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IDEA KILLERSIDEA KILLERS - Season 2, Episode 4: Directors Ramona Diaz & Matt Pittroff uncut creative conversation about the very real world of non-fictionRenowned, applauded and awarded Filipino-American Documentarian Ramona Diaz reconnects with fellow Baltimorean & Host Matt Pittroff; the directing duo have an uncut, unadulterated, unbiased, creative conversation exploring Ramona's unique perspective on the birth and death of ideation in her non-fiction storytelling world.
2023-03-2842 minIDEA KILLERSIDEA KILLERS - Season 2, Episode 3: Directors Nick Spooner & Matt Pittroff, comedy heavyweights, go toe to toe against advertising pitfallsTrick or Treat? How bout both. S2 E03 features Comedy Directors Nick Spooner and Matt Pittroff. These guys are a treat, burying any competitive hatchets to talk tricks of the trade and prove that humor in advertising is undead, despite all the idea killers out there.
2022-10-2130 min
IDEA KILLERSIDEA KILLERS - Season 2, Episode 2: Believing in them, believing in me, in turn believing in myself; feat. actor Allegra EdwardsOur latest guest on Idea Killers is a long-time partner of Host/Comedy Director Matt Pittroff; but in ways that no guests have been before. S2 E02 features on-screen talent, Allegra Edward of Amazon Prime's Upload. While we're exploring another angle of the film world, the conversation remains focused on fear. This time, we explore the stakes within the creative process, getting vulnerable with our need for validation and the ever-present desire to not disappoint writers, creators, or crew. We're uncovering how to channel that darker part of ourselves, using it as a source of information and inspiration.
2022-05-2743 minIDEA KILLERSIDEA KILLERS - Season 2, Episode 1: Operational Hoops, Round Holes, Red Tape feat. Erik Verleger, Global CD & Alissa Liebert, Head of ProductionS2 E01 is the first to have been recorded in-person, an embraced change of pace. Host/Comedy Director Pittroff sits down with Erik Verleger, Creative Director, and Alissa Liebert, Head of Production, to dispel some stigmas of working in-house at a global corporation. Hear how the duo unconventionally defines creativity and their tactics to find fulfillment amid operational hoops, round holes, and red tape.
2022-02-1132 min
Working Stiff RadioWorking Stiff Radio: Episode 2 - Wrestlers Aren't Good FriendsSo it's been a while, but we're back! In this episode we talk about everything we've been watching recently, mostly Pro Wrestling NOAH and AEW, we talk about both in depth and go over the stuff from 2021 that managed to leave a lasting impression in our ADHD riddled minds. Follow the show at @workingstiffFMFollow AJ @MoreGuillotinesFind us on Patreon at patreon.com/workingstiff and get access to all of our bonus episodes and the nice little discord server we got! (although you can almost certainly get in there by ju...
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SouthpawWorking Stiff Radio 2 – Wrestlers Aren't Good FriendsIn this episode, we catch up on what we've been watching, what we're excited about, and some of our favourite wrestling moments from 2021. Sorry it's been so long between episodes!
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Album Art by @sangrebomb on Twitter
2022-02-102h 06IDEA KILLERSIDEA KILLERS - Episode 6: No Prizes for Arsonists Who Put Out Fires feat. EVP, Delivery, Jill LyonsAs 2021 comes to a close, so does Season 1 of Idea Killers. Our last guest, a stranger before the start of our conversation but a fast friend thereafter, Jill Lyons EVP, Delivery at Hawkeye Agency joins us to discuss who’s responsible for a project’s, and in turn, the ad industry’s, success. It was a pleasure to consider her take on the critical role of collaboration to the future of advertising and to host all of our guests this year. Thank you ALL for joining as guests or listeners, until next year.
2021-11-2628 min
SouthpawWorking Stiff Radio 1 – Collective Organizing in Pro Wrestling w/ NinoWelcome to the first episode of our new pro wrestling and labor show made in collaboration with Southpaw! In this episode's general discussion, we talk AEW (Danielson vs Suzuki, women's division booking, Hangman's return, title tournament bracketology, etc.), Pro Wrestling Noah, the Zeusification of Osaka Pro Wrestling, and Chris Ridgeway vs Ethan Allen (2020 match, 2021 match). We also have a longer conversation with labor organizer Nino (@MxInevitable) about their recent work with indie pro wrestlers in the US.
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Southpaw0 – Introducing Working Stiff RadioJoin queer wrestling fans AJ (they/she) and Envi (they/them) as they discuss wrestling news and politics on Working Stiff Radio.
Find Working Stiff Radio on Twitter: @WorkingStiffFM or at: workingstiffradio@gmail.com
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Album Art by @sangrebomb on Twitter
2021-11-0402 minIDEA KILLERSIDEA KILLERS - Episode 5: Giving Creative & Directors a Fair Shake with Snake Roth, Director of Integrated ProductionsA badass of a name and woman, Snake Roth, Director of Integrated Productions at 9Rooftops, joins yours truly to:
Identify the biggest idea killers in the industry
Emphasize the importance of saying “no” within your creative career and beyond
Breakdown her name’s “mother and protector” meaning and her embodiment of it
...among many other things (like profanities).
2021-09-1722 minIDEA KILLERSIDEA KILLERS - Episode 4: Advice Dish Up from Joe Bishop, Creative Director, CannonballOur host, Workingstiff Films Director, Matt Pittroff, talks shop with Joe Bishop, Cannonball Agency Creative Director and uncovers how the son of a mortician, working at a midsized agency, in a midsized market, in the middle of the midwest, stays relevant to marquee clients amidst the ever-present threat of idea killers.
2021-06-1524 minIDEA KILLERSIDEA KILLERS - Episode 3: How to Ad by Chuck Husak, the H of AL&HFounder of AL&H, Creative Director for major national and regional agencies, consumer-first strategic thinker, winner of advertising's highest awards and all around hilarious human, Chuck Husak joins Idea Killers Host/Workingstiff Films Director, Matt Pittroff, to discuss what it takes to conquer fears when searching for good ideas.
2021-04-0921 minIDEA KILLERSIDEA KILLERS - Episode 2: A Fancy Conversation feat. Co-CCOs Katie Keating & Erica FiteA second take at, "how do you keep good ideas alive?" plus even more insights from the founders and creative forces of Fancy, an advertising agency dedicated to elevating what’s important to women.
2021-02-1920 minIDEA KILLERSIDEA KILLERS - Episode 1: Creative Conversation feat. Jeff Collins and Fear, a WORKINGSTIFF Production“How do you keep a good idea alive?” is an ever-incessant ad industry inquiry and the subject of Idea Killers's inaugural in-depth conversation featuring our first agency expert: Jeff Collins. In the pilot episode, director and host, Matt Pittroff, explores the creative process from start to finish; beginning with the briefing process, addressing roadblocks and offering sage advice for how to get out of your own way.
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Matt Pittroff - Director and Host
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2021-01-0716 min