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The Quidditas FactorIf You Make Your Internal Life a Priority, Then Everything Else You Need On The Outside Will Be Given To You with Jeff OppenheimJeff Oppenheim (Writer/Director/Producer) is a veteran of theater and film production. His live-theater credits include productions for Lincoln Center, the Film Society, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, and he has worked in partnership with The Acting Company, Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theater, Bay Street Theater and others. Jeff also founded the non-profit literary organization Other Voices and served as the artistic director creating over 100 events, readings and performances throughout NYC. He produced numerous concerts, week-long festivals and international tours including an inaugural party in Washington, DC to commemorate the first-term inaugural of President Obama. He also...2024-04-2346 minThe Quidditas FactorChanging Your Thoughts, Can Also Change Your World with Flynn Hendrix.Flynn is a native of Nashville, TN. At a young age he was enthralled with cartoons and acting. Growing up he acquired 8 years of concert, jazz & marching band experience. In 2007, Flynn became an Independent Professional Wrestler & Sports Entertainer, performing in 13 states and working for WWE, including appearing on Pay Per View in 2022. In 2014, he got married and started a family, and in 2018, took some time away from wrestling. However, upon returning in 2022, he immediately laid claim to the UCW Southern States Championship, along with starting a pursuit of the UCW Ultimate Championship. He also created the “I Know You He...2022-09-1352 minThe Quidditas FactorChanging The World wIth Ideas and Words with Steven Jay Rubin.Steven Jay Rubin is the founder and president of Fast Carrier Pictures, Inc., a Los Angeles-based motion picture and television production company. He made his producing debut for Showtime in 2001 on the baseball comedy classic Bleacher Bums, starring Peter Riegert, Brad Garrett, Wayne Knight and Charles Durning. In 2002, for the Hallmark Channel, he produced the true World War II drama, Silent Night, starring Linda Hamilton, which was nominated for four Canadian television academy awards. Rubin was the executive producer of Archie’s Final Project, a teen dramedy which starred David Carradine, Mariel Hemingway, Joe Mantegna, Nora Dunn, Ton...2022-09-0646 minThe Quidditas FactorEverything you can imagine is real with John Bukowski.John Bukowski has been a practicing veterinarian, a public health researcher, and a medical writer. But through it all has been his love of books. Like you, He has always loved to read. And like you his tastes have changed over time from Jules Verne and Tolkien to Hemingway, Steven King, and Michael Crichton. Likewise, his writing has changed from consumer handbooks and website content to fast-paced thriller novels, which are a lot more fun. Just as great chefs have distinctive styles, every good author has a distinguishing “voice” that both labels and defines their work. Read a cou...2022-08-3057 minThe Quidditas FactorGrowing Through Continuous Effort and Struggle with Christen StovallChristen Stovall is an avid reader and lover of fantasy. She began storytelling at a young age but never considered writing until she was an adult. In 2008 Christen married her first love, Dustin. Sadly, just a year and a half later, Dustin ended his life. At 28 Christen was a widow, alone, and struggling to find meaning in her brief time as Dustin's wife. In her sorrow she turned to fantasy.Five years later, Christen published her first novel, Soulbound, as a tribute to her late husband. Through the Song of Souls Trilogy Christen has found h...2022-08-2340 minThe Quidditas FactorMaking People Laugh Without Making Them Puke with Bruce VilanceBruce Vilanch is a comedy writer, songwriter and actor. He is a two-time Emmy Award-winner. Vilanch is known for his acting roles in The Ice Pirates and You Don't Mess with the Zohan. However he is probably best known to the public for his four-year stint on Hollywood Square, as a celebrity participant; behind the scenes he was head writer for the show. In 2000, he performed off-Broadway in his self-penned one-man show, Bruce Vilanch: Almost Famous.Vilanch was the head writer for the Oscars after being an Oscar program co-writer for the previous ten years. He is...2022-08-1642 minThe Quidditas FactorBelieving In Yourself, and The Rest Will Fall Into Place with Mark Christopher LawrenceMark Christopher Lawrence is best known for his series regular role as Big Mike on the NBC TV series CHUCK. He recently completed production on the hit ADULT SWIM TV show BLACK JESUS and is recurring on The PureFlix Show Malibu Dan The Family Man. He can be seen on the Disney Channel’s original TV movie Life Is Ruff and guest appearances on Lab Rats, Good Luck Charlie, Heroes, Weeds, My Name Is Earl, Reba, Grounded for Life, Crossing Jordan, and Amazing America with Sarah Palin. MCL is in pre-production on several projects as a writer and/or pr...2022-08-0942 minThe Quidditas FactorSurviving Difficult Times and Challenging Adversity with Ciarán SheehanDublin born Ciarán Sheehan is an acclaimed actor, singer, voice healer whose performances have been said to warm the heart and touch the soul. There is an amazing quality to his voice and his ability to capture an audience is nothing short of remarkable. Ciarán has many professional accomplishments to his credit, most notably playing the role of The Phantom in “The Phantom of The Opera” for over 1,000 performances on Broadway and in Toronto. But perhaps of more importance than his accomplishments is his sincere desire to use his incredible talents to inspire others to look w...2022-08-0249 minThe Quidditas FactorNot Letting What You Cannot Do Interfere with What You Can Do with Keith Ross NelsonKeith has been making people laugh in all fifty states—and all over the world—for more than a quarter of a century. He has appeared on Entertainment Tonight and Hulu's Comedy Time. Apart from being a great comedian, Keith Ross is also a director, co-writer and star of Electives. He can be seen on Amazon Prime’s Not for Nothin’ which he co-writes, co-stars, and is executive producer.He has appeared in hit independent movies like Mobsters and Mormons and The R.M. In 2011, Keith was featured in the Who's Who. There are articles on him in popula...2022-07-2632 minThe Quidditas FactorHaving the Plan, The Road Map and The Courage To Press On with Loren Paul CaplinLoren-Paul Caplin has had a varied career in the literary and dramatic arts. His experience in film has involved him in writing and directing History of the World in Eight Minutes, producing Forbiddeb Zone, writing the original story for Lost Angels, and co-writing and co-producing Battle in the Erogenous Zone for Showtime.His plays, "Sunday's Child", "Men In The Kitchen, "A Subject Of Childhood and "City Muzik" have been performed throughout the northeastern United States. "The Presidents", a play he co-wrote, has enjoyed a national tour and an appearance on PBS. His poetry has appeared in both...2022-05-1751 minThe Quidditas FactorCreating My Own Door and Walking Through It with Lou Martini Jr.ACTING IN FILM AND TELEVISION SINCE 1964. Early Film roles included, "What's so Bad about Feeling Good," Opposite Mary Tyler Moore and "The Godfather," opposite James Caan. After Lou's father's (The Notable Character Actor, Lou Martini) death in early 1971, Lou's mom decided it was best for him to take a break. It wasn't until attending The University of Houston that Lou took up acting again. Although, the "bug" for acting had been dormant it had never left. After graduating with a BA in Communications, Lou landed a leading role in the smash off-broadway show "Tony and Tina's Wedding". Since then Lou h...2022-05-0342 minThe Quidditas FactorFinding Out Who You Are, Finding and Living That Truth and Being That Person with Cris GravesCris Graves is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker who has worked across platforms from film to television to online content. She has worked across the globe as a producer/director, filming in some of the harshest and most remote areas on our planet. Her credits include The Amazing Race, Whale Wars, and Living Undocumented. She is also an award-winning narrative filmmaker and has had her work shown in various film festivals including the Cannes Film Festival, Oaxaca Film Festival, and Hamilton Film Festival to name a few. Her feature film script Alone Girl, which Cris plans to direct, was a...2022-04-191h 11The Quidditas FactorReflecting Upon Your Present Blessings Not On Your Past Misfortunes with Bill SorvinoBill Sorvino is an award winning actor and is a graduate of William Esper Studio. He is the founder of Golden Door International Film Festival based in his home town of Jersey City, NJ and is also co-founder of Brazen Giant Ensemble with Christian Keiber. Sorvino has directed and produced several films.Support the show2022-04-1241 minThe Quidditas FactorDon’t Just Create; Create To Change and Aspire To Inspire with Jeff LamA Hawaii transplant, Jeff moved to Los Angeles in 2000 to pursue acting and has appeared in numerous Features. In 2008 Jeff decided to take a step back from acting, and start to dabble in Casting. Jeff was mentored by numerous Casting Directors including, Sheila manning, Tracy 'Twinkie Byrd and Pam Bouvier. Immediately, Jeff became the Casting Director for the American Division of the largest international web series "The Scary" ."Also, in 2008, Jeff produced his first feature " Why Am I Doing This?" a multi-ethnic comedy which won the New Vision Film Award at San Jose Cinequest Film Fe...2022-04-0545 minThe Quidditas FactorAppealing To Our Better Selves, To Become Something More with Ari TaubAri Taub is an American movie director, producer, and editor. Taub was born in New York City. Taub is best known for his movie The Fallen, a 2004 war film about the perspectives of Italian, German, and American soldiers during World War II. Taub's latest movie is '79 Parts, a comedy set in 1979, starring Eric Roberts.Support the show2022-03-2958 minThe Quidditas FactorTrying Something Different Today. Don’t Stay Stuck and Doing Better with Johnny SoloJohnny Solo is an actor and producer, known for Man on a Ledge, Newlyweds, The Fitzgerald Family Christmas and 79 Parts.Support the show2022-03-2249 minThe Quidditas FactorFocusing, Hard On Work and Keeping Your Eyes On The Goal with Iliana GuibertIliana Guibert, a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute took a career detour spending her early years in the corporate sector gaining business skills she now applies to her work as an actress and expanding to writing, producing and directing.Guibert proudly sits on the committee and board of several foundations committed to helping youth in need and chronically/terminally ill children.She was married to her high school sweetheart, Thomas, until his death on September 11th while attending a meeting in the North Tower...2022-03-1547 minThe Quidditas FactorHaving a Legitimate and Useful Purpose with Robin C. AdamsMr. Adams hails from the world of television news and entertainment having worked over the past 40 years as cameraman and producer for CNN, FOX TV, NBCUniversal, NHK Japan, Fuji-TV Japan and ARD German TV.He has also produced and directed documentary and music entertainment projects for CCTV China, NHK Japanese Satellite TV, Sky PerfecTV (Japan), Sony Music Entertainment (USA/Japan) and a wide variety of prominent independent video and music production companies. Robin has worked with such notable music celebrities as James Taylor, Kiss, Christina Aguilera, Pink, The Roots, Keyon Harrold, Ron Carter, Phony PPL, Jamie Alexander...2022-03-0853 minThe Quidditas FactorNever Considering the Possibility Of Failure; As Long As You Are Persistent with Erika SmithErika was raised in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. She studied acting at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse, comedy at the Upright Citizen's Brigade and the Groundlings in Los Angeles and holds a BFA in Music from Hunter College. She acts and sings in film, television and theater and is a recording artist as well. Erika is mostly famous for her similar look as Marilyn Monroe. She has acted in numbers of TV/ Movies. Before The Dust Settles, Lady Peacock, and The Three Chris’s to name a few. Apart from acting she has also studied comedy and can b...2022-03-0139 minThe Quidditas FactorTransforming Insights Into Opportunities with Joey MHzJoey MHz is the Founder and CEO of MHz Media Group, a production company that has produced numerous projects. Born on Long Island, New York, Joey made his first attempt at directing movies as soon as he was old enough to use a video camera. Enrolling at Briarcliff College, Joey worked for Big Blue Computer Products and soon enough found himself taking on the name Joey MHz and creating his company MHz Media Group. Taking on the role of writing, producing, directing, and co-starring in his first film "The Adversary," which was picked up by York Entrainment, the success...2022-02-2224 minThe Quidditas FactorStick To The Basics and Holding On To Your Family and Friends with Maria CappMaria Capp has served the arts community on Long Island, NY and in Los Angeles for over 20 years. Her multi-disciplinary expertise includes work as an award-winning writer, director, producer, entrepreneur, and acting coach. She has served as an advocate, speaker, committee and board member for such organizations as Women In Media, The Millie D'Agostino Scholarship Fund, Breaking into Hollywood, Youth Biz Alliance, NYSTEA, EdTA, BOCES - Arts in Education, and Kids for Kids Productions. Maria produced Cappricielli Production's first feature, Reach starring Garrett Clayton, Jordan Doww and Joey Bragg released in 10 of the top 20 major markets throughout the US...2022-02-1538 minThe Quidditas FactorBe courageous. Challenge Orthodoxy. Stand up for what You Believe in with Greg PaulGreg Paul is a writer, producer, actor and musician with multiple Film, Recording, Television, and Web credits. Currently a founding Producing partner in 2020 with Derek Mackay at No Brainz Productions [us]. They are an American/Canadian/Mexican Film and Television Production and Distribution Company. Greg was a successful Warner/Elektra/Asylum Recording Artist and a touring Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist working with several popular musical groups and/or solo artists as a Musician or Sound Engineer. Becoming a successful professional actor, he started in New England in 2008 and continued on to New York, appearing on popular network episodic television shows...2022-02-081h 17The Quidditas FactorSetting Goals and Turning The Invisible Into The Visible with B.D. Gunnell.Over the last ten years, Producer BD Gunnell has emerged as a leader in the world of independent feature filmmaking. From humble beginnings on micro-budget indie films, to her professional experience as a Line Producer; BD has developed a well-earned reputation. From completing films with rigorous timelines and severe constraints on budget; BD has developed an exceptional track record in the film industry of delivering films on time and on budget. At this current time, 85% of the movies completed have recouped their costs for investors. BD routinely produces independent films in the $2 million to $10 million-dollar range.BD...2022-02-011h 06The Quidditas FactorChoose a Career You Love, Give It The Best There Is In You and Seize Your Opportunities with Brian Donahue.In 1986 with the help of Iona's coach Harold Crocker, Donahue got a tryout with the New York Jets NFL Football team. He signed a free agent contract with the New York Jets to play nose tackle. He participated in mini-camp and summer training camp with the Jets. He was released in August 1986. In 1987, Donahue signed a free agent contract with the Green Back Packers to play nose tackle. During camp Donahue suffered a knee injury. He was released in August 1987. In 1989, he joined the Toronto Argonauts of the C.F.L. Donahue hurt his knee while with the Argonauts...2022-01-251h 14The Quidditas FactorPutting An End To Mindwash Religion, Nowhere Politics and Bogus Philosophies With Al DiazAl Diaz is best know for his collaboration with Jean Michel Basquiat on SAMO©, graffiti that appeared in lower Manhattan from 1977 to 1979. SAMO© initially became known because of its wit and sarcastic humor; but became a globally recognized graffito after Basquiat’s rise to fame.A prolific and influential first-generation NYC subway graffiti artist, who later became a text-oriented street artist, Al Diaz’s career spans 5 decades. He currently works with WET PAINT signs used throughout the New York City subway system. After cutting out individual letters to create clever, surreal and sometimes poignant anagrams, he hangs the fi...2021-12-2133 minThe Quidditas FactorTo Boldly Go: Filmmaking, Screenplays, and Books With David Alan MackDavid Mack is the award-winning and The New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty-six novels and numerous short works of science-fiction, fantasy, and adventure, including the Star Trek Destiny and Cold Equations trilogies.Mack’s writing credits span television (for episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), film, and comic books. His latest novels are The Shadow Commission, the final volume of his Dark Arts trilogy published by Tor books; and his long-postponed Star Trek novel More Beautiful Than Death.His newest projects include the short story “Fiasco” in the pulp-homage anthology Thrilling Advent...2021-12-141h 12The Quidditas FactorMore Momo, More Flavor and More Things You Didn't Know About Jeff OrlickJeff Orlick is a resident and social entrepreneur in Jackson Heights, Queens. His events such as the Momo Crawl and Wox & Lox along with his Roosevelt Avenue Midnight Street Food Crawl and Queens Tastes of the World Tours have garnered attention from around the globe, centering on the area’s unmatched ability to share culture through food. You can follow Jeff on twitter @JeffOrlick.Support the show2021-12-0732 minThe Quidditas FactorThe Dynamic Duo Elizabeth Martin and Lauren Hynek on Creating and Writing Magic.Elizabeth Martin and Lauren Hynek both started writing their first plays at the age of about seven. Lauren fell in love with the magic of movies visiting her dad (visual effects supervisor Joel Hynek) on the set of Predator as a little kid. Elizabeth spent her tween years writing (badly formatted) fan fiction episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. In high school, we joined forces while working at the same Shakespeare theater in the summers. We continued to work in classical theater together after college, producing plays on shoestring budgets and getting paid out of a passed hat...2021-11-3041 minThe Quidditas FactorDiscovering the Art, Craft, Truth and Quidditas with Russ CamardaRuss Camarda has been a professional director/actor/acting coach/cinematographer and editor for the past two decades.In FILM Russ has produced, 6 independent feature films, Directed 2, Starred in and edited 5 of them.“Send No Flowers” co-starring in it as well with Sean Young and Tony LoBianco. The film recently secured distribution with Multicom Entertainment Group. “The Night Never Sleeps” co-starring in it as well with Armand Assante, Eric Roberts and Robert Clohessy. The film recently secured distribution with Multicom Entertainment Group.Also the features “Night for Day” , “Lower than the Angels” , “The Video Guys”and...2021-11-231h 01The Quidditas FactorThe Sweet Harmony of Oksana KessousOksana Tarasova-Kessous received her professional studies degree at The Manhattan School of Music under the guidance of the soloist of The Metropolitan Opera House, harpist Susan Jolles. She received her Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) and Master of Music from The Moscow Conservatory under the guidance of Professor Vera Dulova, principal harpist of Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater.Oksana has performed as a soloist with The New American Chamber Music Orchestra, The Mannes School of Music Orchestra, The Manhattan School of Music Philharmonic, and The Brooklyn Conservatory Orchestra. Her recital appearances include such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall in...2021-11-1637 minThe Quidditas FactorKeeping Your Expectations High and Playing To Your Strengths with Elias PlagianosWriter / Director Elias Plagianos' film and television projects have won Best Director, Best Feature Film, Best Short Film, Best TV Pilot, and Best Actor awards for his cast at over 75 International Film Festivals including 10 of MovieMaker Magazines list of Top 25 and Top 50 Festivals.In addition to his creative work behind the camera, he is a partner at the new media startup venture "Zero Channel". Their first project (written and directed by Plagianos) "Shoot Me Nicely" stars iconic actors Linda Hamilton and William Sadler. Shoot Me Nicely won over 40 awards at international festivals, including being named Best Independent...2021-11-0940 minThe Quidditas FactorCreating Love, Laughter and Light and A World Record Mindset with Fran Capo.Fran Capo is a 9-time world record holder who inspires creativity and change around the world, through her humor, motivation and wild adventures. She has been featured on over 6000 Radio, TV and Internet shows. She accomplishes all her world records using her "Seven World Record Mindsets", that she spoke about during her Tedx talk entitled, "A world Record mindset." She broke her 9th world record while on the Tedx stage when she did her 18 minute talk, then redid the entire talk in 59 seconds (Record Holders Republic – Dec. 2019) Fran also became the first woman to zipline inside of an...2021-11-0254 minThe Quidditas FactorChange Your Mindset and Change Your Life and Find the Glow with Taimak.Taimak plays the lead role in Berry Gordy's cult classic, The Last Dragon in which he played Leroy Green, a Bruce Lee inspired martial artist in search of "The Glow," was his first major break in acting. The film was a financial success and grossed more than $25 million at the box office.Since The Last Dragon, Taimak has appeared in a number of TV roles and over a dozen plays.Taimak has worked with a number of celebrities, including Madonna, and starred in the play Cheaters, which toured the United States. He starred in a h...2021-10-2623 minThe Quidditas FactorTaking a Risk, Dreaming Big and Practicing Pure Perseverance with Robert KuglerRobert Kugler is the award-winning author of the Avery & Angela series, the Aloha Kugs series, and AN ALMOST TOLERABLE PERSON. He retired from education in order to focus on both writing and parenting. A graduate of The College of Wooster and Seton Hall University, Robert is an avid Philadelphia sports fan, enjoys mixology, and does the occasional sprint triathlon. (slowly)He currently lives in Northern Virginia with his wife, children and a Labrador named Maggie. He spends as much time as possible in Wildwood New Jersey, as it’s simply the best beach on the East Coa...2021-10-191h 21The Quidditas FactorGetting Lost On Some Beautiful Paths With Sarah LightmanSarah has been surrounded by music throughout her entire life, but it wasn't until she started street performing on the streets of Los Angeles, CA in 2016 that she decided to pursue her career as a singer/songwriter. She has since released an EP, two singles, & a music video which is played in rotation at Universal City Walk, LA; has established residencies with several venues, been endorsed by Luna Guitars, Empire Ears, & Cleartone strings, and performed on The NAMM Show MAIN STAGE in 2019. Her music video, Noteworthy, shares the spotlight in rotation with work from legendary artists such as Justin...2021-10-1249 minThe Quidditas FactorDream It and Achieve Your Casting Goals with Kimberly GrahamKimberly Graham has been the Associate Casting Director for Judy Henderson Casting since 2003. She casts for film, television, commercials and theater. Kimberly Graham is known for her work on Homeland, Avatar and Before Midnight. Support the show2021-10-0536 minThe Quidditas FactorCreating a Positive Environment and Celebrating Your Small Wins with Pamela LewisPamela Lewis is an American singer-songwriter and actor Lewis has released a couple solo studio albums. She is currently a part of the band Code Bleu a band the has provided its clients with first class music and entertainment. This exceptionally talented, well-rehearsed bands and ensembles reproduces the musical styles from every era. They include today’s current hits, Classic Rock-n-Roll, Rap, R&B, Club, Hip-Hop, Motown, Alternative, 70’s Disco, Top 40, Country, Swing, Big Band, 50’s, 60’s, 80’s, 90’s, 2000’s, Latin, Jazz, Jewish, Italian and much, much more. Having performed at thousands of weddings, corporate dinner dances, fundraisers, a...2021-09-2832 minThe Quidditas FactorThe Magic of Poetry, The Beauty of Music and a Passion to Create is all things Rachael SageRachael Sage is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, poet, and visual artist She is the founder of indie label MPress Records. Sage has released fourteen solo studio albums. Her performances combine music with between-song banter. Sage was named one of the Top 100 Independent Artists of the Past 15 Years by Performing Songwriter magazine. She joins host Michael J. Arbouet once again to talk about her new album Poetica.Sage said the album “was an opportunity to create new work with a fantastic group of musicians, with no creative boundaries. The language itself and imagery therein has l...2021-09-2136 minThe Quidditas FactorThe Joie De Vivre and Positive Attitude of Pam JorgensenPamela Jorgensen is an extremely versatile singer-actor. Age range: 30-50. Vocal range: E3-C6. She is very affable, is always willing to take risks and prides herself on her consummate professionalism. Musical theatre, comedy/drama, cabaret, voice over. After years of drudging through a sea of vocational diversity, Pam is finally living the life she has always dreamed of since she was 5 years old! A proud member of Actors Equity, Pam enjoys the success of being a working actor and that makes her feel accomplished and complete. Let me sing you a song, introduce you to a new character, t...2021-09-1459 minThe Quidditas FactorAchieving Goals and Increasing Your Mental Focus and Staying Sharp With Ramfis MyrthilRamfis Myrthil is an award-winning independent filmmaker, producer and avid story-teller from New York City. His tremendous success as an indie filmmaker has won him several awards including Star’s 40 under 40 list. His extensive experience has earned him speaking invitations at the most prestigious film festivals and film schools, including the Cannes Film Festival and SXSW, New York University and others. He has had tremendous success as a New York producer and Los Angeles producer. His films have not only premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, Sundance, SXSW and 40+ other festivals, but have also won a number of awards, na...2021-09-0757 minThe Quidditas FactorHorror, The Cinema and Bryan Thomas NortonBryan Norton has an M.F.A. degree in Film Production from New York University's Tisch School of The Arts Graduate Film Program, and a B.A. in Cinema Studies from Sarah Lawrence College. He wrote and directed the award winning horror film Penny Dreadful with a generous grant from Warner Bros, starring Friday the 13th's Betsy Palmer and has won over one hundred film festival awards worldwide. As a professor and lecturer of film, Bryan has taught film directing and screenwriting throughout the United States since 2001 and served as the chairperson of The New York Film Academy. He...2021-08-3138 minThe Quidditas FactorOvercoming Bureaucracy and Generating Legal Innovations With Marc JacobsonMarc Jacobson has significant experience in the entertainment and Internet industries. He currently advises many clients on the business and intellectual property issues faced by entertainment businesses in the digital age. This includes matters relating to the creation, development and exploitation of intellectual property rights in internet-based content as well as film, television, video, music and theatrical properties. Marc also advises companies on business and financing strategies in connection with such properties.As a result of Marc’s broad business and legal background, he is an advisor to a diverse group of individuals and companies in...2021-08-2437 minThe Quidditas FactorStand Out, Be Original and Going All the Way With James MountJames Mount is an actor and voiceover artist who is best known for his role as Agent Thoms, part of the core recurring cast of Season 6 of Showtime’s ‘Homeland’. His Guest Star appearances include character turns on Fox’s ‘Gotham’, NBC’s ‘The Blacklist’, HBO’s ‘The Deuce’ as well as supporting roles in films, most recently the indie-thriller “What We Found”. As a voice actor, James recently played gangster Frank Nitti in the series ‘Jack and Lou: A Gangster Loves Story’ with Lisa Kudrow, and has voiced national commercials, cartoons, and video games like Rockstar Games’ ‘Red Dead Redemption’. James ha...2021-08-1752 minThe Quidditas FactorFinding Your Aspirations Are Your Possibilities With Abigail HawkAbigail Hawk is best known for playing detective Abigail Baker in the hit television show Blue Bloods She also appeared in, Body of Proof as well as in the holiday TV movie, A Christmas in Vermont .Hawk also had a starring role in Domenica Cameron Scorsese's directorial debut, Almost Paris for which she won the "Best Actress" award at the 2017 Golden Door Film Festival.She has been married to Bryan Spies since 2009. They have two children.Support the show2021-08-1042 minThe Quidditas FactorKing of Conventions, SFX Wizard, FX Makeup Artist, and Author Spat OktanSpat Oktan is well known for his work on the sci-fi/comic book convention circuit, and in his roles as costume, prop-maker, and practical special effects man on low-budget films such as Bad Kids Go to Hell and its sequel, as well as videos and TV shows in the New York and Atlanta area, where he now resides. Oktan has made costumes and props for video games, movies, and major companies to use to promote their products at the big Comic Cons, as well Mad Prodigy Productions and Universal Studios.Support the show2021-08-031h 04The Quidditas FactorShaking the Tree and Achieving Your Goals With Donna McKennaDonna McKenna, CSA is an award winning, international casting director, producer and educator. She has cast numerous independent films, TV show, episodic radio shows, pilots and web-series during her more than 20 years in the business. These projects have received theatrical distribution and can be seen on Amazon Prime, iTunes, Apple as well as Direct TV and other streaming platforms.Producers and Directors love working with Donna as she listens carefully and comes to understand the vision for their project, providing them with an ensemble cast, utilizing both critically acclaimed actors from film, TV, and Broadway as well...2021-07-2741 minThe Quidditas FactorBasking in the Afterglow of Laila SamuelsLaila Samuels is an artist and songwriter from Oslo, Norway. She was the lead singer of The Tuesdays, and has since 1998 written more than 300 songs for other artists, taken part in Melodi Grand Prix as a solo artist and done collaborations with other artists, such as Ravi, Vinni and the Vagabonds, Curse and We Kings and songwriter Jonas Shandel launched the duo Shandel & Samuels in 2019.Support the show2021-07-2051 minThe Quidditas FactorThe Otherworldly Vibrant Tones Of Seth GlierGrammy-nominated Seth Glier is a singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. NPR describes his voice as “otherworldly” while praising him as “an engaging performer and storyteller.” His critically acclaimed, emotionally dense catalog of work often draws upon traditional roots music, experimental instrumentation, and moody atmospheres that result in soulfully intelligent stories that can alternatively fight the power or break your heart.“The music of Seth Glier veers towards being indefinable.” – Paste MagazineWith five albums, five Independent Music Awards, and even a U.S. State Department-sponsored international tour under his belt, Glier has also played with a diverse list o...2021-07-1347 minThe Quidditas FactorA Day in the Life Of Steven Cogle: Painter, Filmmaker, Comic Book ArtistSitting in the back of his middle school classroom, a young Steven Cogle would recollect his favorite childhood super heroes and remix them into his own hip hop versions through his sketches.Cogle's route was by no means direct and straightforward however. Throughout the years, Steven Cogle worked a wide range of occupations before finally settling on his lifelong calling. One of these occupations included serving in the military, an experience that surely shaped his outspoken political perspective. This social commentary is visible in a number of his paintings such as "Detainee" and "Detainees," which document the...2021-07-0628 minThe Quidditas FactorUsing Her Eye For Talent In the Waiting Room With Julie SchubertJulie Schubert is a New York based, Emmy-Award winning Casting Director. She has casted numerous projects including the hit Netflix shows House of Cards and Daredevil. Other casting credits include Confessions of a Shopaholic, Footloose, Devil Wears Prada, and The Departed. Schubert, comes from a very special casting legacy - she was trained by Juliet Taylor and Ellen Lewis, proteges of the famed matriarch of casting, (and subject of the 2012 documentary Casting By), Marion Dougherty. After an extensive apprenticeship with Juliet and Ellen, Julie began her career as a Casting Director. Julie is a sought after on-camera au...2021-06-2931 minThe Quidditas FactorAlive and Kicking With the Mayor of Rock and Roll Sal SirchiaAfter twenty five years in the music business as a singer, songwriter, bassist, guitarist and front man of the band Crystal Eyes, Sal Sirchia began his acting career in 2001.Sirchia first television role was on HBO's Oz as a featured extra and regular during seasons 4, 5 and 6. Sal also appeared on the VH-1 Showa "Feedback" and "Newlyweds and Rock and Roll"Sal has also been featured in a number of films Nikos the Impaler, The Tenement, Sins of the Father, Coalition, Knock Knock and How to Grow a Fig Tree.Sirchia also composed music on...2021-06-221h 00The Quidditas FactorSharing a Wink and a Smile With Stacey PrussmanMichael J. Arbouet talks with Stacey Prussman. Prussman landed her first starring role in the Off-Broadway show Grandma Sylvia's Funeral as Dori Grossman in the mid-to-late 1990s. In 2000, she appeared in the award-winning Greg Scarnici film Glam-Trash. She also had roles in Everything's Jake and The Girl in the Park. Aside from her performing career, Prussman is a national keynote speaker on Eating Disorders and Body Image at colleges, universities, treatment centers, and military academies across the country.In 2014, Prussman co-hosted a radio show, Ears Wide Open, with comedian Boy Levy in Boston and Washington, D.C...2021-06-1543 minThe Quidditas FactorLivin' Her Life Like It's Golden With TV Writer, Screenwriter and Professor Michelle AmorMichael J. Arbouet talks with Michelle Amor who co-wrote PLAYIN’ FOR LOVE, directed by and starring Robert Townsend (FIVE HEARTBEATS, HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE) and Jenifer Lewis (BLACK-ISH), wrote OF BOYS & MEN starring Academy® Award-nominated actress Angela Bassett (BLACK PANTHER) and Robert Townsend, and co-produced and co-wrote the documentary film TUPAC SHAKUR: BEFORE I WAKE. In November 2019 she and collaborator Ali LeRoi (EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS) sold her one-hour drama THE HONORABLE to CBS, a project inspired by her childhood in Chicago.Amor is serving her third elected term as co-chair of the WGAW Committee of Black Writers (CBW), whose miss...2021-06-0856 minThe Quidditas FactorThe Curious Case of Mark Islam: When Music is the Shorthand of EmotionMichael J. Arbouet talks with singer, songwriter and producer Mark Islam. Born in New Castle, DE, Mark had one early aspiration: to leave his state. After moving to Boston University to study literature, Islam performed and honed his craft at various coffeehouses in the Boston area. After completing a master's degree in English, he moved to Los Angeles, the city where most of his favorite music originated. Islam joined a team of songwriters each month called the Western Beat Music Showcase. In 1995, Islam released his debut effort on cassette, The Calloused Heart Collection. The musician continued to perform and...2021-06-0151 minThe Quidditas FactorThe Excellent Advice From the Last American, French-Exchange Babe Diane FranklinMichael J. Arbouet talks with Diane Franklin. Diane is an iconic 80s American film actress, known for her dark curly hair, and dialects. Beginning her acting career at the age of ten, Diane started with modeling, theater, commercials, and soap opera work. She then won the lead role of the dream girl, Karen, in cult classic THE LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN (1982) and soon after played the daughter, Patricia Montelli in AMITYVILLE II: THE POSSESSION. Her break-out film role was the spirited French-exchange student, Monique Junot, from the off-beat comedy BETTER OFF DEAD. And her most notable commercial success was playing...2021-05-251h 20