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Every week, Nathan Gotsch sits down for an hour-long chat with one of his most interesting friends on Facebook.

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    • Nov 10, 2013 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 15m AVG DURATION
    • 38 EPISODES


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    Bobby Lam

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2013 66:34


    Bobby Lam talks why he wanted to become a cinematographer, what he learned in film school and shooting his first feature film.

    Jonah Crismore

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2013 67:27


    Fort Wayne Cinema Center executive director Jonah Crismore talks about working at Valhalla Entertainment during the development of AMC's The Walking Dead and the economics of running an independent film theatre in the Midwest.

    Melissa Long

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2013 61:02


    Melissa Long talks about her career as a local affiliate news anchor, the challenges of being a woman in the business and going into labor during the 11 o'clock news.

    David Cranfill

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2013 67:17


    Advertising agency owner David Cranfill talks about how he broke into the business, the story behind one of Indana's most well-known TV commercials and the genesis of Project XL, a statewide arts compeition for Indiana high school students.

    Rachel King Merz

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2013 69:45


    Rachel King Merz discusses winning Indiana high school state championships in girls basketball, making the transition to NCAA Division I at College of Charleston and the experience of losing her mother to cancer.

    Alissa McKaig

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2013 84:47


    Alissa McKaig talks about being a professional runner, competing at the world championships and her experiences at this year's Boston Marathon.

    Janelle Froehlich

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2013 69:29


    Actress Janelle Froehlich reveals what it was like being part of the Twilight franchise and discusses her decision to pursue a master's degree in marriage and family therapy.

    John Billingsley

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2013 73:32


    Actor John Billingsley talks about carving out a career in Hollywood, becoming a part of the Star Trek franchise and his upcoming CBS show, Intelligence.

    Ray Diaz

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2013 78:48


    Actor Ray Diaz recounts his tumultuous childhood and how he discovered his love for performing.

    Cristina Marisol

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2013 70:06


    Cristina Marisol talks about growing up in LA and the years she spent working behind the scenes in the adult entertainment industry.

    Greg Barris

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2013 64:30


    Comedian Greg Barris talks about growing up in the wig business, the process of breaking into comedy in New York and his first standup album, Shame Wave.

    Jessica Butler

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2013 91:29


    TV writer Jessica Butler discusses how she broke in to television, getting hired on the writing staff of the USA drama "In Plain Sight" and creating the upcoming sitcom "Instant Mom" for Nickelodeon.

    Shannon Coffey

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2013 84:42


    Actress and comedian Shannon Coffey talks about growing up in Puerto Rico, auditioning for Saturday Night Live and writing for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

    Chelsea Teel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2013 78:02


    Chelsea Teel discusses becoming a professional ballerina straight out of high school and her new career as an aerialist with the Cirque du Soleil-like show Cavalia's Odysseo.

    Debbie Gotsch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2013 70:20


    Nathan's mom Debbie Gotsch discusses the challenge of going to nursing school, how she dealt with her parents' divorce and how her marriage changed after her kids all went off to college.

    Gary Gotsch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2013 76:10


    Nathan's dad Gary Gotsch talks about his own father, the mischief he got into as a child and what he loves about being a maxilliofacial prosthodontist (dental specialist).

    Ben Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2013 85:30


    Nathan's grandfather Ben Davis talks about growing up during World War II, his most memorable moment as a salesman and his long journey to becoming a successful Chevrolet dealer.

    Hilary Lucas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2013 72:24


    Hilary Lucas talls about her near-death experience as a child, what it was like working with legendary broadcaster Vin Scully and working as a teacher at an inner-city high school in Washington D.C.

    Chris Cantwell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2013 97:16


    Screenwriter Chris Cantwell recounts how he and his writing partner sold their first script, the process of developing and producing their current AMC pilot Halt & Catch Fire and how they were hired to write a top-secret movie for J.J. Abrams.

    Adam Lisagor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2013 82:42


    Director Adam Lisagor talks about his dad's awesome dental office, the famous Hollywood directors who taught him how movies were made and what led to him becoming the go-to maker of online promotional videos, with clients like eBay, Yahoo and many more.

    Andy Haynes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2013 83:38


    Comedian Andy Haynes (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Conan) talks about his early days in comedy, how he develops his material and the story behind his first half-hour stand up special on Comedy Central.

    Johnny Pemberton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2013 84:35


    Actor and comedian Johnny Pemberton (21 Jump Street, This is 40, The Watch) talks about growing up in the shadow of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, how he fell into a career in comedy and his unconventional advice to aspiring actors.

    Katherine Rohrbacher

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2013 88:38


    Artist Katherine Rohrbacher talks about going to art school, how her work was influenced by being adopted and what happened when she found her birth parents.

    Ashley Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2013 82:46


    Actress Ashley Johnson (What Women Want, The Avengers, The Help) discusses how she was accidentally cast in a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie, being Chrissy Seaver on "Growing Pains" and what it's like when a famous actor you've worked with gets ripped to shreds in the media.

    Julie Kraut

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2013 62:13


    Author Julie Kraut discusses her work with UPenn's famous all-female musical parody and sketch comedy group the Bloomers, writing two young adult novels and her advice on how to get your book published.

    Ken Basin (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2013 88:25


    Ken Basin returns to detail his experiences making Alex Trebek blush as a contestant on Jeopardy! and playing for big money on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

    Ken Basin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2013 61:03


    Entertainment attorney Ken Basin explains why he almost graduated high school at 15, how he knows a Supreme Court justice and the reason he doesn't tell his clients (Philip Seymour Hoffman, Larry King, among others) which projects they should do.

    Jillian Batherson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2013 58:22


    Actress Jillian Batherson talks about bedtime prayers, going to high school with Eli Manning and working with Brad Pitt on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

    Matt Enlow

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2013 89:03


    Matt Enlow talks about going to film school, directing a Rilo Kiley music video and the story behind the making of his award-winning web series Squaresville.

    Jon Stoll

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2013 86:40


    Animator Jon Stoll tells his fascinating life story, which includes growing up on a commune, chopping down trees for firewood to heat his house at age thirteen and being part of the team that creates Call of Duty.

    Curt Neill

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2013 68:53


    Actor/writer and occasional comedian Curt Neill discusses his first experiences in comedy, going on pitch meetings at FX and HBO for his web series Remember When and the origins of his new hit Tumblr Untitled Screenplays.

    Sara Fletcher

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2013 73:29


    Actress Sara Fletcher (Comedy Central's Secret Girlfriend, ReelzChannel's Movie Mob) talks about going to theatre school, the unconventional way she broke into the business and why she's not on Facebook.

    Mickey Finnegan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2013 65:18


    Prolific music video director Mickey Finnegan talks about how he got his start, working on videos for LMFAO, Cee Lo Green and Katy Perry and meeting with studio executives about directing a movie.

    Gabriel Mann

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2013 64:29


    Modern Family composer Gabriel Mann discusses his Ivy League a capella group, touring with Alanis Morissette and writing new music for the upcoming season of Arrested Development.

    Amanda Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2013 64:03


    Nathan sits down with his sister Amanda Campbell to discuss growing up together and the origins of her career in fashion design at Under Armour and Vera Bradley.

    Bess Kargman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2013 72:48


    Bess Kargman – director of the critically acclaimed documentary First Position – talks about her circuitous path to becoming a filmmaker and the new project she's currently working on.

    Rob Michael Hugel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2013 85:26


    Fresh off his appearance on Saturday Night Live in the DJESUS UNCROSSED video, Rob Michael Hugel discusses his involvement with Broad City (currently a Comedy Central pilot) and creating the award-winning web series I Hate Being Single.

    Nick Rutherford

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2013 73:08


    Comedian Nick Rutherford talks about being a child actor, the origins of his sketch group Good Neighbor and the Comedy Central pilot they just made.

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