of episodes is about receiving notes as a neurodivergent improviser. This episode covers WHY getting notes is hard in improv, particularly when there is a communication gap between neurotypes (such as between an autistic and allistic humans, or when verbal processing disorder exists, and so on). There’s sometimes a communication gap because different neurotypes fundamentally communicate in different ways.So this series is specifically about notes given as feedback or advice or teaching after a scene or set is over.* Part 1 (episode 15) defines what the issue is, and WHY it's important to...2024-08-1330 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyIntroduction to Season 2Welcome back, improvisers! Season 2 of the Neurodiversity and Improv podcast is coming your way. Every two weeks you can expect a new episode about the intersection of neurotypes and learning/performing improv.We’ll be starting with a three part series on getting Notes as a neurodivergent improviser. This is a very common request from improvisers I’ve spoken with regarding this podcast. And the first three episodes of the new season will be all about this topic.Note: You can find the full transcript for any episode at the top of the episode’s web pa...2024-07-3003 min
If This Is True with Chris HallJen deHaan--Epic Improv Teacher and Life Change ExpertJen is an improviser in Canada who started out studying improv at schools including WGIS, Queen City Comedy, Second City, and more. She teaches improv classes and hosts jams at World's Greatest Improv School (WGIS) and Queen City Comedy. In the before-times, Jen enjoyed teaching dance fitness and performing in semi-rural vaudeville/burlesque themed shows both of which took place on stages made of wood. She has an online improv website called FlatImprov.com and likes making videos and podcast episodes that five people listen to. Jen is still working on perfecting her Canadian accent. Give it a listen!...2024-04-0123 min
World's Nerdiest Improv ShowEpisode 13: Chipotle and Rosemary Creeeeem SoupKatrina and Jen talk about improv, including improv articles they found on the internet and facts you can add to your scenes. Discover soup and what the word of the day is. And see what Will Hines photo will end up on the studio wall. You know, important stuff like that.Word of the Week: ScrupulousSoup: Chipotle and Rosemary Creeeeem SoupLinks: Solo improv Art improv Dinosaurs! Octopus! HairSolo improv examples (Monika Smith):YouTube 1Youtube 2Plugs:Katrina: contact her! Give h...2024-03-2240 min
World's Nerdiest Improv ShowEpisode 12: Carrot with Crouton SoupKatrina and Jen talk about improv, including improv articles they found on the internet and facts you can add to your scenes. Discover soup and what the word of the day is. And see what Will Hines photo will end up on the studio wall. You know, important stuff like that.Word of the Week: SpatterdashesSoup: Carrot with Crouton SoupLinks:Improv writing Grounded characters (see also "Characters Only" class!) Platypus "Hello"Plugs:Katrina: contact her! Give her a job! She is amazing!WGIS Jams, Fridays at 11a...2024-03-1538 min
World's Nerdiest Improv ShowEpisode 11: Chili Pumpkin Soup (ft. Hill Kane)Katrina and Jen talk about improv, including improv articles they found on the internet and facts you can add to your scenes. Discover soup and what the word of the day is. And see what Will Hines photo will end up on the studio wall. You know, important stuff like that.And we get a visit from an improviser in Texas, Hill Kane! We learn what Hill is up to in her area and thinks about improv and the communities that surround the art.Guest: Hill KaneWord of the Week: B...2024-03-0855 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyVisual Imagery and Improv - Memory and RecallMost humans have some amount of mental imagery, or visual imagery. You might find that you use the visuals to help you build and remember improv scenes. The extreme ends are considered to be neurodivergence (they are called hyperphantasia and aphantasia), but regardless of what or how much you have you can do great improv.For more information see “part 1” of this episode, which covers how visual imagination works and how it affects improv. You can find that episode here:This episode focuses how to use visual imagery for memory recall in scenes and forms such...2024-03-0831 min
World's Nerdiest Improv ShowEpisode 10: Potato Carrot Soup (ft. Luke Bovard)Katrina and Jen talk about improv, including improv articles they found on the internet and facts you can add to your scenes. Discover soup and what the word of the day is. We get a visit from an improviser living in Germany, Luke Bovard! OUR FIRST GUEST! And see what Will Hines photo will end up on the studio wall. You know, important stuff like that.Guest: Luke BovardWord of the Week: MusardSoup: Potato Carrot SoupPlugs:Katrina: contact her! Give her a job! She is amazing!WG...2024-03-0149 min
World's Nerdiest Improv ShowEpisode 9: Creamy Curry Soup with Zucchini and PotatoesKatrina and Jen talk about improv, including improv articles they found on the internet and facts you can add to your scenes. Discover soup and what the word of the day is. Watch TJ's Movie Minute featuring improvisers from "our universe"! And see what Will Hines photo will end up on the studio wall. You know, important stuff like that.Word of the Week: ErinaceousSoup: Creamy Curry Soup with Zucchini and PotatoesLinks to content discussed: Professional work & improvLocation gamesTalon birds, that's only one talon thankuverymuchCarrotsPlugs:Katrina...2024-02-2343 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyImprov and Being Misunderstood, Part 1.Neurodivergent humans might communicate in a different way, a way that is difficult for neurotypical humans to understand. Different social communication styles not necessarily a deficit, and it’s not a pathology - it’s a difference. However, having difficulty communicating in a way other people understand it can be frustrating and isolating.Because we’re misunderstood. And we don’t want to be! And it’s often why we mask.There’s scientific study regarding being misunderstood too! In this episode I’ll talk about these studies (and they’re linked below).I’ll also descri...2024-02-2132 min
World's Nerdiest Improv ShowEpisode 8: Potato & Veg Noodle SoupShowView video at: https://flatimprov.com/weenis_ep8/Show NotesWe have another great show featuring Katrina and Jen talking improv things, running improv-inspired ads, discussing food and soup, and TJ's Movie Minute featuring great improvisers acting in scripted movies.Word of the Week: PilgarlicSoup: Hearty potato and vegetable noodle soupLinks to content discussed:Improv forms used in movie/TVImprov "form" definedWhale dolphinsJumping chickensPlugs:Improvised Morning ShowKatrina: contact her! Give her a job! She is...2024-02-1637 min
World's Nerdiest Improv ShowEpisode 7: Ginger Turmeric Chickpea Noodle SoupShow NotesWe are LIVE this week and will hopefully get comments onto the screen or whatever else happens. But we have a super fun new segment called TJ's Movie Minute starring TJ!Word of the Week: BiliousSoup recipe: Ginger Turmeric Chickpea NoodleTranscript: https://flatimprov.com/weenis_ep7/Show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jboA6h0LTT4Links to content discussed: Tips for Narrative ImprovAI for improv promotionUnusual Thing & CommunicationTurkey FactsMontreal Slide (more info here)Geocities...2024-02-0942 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyFinding the unusual thing (and communicating better in scenes)Last week I promised an episode about finding the unusual thing: how you find what’s weird at the top of a scene when you’re setting up the base reality that leads to the game. And here is that episode.Communication is a challenge in improv, especially when we have different neurotypes playing together (which is probably… always). Our cognitive wiring is a fundamental difference between us, and at times it can lead to communication challenges especially when we need to agree on something important (like what’s weird!) to drive a scene forward. Finding the unusual...2024-02-0540 min
World's Nerdiest Improv ShowEpisode 6: Chunky Tomato Mushroom SoupShow on YouTubehttps://youtu.be/HJ3rgt12u6QShow NotesJen and Katrina are LIVE again and hoping that Twitch comments connect to their digital studio. Will it? Time will tell.What's the word of the day? What's the new photo on the wall gonna be? WHERE IS IT FROM? SUSPENSE! Watch this show to find out.NOTE: We interviewed me (Jen) as our guest today, and the audio didn't work. Which is EXACTLY why we did the test! Anyway we learnt lots...2024-02-0237 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyNeurodivergent observation makes improv scenes better (ft. Isolation)I had A WEEK. So you’re getting AN EP that gets real.So this week I experienced something related to last week’s episode (ep 10). I wrote all of the notes for an episode about finding the unusual thing as a neurodivergent improviser. But you’re getting that one next week, friend, because I’ve been thinking about this stuff instead.And you know what happens when we get all focused on a subject. Well… this.So this week I’m talking about how we observe small details, things many others don’t notice, part...2024-01-2938 min
World's Nerdiest Improv ShowEpisode 5: Tomato Cumin SoupShow NotesJen and Katrina go LIVE LIVE LIVE for the first time on ALL THE CHANNELS. We're testing going live and finding out that Twitch is calling us unstable. Whelp! It's a tech test, yo.What's the word of the day, and can Jen pronounce it? What's the new photo on the wall gonna be? WHERE IS IT FROM? SUSPENSE! Watch this show to find out.Links to content discussed: WNIS show on Highwire (Reddit)CreditsStarring:2024-01-2628 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyHyperphantasia, Visual Imagination & ImprovSo in this episode you learn about the spectrum of visual imagination, from lots to none, and explore how you imagine visual details in improv. I cover what the spectrum of phantasia is, from hyperphantasia to aphantasia, then go into how it affects improv.How you visually process details in a scene are not just important for exploring the environment, scene painting, or describing an object (the obvious parts). You can also use it to create characters or incorporate an emotion. Flash memory-ing an emotion involves phantasia! It affects a lot.Can you improve your...2024-01-2243 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyMasking and Improv - Being the voice of reasonMasking is a common behaviour for autistic and/or ADHD people. It’s a trait that can be subconscious or conscious, and one we take on to suppress natural reactions, responses, physicality or expressions. This, of course, can affect how we position ourselves in scenes if we are trying to be the voice of reason and respond naturally and honestly.Thanks for reading Improv and Neurodiversity - The FlatImprov Podcast Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.Masking can help us in improv, but also adds a challenge sometimes. With ca...2024-01-1540 min
World's Nerdiest Improv ShowEpisode 4: Butternut Mint SoupJen and Katrina share things about improv that include where to find an infographic on game of the scene, neat facts to add to a scene, how to learn reacting to voice-over improv from Ultimate world cruise-TOK, and more.What's the word of the day, and can Jen pronounce it? SUSPENSE! Watch this show to find out.Links to content discussed: Game of the Scene (Reddit) And Scene show (Caveat) Jack Black (TikTok) Don't be an Asshole class Neat wax tablets (TikTok) Ultimate Cruise-Tok (TikTok)Credits2024-01-1233 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyCommitting to YOUR weird brain in improvWe’ve all heard those sayings like “do not compare your chapter 1 to their chapter 6.” But that can be pretty hard to do. Especially when we get notes that relate to our brain wiring! Maybe we’re reading from, or writing, a completely different book.It can be hard when our brains are so different in a word that’s constructed for a different (neurotypical) wiring altogether. And here we are up on a stage with everyone watching us. Yikes.But… it’s possible to find our own way, with what we got, and succeed greatly. Yep...2024-01-0827 min
World's Nerdiest Improv ShowEpisode 3: Pea SoupVideohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6JoMslS0CUJen and Katrina share things about improv that include caring about the scene using a specific exercise that teaches you to treat a scene like you are performing a play, age and acting and pitching pixels into the void, and things they learnt this week on the internet that could be used on the stage. What's the word of the day? Watch this show to find out.Links to content discussed:Scripted scenes (Reddit)Acting (Reddit)ComicsCults2024-01-0538 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyFast and Slow Edit Moves in ImprovThis episode was inspired by a discussion I had with another improviser about fast and slow edit moves. They were told by a teammate to edit faster. The answer I gave them was a bit of an opinionated monologue infodump, and I was told I should turn that monologue into a podcast.So here we are.What we're talking about today is edit moves, with focus on the speed of those edit moves and what it might have to do with your neurotype (ALL neurotypes. This means YOU.) That once you are confident and comfortable...2024-01-0135 min
World's Nerdiest Improv ShowEpisode 2: Chik'n Noodle SoupKatrina and Jen discuss holidays, have improv ads, and have their regular segments about things they find on the internet and how it relates to improv learning. What's the word of the day? Listen to find out!Callbacks Personality profiles and reactions Expensive space rock Human to Whale conversationCreditsStarring:Katrina Charles as Katrina CharlesJen deHaan as Jen deHaanMusic & Sound FX: Katrina CharlesSet/Video Design & OBS Button Pusher: Jen deHaanProduction: Jen deHaan / FlatImprov...2023-12-2933 min
World's Nerdiest Improv ShowEpisode 1: Cream of Carrot SoupKatrina and Jen are at the new studio and checking out their setup. Learn our word of the day, facts to add to your scenes and a few things to do with improv too.2023-12-2225 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyMasking and Improv - Peas in a Pod ScenesMasking is a common behaviour for autistic and/or ADHD people (or those of us who are both). It's sometimes referred to as camouflaging, mimicking, or being a social chameleon. You might mask subconsciously - you might not even realize you do it! But it's essentially suppressing your natural reactions, responses, physicality or expressions in order to hide some of your natural behaviours or instincts. Your first reaction.Masking can help you fit in with the crowd, make social connections, or avoid punishment at work or school. It can also be exhausting, among other things....2023-12-1829 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyOn Misophonia & Improv with Sabrina BanesVery excited about this ep! This week I am joined by Sabrina Banes, an improviser who has a condition called misophonia.Sabrina Banes is an improviser and Tarot reader who lives in Brooklyn with her two cats, Shumai and Althea. She currently performs with her longform indie teams, Jace Spam and Dolly Lana, and with her Improv College narrative house team, Oops! We Fell In Love. Find Sabrina online: Instagram and Linktree.In this episode we discuss what misophonia is like to experience, how it affects scene work and classes, and how to find your vo...2023-12-1151 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyTop-down thinking in improv for bottom-up thinkersIf you are a bottom-up thinker, there are certain techniques in long-form improv that might work better if you try to do top-down thinking instead. Why would you do such a thing? And When?Game and second beats might be challenging to a bottom-up thinker. You need to get used to wrapping up a bunch of details into a single idea, gist, or synopsis regardless of what direction you think in. The synopsis is where top-down thinkers start! Maybe it’s faster doing top down for this?This episode includes a couple different examples of wh...2023-12-0425 min
Jock Doc PodcastLambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome/Ronda Rutherford (feat. Jen deHaan)Listen as Dr. London Smith (.com) and his producer Cameron discuss Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome with special guest Ronda Rutherford (Jen deHaan). Sponsored by Caldera + Lab (use code "jockdoc" to get 20% off!). Not so boring! https://calderalab.com/pages/podcast-special-offer?show=Jock+Doc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=JocDoc https://www.patreon.com/join/jockdocpodcast Hosts: London Smith, Cameron Clark. Guest: Jen deHaan. Produced by: Dylan Walker Created by: London Smith2023-12-0433 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyBottom Up Thinking & Plots in ImprovBottom-up thinking or bottom-up processing is common way for autistics to process information. It’s wired into our brains and affects EVERYTHING. How does this type of thinking affect doing improv scenes, especially when it comes to plots? In particular… when you weren’t expecting a plot, and suddenly things get plotty?Bottom-up thinking affects how we follow sets, pull in information, process, and make decisions. So if we’re trying to follow plotlines but are focused on the details before the big plot picture… what happens now?I talk about these things in this episode.2023-11-2725 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyOn Being Perceived (on the Improv Stage & In Class)The sense of being perceived is all about the activity you are doing when you are being looked at by other people. Having strong feelings about this kind of perception is common particularly with the autistic neurotype. And it can sure seem illogical or contradictory at times, too.And… people look at you in improv… a lot!Learn about what being perceived means to neurodivergent improvisers. What is it? How does being perceived work for humans in an improv class, and on an improv stage? What could make being perceived easier?I didn't thin...2023-11-2042 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyWhat is neurodivergence?This episode details what neurodivergence is, and why it’s relevant to improv. I include a couple of examples in there. Check out the transcript to see the text version of this episode.NoteThis podcast has been renamed a couple times to best fit what it needed to become, and better reflect what it eventually became! It's not gone, I am figuring out what is sustainable and most needed by myself and the community.I mention surveys and written versions in earlier episodes. I am moving this content to ImprovUpdate.com on...2023-11-1215 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyHello, Neurodivergent ImprovisersIntroduction by Jen to the new FlatImprov podcast. We're starting with the intersection of neurodivergence and improv.Note from 2025: This episode was done on a whim to test the podcasting features at Substack, where this used to be hosted before I moved it to a much better platform. But hey, I kept going! And renamed it a couple times, too.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp2023-10-3104 minJock Doc PodcastHuntington Disease/Sylvia Stirrup (feat. Jen deHaan)Listen as Dr. London Smith (.com) and his producer Cameron discuss Huntington Disease with special guest Silvia Stirrup (Jen deHaan). Sponsored by Caldera + Lab (use code "jockdoc" to get 20% off!). Not so boring! https://calderalab.com/pages/podcast-special-offer?show=Jock+Doc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=JocDoc https://www.patreon.com/join/jockdocpodcast Hosts: London Smith, Cameron Clark. Guest: Jen deHaan. Produced by: Dylan Walker Created by: London Smith2023-08-0732 min
Dining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 28Bettina roves by with a cittern, and Jen ponders brain stuff in a particularly roving manner.2023-08-0615 min
Dining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 28Bettina roves by with a cittern, and Jen ponders brain stuff in a particularly roving manner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-08-0615 min
Dining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 24Jen wonders if no one can find her because she's only speaking to the algorithm of an expired Facebook event, and then has a minor... existential crisis of some sort? But at least she has four tomato shots.2023-07-3012 minDining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 24Jen wonders if no one can find her because she's only speaking to the algorithm of an expired Facebook event, and then has a minor... existential crisis of some sort? But at least she has four tomato shots. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-3012 min
Dining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 15Jen has been sitting a lot, and tries to order something on DoorDash to help with a problem. But the messages got messed up, and Jen recognizes being misunderstood (and wordy) as a pattern in her life.2023-07-2412 minDining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 15Jen has been sitting a lot, and tries to order something on DoorDash to help with a problem. But the messages got messed up, and Jen recognizes being misunderstood (and wordy) as a pattern in her life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-2412 min
Dining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 11Jen starts making a mauve wig, and remembers the time she was given a cut that was inherently wig-like. 2023-07-2308 minDining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 11Jen starts making a mauve wig, and remembers the time she was given a cut that was inherently wig-like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-2308 min
Dining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 10Neighbours move furniture around, and Jen remembers her first dog Dude.2023-07-2209 minDining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 10Neighbours move furniture around, and Jen remembers her first dog Dude. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-2109 min
Dining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 8Jen meets Bob and wonders about how to make friends as an adult if she's gonna be stuck in this small unit for awhile.2023-07-0608 minDining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 8Jen meets Bob and wonders about how to make friends as an adult if she's gonna be stuck in this small unit for awhile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-0508 min
Dining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 6Jen, still in the room, gets tacos delivered and contemplates why she's still in this room. And about finding your people.2023-05-1512 minDining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 6Jen, still in the room, gets tacos delivered and contemplates why she's still in this room. And about finding your people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-05-1512 min
Dining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 3Jen listens to her neighbours, a wall clock, and tries to figure out how to get home after selling her car to Phil.2023-05-0608 minDining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 3Jen listens to her neighbours, a wall clock, and tries to figure out how to get home after selling her car to Phil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-05-0608 min
Dining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 1Jen meets the Egg McMuffin people and gets a serious case of FOMO. There are still no chairs.2023-04-1909 minDining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 1Jen meets the Egg McMuffin people and gets a serious case of FOMO. There are still no chairs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-04-1909 min
Dining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - December 31stJen arrives at the Dining Room Chairs Event in California only to find an empty room, no event, and no chairs.2023-04-1805 min
Dining Room Chairs EventDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - December 31stJen arrives at the Dining Room Chairs Event in California only to find an empty room, no event, and no chairs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-04-1805 min
Victory Point Bible Reading PodcastMark 12 l Steve Deur & Tim and Jen DeHaanToday, Steve Deur and Tim and Jen DeHaan read and reflect on Mark 12. For the full VP Bible Reading Plan, head to https://victorypoint.org/next-steps/bible-reading-plan. For more on the context of today’s passage go to https://bibleproject.com/explore/book-overviews. To find out more about VictoryPoint Church go to victorypoint.org.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/biblereadingplanvp/message2022-03-2516 minVictory Point Bible Reading PodcastLuke 15:1-3, 11-32 l Steve Deur & Tim and Jen DeHaanToday, Steve Deur and Tim and Jen DeHaan read and reflect on Luke 15:1-3, 11-32. For the full VP Bible Reading Plan, head to https://victorypoint.org/next-steps/bible-reading-plan. For more on the context of today’s passage go to https://bibleproject.com/explore/book-overviews. To find out more about VictoryPoint Church go to victorypoint.org.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/biblereadingplanvp/message2022-03-2417 minVictory Point Bible Reading Podcast2 Corinthians 5:16-21 l Steve Deur & Tim and Jen DeHaanToday, Steve Deur and Tim and Jen DeHaan read and reflect on 2 Corinthians 5:16-21. For the full VP Bible Reading Plan, head to https://victorypoint.org/next-steps/bible-reading-plan. For more on the context of today’s passage go to https://bibleproject.com/explore/book-overviews. To find out more about VictoryPoint Church go to victorypoint.org.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/biblereadingplanvp/message2022-03-2318 minVictory Point Bible Reading PodcastPsalm 32 l Steve Deur & Tim and Jen DeHaanToday, Steve Deur and Tim and Jen DeHaan read and reflect on Psalm 32. For the full VP Bible Reading Plan, head to https://victorypoint.org/next-steps/bible-reading-plan. For more on the context of today’s passage go to https://bibleproject.com/explore/book-overviews. To find out more about VictoryPoint Church go to victorypoint.org.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/biblereadingplanvp/message2022-03-2215 minVictory Point Bible Reading PodcastJoshua 5:9-12 l Steve Deur & Tim and Jen DeHaanToday, Steve Deur and Tim and Jen DeHaan read and reflect on Joshua 5:9-12. For the full VP Bible Reading Plan, head to https://victorypoint.org/next-steps/bible-reading-plan. For more on the context of today’s passage go to https://bibleproject.com/explore/book-overviews. To find out more about VictoryPoint Church go to victorypoint.org.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/biblereadingplanvp/message2022-03-2116 min