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Make Me Watch ItEpisode 6: "That's a Callback, Right There" - Killers of the Flower Moon & Working With ScorseseThe Brendans are joined by another very special guest this week to discuss Killers of the Flower Moon. The film's official Visual Effects Data Wrangler Michael Slemmons comes on to talk being on set for the extensive on-location shoot, the challenges of period pieces with massive scope both in front of the camera and as created by VFX, the powerful human story of the Osage murders and the monsters behind them, and several wandering tangents about the beautiful minutiae of creating art via motion pictures.
Also, more thoughts on One Piece, because anime remains...2023-11-131h 54
The Mike Show1.9 Billion Dollars and Hawaii Fomo - BenM (Ben Meiring, Music Producer and Songwriter)BenM (Ben Meiring) is a songwriter, producer, and film worker from Tulsa, OK. He jumped around in the music scene, accumulating gear and skills along the way. He applies these skills to helping others create music and also to create his own - keeping an approach of always continuing to learn, grow and stay passionate along the way. You can also find him on TikTok making fingerboarding videos - a fun hobby that he is quickly growing a following from. Mike and BenM dig into the world of music on today’s episode. BenM breaks down s...2023-02-011h 08The Mike ShowThe Best Plan is No Plan - DR. K (Dr. Alok Kanojia) | HEALTHY GAMERDoctor K is a psychiatrist and streamer whose work focuses on helping to encourage mental health within the gaming community. From a burnt out pre-med student with a video game addiction to a meditation student at an ashram in India and eventually now a streaming doctor who is renowned for helping gamers, it’s fair to say that Doctor K has taken an uncommon route in his career and life. His work ties together his experiences practicing meditation, studying Western medicine, and a long history playing video games to provide unique mental health coaching for gamers specifically directly to hi...2023-01-201h 06The Mike ShowLike Running a Daycare - Zach (Hammurabae on Twitch and Youtube)Zach “Hammurabae” is a streamer by craft but a raconteur at heart. He started his Twitch stream to explore storytelling through a mixture of role playing and multiplayer video games, using characters and nations as vehicles into creating game-driven shared narratives. Through this pursuit, he’s created a gaming community open to all centered primarily on the video game Hearts of Iron IV. You can find his playthroughs on Twitch and his community on Discord. This episode Mike and Hammurabae talk about the unique community he’s built through his streaming on Twitch and the content he...2023-01-141h 18The Mike ShowRise of the Preditor - Jose "Taco" Cruz (Producer, The Price is Right, Let's Make a Deal) (Lifeofataco on TikTok)Jose “Taco” Cruz is a social media producer for two of network television’s longest running shows, The Price is Right and Let’s Make a Deal. Originally from the Midwest, Jose moved to Los Angeles to work in film where he discovered a talent for making his own content, combining his talents of video production, photography, and editing. This episode Mike and Jose chat about the life of a social media producer, what the process is making content for corporate studios like CBS versus personal platforms like Jose’s lifeofataco, what are some crucial skills to con...2023-01-0346 minThe Mike ShowYoutube vs Ph.D.s - Mariana Colin (The Morbid Zoo on YouTube)Mariana Colin is a video essayist and film scholar, who transformed her video essays about movie monsters into her Master’s thesis and then again into a successful YouTube channel, The Morbid Zoo. Interested in both cinema as an artform and modern cultural behavior, Mariana’s work focuses on film, especially horror, through an academic lens, unpacking the social and cultural meaning and significance of it in our world. On this episode, Mike and Mariana discuss how her attempts to reach an audience beyond the cloistered academic community led to creating her YouTube channel. They break down the...2022-12-291h 00The Mike ShowAlways Be Willing to Try - Kyla (notsoErudite on Twitch and Youtube)Kyla aka notsoErudite is a counsellor, streamer, and content creator working on trying to establish a nuanced and reasonable space to talk about topics that matter to us most. Gender, dating, relationships, mental health, education, and sociocultural norms." (from notsoErudite's Patreon 'about' section). In this episode of The Mike Show, Michael and notsoErudite talk about her streamer origin story. They touch on topics of mental health and relationships and the rare crossover of academia in the world of online content creation. notsoErudite also talks about her dream to open a treatment center for troubled youth and ...2022-12-1657 minThe Mike ShowI'm Going Down With the Ship - Coltyn Seifert (Scifi and Friends Podcast)Coltyn Seifert is a podcaster, filmmaker, and entertainment enthusiast. His podcast Scifi and Friends focuses on authentic conversation with compelling guests with topics that run the gamut from martial arts to psychedelics to spirituality. On this episode, Mike and Coltyn discuss how he started and grew his podcast as well as how Coltyn sees the next step in its evolution. They dive into how new media is changing the landscape of entertainment and how those changes can make creative storytelling more accessible to all. Finally, they wrap up their conversation with how discipline and collaboration are cornerstones o...2022-11-291h 07The Mike ShowCate Blanchett as Step on Me Mommy - Brendan Agnew (The Norman Nerd)Brendan Agnew is a writer, blogger, and podcaster. He shares his passion and deep knowledge for film by writing reviews on his own website, The Norman Nerd, and in featured guest appearances on podcasts like School of Movies, Geeks with Shields, and Matinee Heroes. You can find more of his work on Twitter at @BLCAgnew, on his website normannerd.blogspot.com, and cinapse.co. On this episode, Mike and the Norman Nerd talk about all things film and how Brendan turned that passion for movies and television into a successful blog and guest star spots o...2022-10-131h 04
My Creative CareersRender, Rinse, Repeat. - VFX & Animation (with Lyndon Barrois & Michael Slemmons)Lyndon Barrois is an accomplished artist, award-winning director, animator, and visual effects professional. A native of New Orleans, Lyndon played a pivotal role in creating groundbreaking visual effects for critically-acclaimed feature films such as The Matrix Trilogy, Happy Feet, Tree of Life, and The Thing, for which he received a Visual Effects Society Award nomination. Lyndon is an active member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, a Commissioner for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC, and a board member of the California Institute of the Arts. This week, we welcome Lyndon to talk to us...2022-08-1940 min
INSPIRE-EMPOWER-ENABLE. Life Lessons from the Dojo"Broken"-Finding Strength and Value in ImperfectionIn today's world we often focus on our personal imperfections. It may be our appearance, our family, our heritage, our work or any thing we perceive as different from the norm. Unfortunately, we invariably craft narratives that are negative and self-degrading which makes us feel inadequate and not enough. Listen to this podcast to learn how ancient wisdom turns our focus to the value and strength of imperfections in our daily lives. (Photo by Tom Slemmons)2021-08-2310 min
The Tattered MatEpisode 29 - Sphere of ControlFeeling like the longer this quarantine goes, the less control you have over your life? You're not alone! Our panel members are back and help us assimilate what we do have control over and what we can do to gain control over our stress, our mindset, our health and our genes!Meet our experts:Jayme Flowers RN, MS, CNS, LDNwww.everydaywellnessnutrition.comInstagram @everydaywellnessnutritionMichael Ricchio MS, CSCS, Pn1www.marhealthandperformance.commike@marhealthandperformance.comInstagram @mar_health and @mike.ricchioscLeslie Slemmons LCSWwww.barbaraleslieslemmons...2020-05-1747 min