The show where we put a spotlight on some of the most creative minds we can find... as best as a couple of college kids can do.
This week on the Poorly Edited Podcast we got to speak to Mr. Blue Shirt himself Mike Stewart! Mike has been the driving force behind his movie Mr. Blue Shirt as it has been being shot in the Lehigh Valley over the last couple of years. We get a chance to talk to him about the process of filming a self-financed indie movie that he is also directing and acting in, and how having long term goals have helped him overcome the challenges that this project faced. https://www.facebook.com/MrBlueShirtInspiration/
Michael Judkins is a writer, director, radio host, licensed behavior specialist, and with the release of his new book Hey Charlie, You're Next!, also a children's book author. We got the chance to talk to him about his new book and how it is inspired by his own childhood, and also how his background in mental health helped him send the right message to children. Buy Michael's book Hey Charlie You're Next: https://oct14entertainment.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Charlie-Youre-Next-Michael-Judkins-ebook/dp/B08GPDB34B
Jared Sokirka had a very roundabout way of ending up where he is now but not a minute of it was wasted. From being a lobster fisherman to working on David Rockefeller's private island, Jared really did a little bit of everything eventually ending up working in Video doing editing, camera work, performing stunts and anything else they need him to do. If there's one thing to take away from this podcast it's that everything is a learning experience even watching bad children's cartoons.
Actor Gene Connelly graciously returns to the show after a freak accident that definitely wasn't our fault stopped us from posting his first appearance. Gene tells us how he made the transition from being a singer in a band to doing theatre and then film as well as his approach to doing auditions and even giving Chandler some advice going into his first role as an actor. FIFO: https://www.fifolv.org/ Herrings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1iQ_-vLaxk Blood Queens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdJ72WUPCk4
JB Earl joins us this week on the Poorly Edited Podcast and walks us through how important lighting is to any video production and how he approaches it. From lighting aliens on spaceships to making it look like sunlight is naturally streaming through a window lighting in movies is as much of an exercise in technical skill as it is in realizing the appropriate look for a scene to give it the right feel. There's plenty to learn from JB so sit back, relax, and let the cool light of your LED screen wash over you.
Good friend of the Poorly Edited Podcast, Beth Clausnitzer, joins us this week. After running into Beth on nearly every set we've stepped foot on we finally managed to get her on the show and hear about her ever evolving life. Following the pattern of changing careers every three years Beth has had jobs running a dress shop, selling jewelry, in cosmetics, working for WFMZ, and her current hustle Producing and otherwise helping local productions in the Lehigh Valley.
Qbah Fernandez has a lot going on right now, with him being the Vice Chair of the Lehigh Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as well as running a production company, making music with his group DeXperience (DXP), so it's a honor that he carved enough time out of his busy schedule to come on the podcast. Qbah gives us a look into his life and how he built up a career doing all the things he loves while giving some insight into how he approaches his work. If that's not enough for you Qbah ends the podcast with less clothing then he started with.
This week on the Poorly Edited Podcast we answer the question plaguing Kindergartners all over the world, what exactly do we wanna be when we grow up? We talk about how we figured out what we wanna do and how we managed to figure it out as well as being OK with where you are despite other peoples opinions.
A very special guest Brianda Goyos León joins us this week for a very honest, insightful look on her life and how she came to be one of the lead vocalists for Just Friends. Brianda shares her incredible story of her immigrating to the United States from Mexico, her really diving into music after taking a theory class in college, and how much hard work and sacrifice really goes into making it as a musician. She is also a fellow podcaster. Her podcast, Casa22, focuses on her Journey through life and how she is making sense of it all.
This week on the Poorly Edited Podcast our good friend Eric Mintel finally makes his return! Eric is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to everything paranormal and Jazz related. We learn about Eric's Journey as a musician and how the quarantine has been affecting musicians. Eric also walks us through how he goes about writing a song works in a Jazz quartet, and also how he assembled his quartet. He also plays a song from Peanuts, and you'll wanna hear that.
*Explicit* This week on the Poorly Edited Podcast we're finally down to our last two brain cells, both of which Josh takes with him when he leaves partway through. Before Josh's departure we manage to talk about how much we feel for all the people graduating this year and share the low points of our high school careers as well as trying to talk to Zak about his TF2 addiction but all we did was deepen it. We also share our ways to deal with disappointment and unhappiness which hopefully you can apply to your life.
*Explicit* This week on the Poorly Edited Podcast we check in on how Pat's doing and deeply examine the plight of the Pizza Delivery guy. The man who is responsible for getting you that great disk of cheese, tomato, and grain. Sometimes he is rewarded handsomely for his efforts, other times he is met at the door with confused looks leaving him wondering if the people there ever actually ordered anything at all. We also talk about how criticism can be helpful or hurtful depending on how you go about it and how you should approach giving it.
*Explicit* The Lab Two Twelve gang all get together from a distance this week to touch base with each other and all of you to see how we've been staying productive during this quarantine. Now more than ever everybody needs an outlet so if you are without one try out some of the stuff we talk about or just find your own thing. Either way we just want everyone to make the best of whats going on. Love you all.
*Explicit* After a long day of shooting we retire back to the studio with our favorite boys, the Review Dudes, this week on the Poorly Edited Podcast. This podcast covers everything you could ever want in a podcast: What to jump after you jump the shark, whats the difference between Tony Shaloub and Rowan Atkinson, and Chris' old neighbor Shmitty's flagship magic trick. Also Shnick gets shirtless.
The very wise Bill Hartin join us for this episode of the Poorly Edited Podcast and tells us about how he cultivated a film scene in the Lehigh Valley. Buckle for some some incredibly pragmatic advice on movie making that any aspiring film makers need to hear. Whether you're doing sound, directing, writing, or even acting Bill has advice for you!
Tom Antos a cinematographer, director, and VFX artist joins us this week on the Poorly Edited Podcast, as well as local filmmakers Craig Friebolin and JB Earl, for how they all define success and how they approach their craft. Tom started his career working as a VFX artist but eventually made the transition to working in live action films in Hollywood for a long time. He eventually grew tired of the politics and atmosphere within working on big sets and moved all the way to Pennsylvania and started a YouTube channel focused on film making techniques and gear.
Kenny Screven takes us through his journey of self discovery that got him to where he is now and how he dealt with disapproving parents and how he slowly built up the confidence to truly be himself. He also tells us how he got into doing Youtube and Instagram with his best friend Gabi Demartino, and what its like being a social media influencer . He tells us how he helps young people in the LGBT community through Project Silk and helps them feel more confident being themselves as they discover who they are.
Tony Amendola has been acting for over 30 years in over 100 different projects doing physical, voice, and motion capture acting. Everything from Seinfeld to Annabelle and Stargate SG-1 to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Tony has seen it all and gives us an insight into what its really like being a working actor in Hollywood, this week on the Poorly Edited Podcast.
When our guest Gail Hoover's not out there killing the real estate game she's plugging holes in our community. Every Year for her birthday Gail throws a birthday bash to raise money for the community, this year she is raising money to make sure the city of Allentown gets enough money to be able to get their K-9 units back up to full strength. For more information about the bash check out their website https://www.gailhooverfoundation.org/about/ Gail tells us the rabbit hole she fell down to get where she is now, and how exactly a real estate agent starts a charity. If you want to help out your community but don't know where to start, this episode of the Poorly Edited Podcast is a great resource.
Ryan Ellery the Producer/Sound Engineer/Guitarist/singer/whatever you need to make music joins us this week for a very enlightening discussion on music. Ryan produces some of our favorite bands out of their studio in Oakland California as well as playing in bands like Just Friends and Graduating Life. They have even been on tour playing with Just Friends and then doing front of house producing for the rest of the bands on tour. They tell us about how they came up in the Bay Area community and how important it is as a Sound Engineer to fit into a community and be trusted to record and produce music for them. If you have any interest in pretty much any aspect of music, or wondering how Skywalker Ranch is gonna come up while interviewing a sound engineer, you will wanna hear what Ryan has to say. Buckle up for episode 104 of The Poorly Edited Podcast.
Warning Explicit Language During his podcasting marathon, Prince Daddy & the Hyena's Kory Gregory carved some time out to give his comprehensive rating of the 9 films of the Skywalker saga. Less important topics also covered include how writing I Thought You Didn't Even Like Leaving differed from writing Cosmic Thrill Seekers, how to amicably leave a band, and what song he would play during open brain surgery.
Are fanny packs punk rock? What should a band know going into their first tour? What's the scoop on Mom Jeans’ next album? This week Eric Butler gives his insight on all these topics and more, sometimes while violating the guidelines of our college radio station. But that’s OK cause we agree, Austin Carango is a fucking monster on drums. Eric Butler lead singer and spiritual leader of Mom Jeans tells us about their recent tour with Motion City Soundtrack as well as his feelings towards touring in general and even giving one of our local bands advice for their first tour. Eric lays out his feelings about Their first two albums, Best Buds and Puppy Love, and explains his thought process going into making their next album Sweet Tooth. We also talk about Eric and Austin’s days at UC Berkeley and how Eric made the journey from band kid to punk rocker, and how the DIY approach can apply to pretty much anything including making sure the lighting accompanying concerts is epilepsy friendly.
The gang sits down with photographer and videographer Pete Gourniak to talk about his decades-long career in the industry, how photography has changed over the years, how other art forms inspire him, and even discussing how TikTok might be the future.
*Explicit Language Warning* To celebrate the release of our 100th podcasts, the gang sits down to reflect on the past in an episode featuring some of out favorite highlights over the last few years. We also answer some fan questions like "if you upload a video a week, why has it taken you 3 years to get to episode 100?" and more!
*Warning Explicit Language* Rival podcasters, Lunch Period Podcast, join us this week for what could only be described as a smattering of pop culture. Topics include but are not limited to Filthy Frank in all of his forms, Avenged Sevenfold and the currents state of affairs of hot topic T-shirts, Ian's love of any movie ever considered to be B, why Chandler hates Daisy Ridley and Jim Carrey. Deep down you've always wanted our collective opinion about which Spiderman is best and which corresponding videogame adaptation of Spiderman is best, here it is with too much thought put into it. You wanna hear 3 separate rollercoaster stories and how Chandler feared decapitation on Space Mountain? Well, we got it all in this edition of The Poorly Edited Podcast x The Lunch Period Podcast.
This week we are joined by Tiny Tim a.k.a Craig-Frequent-C-Friebolin. Craig Friebolin of ubiFire joins us for the holiday episode of the Poorly Edited Podcast. We spend an hour going back in time through Craig's career and how he came to own one of the most successful media agencies in the Lehigh Valley. We talk business in the Lehigh Valley, writing music for Linkin Park, Tupac, Digital Underground, and Mary Wilson of The Supremes. ubiFire is the leading Lehigh Valley Video Production company for business. Since its inception ubiFire has been committed to providing quality video production services that focus on delivering client messaging to consumers, businesses and the public sector in creative and effective ways. We dive deep and really get to know your business and that allows us to appreciate nuances and envision what’s never been considered, to bring unique perspectives and collaborate toward shared success. ubiFire Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ubiFire/ ubiFire Website - http://ubifire.com/ Craig Friebolin IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8487332/
We are back again with the Poorly Edited Podcast at the Bethlehem Area Public Library (BAPL). We sit down with Felicia Lockett and Jennifer Alpha of Lehigh Valley Girls Rock (LVGR). Lehigh Valley Girls Rock is a 5013c non-profit dedicated to empowering girls, women, and trans and nonbinary folks through music and art. We talk about the Lehigh Valley, community, and building bonds through music. We also dive into female empowerment, safe environments for creativity, and cultivating lasting positivity.
Once again, we interview the man of many faces, Daniel Roebuck. We sit down with the man behind the voice and performance of the character Greez Dritus from the new Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order video game. Danny plays main character Greez in the new canon video game released this week by Electronic Arts (EA). Chandler and Danny geek out over all things Star Wars. Daniel talks performance capture in Dead Rising 3, L.A. Noire, and Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order. Watch the show to hear all things Star Wars and learn a surprising fact about Danny and videogames.
Singer-songwriter Austin Lewis (a.k.a. Alew) joins us on the Poorly Edited Podcast to talk all things music, breakups, Logic, and Ed Sheeran. We discuss channeling your positivity into your work, creating albums from breakups, and how music is all about the storytelling. Join the gang as they talk Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry's Dark Horse lawsuit, and their love of Logic.
Luis Bardales Jr. owner and overlord of LBJ Media joins us this week. The Lehigh Carbon Community College Grad talks shop with the gang and shares his journey to success running a media production company. We review new movies like Stephen King's IT 2 and Joker. Luis takes on a unique approach to telling stories with commercial video, and why he might be adding "Overlord" to his business card.
Actor, director and entrepreneur Michael Patrick Owen joins us this week. We talk about his journeys in NYC and LA, going from Theatre to Film, the importance of education in the arts fields, the cultural power of art, and so much more!
The Pennsylvania Playhouse's Director Rod Gilkeson walks us through all things theater this week on the Poorly Edited Podcast. Chandler, Pat, and Amresse talk with Rod about life as a theater director in a small theater. We dive into vocal fry, set design, theater budgets, and obtaining the rights to famous shows. The gang also discusses their own unimpressive history with the theater.
We talk to the man who leaves a recording studio wherever he goes. Matt enamors us with where music has taken him in his life, from dropping out of college to be in a band full time and moving across the country with that band to try in make it in LA to moving back home and couch hopping until he finally found a home for himself and his studio in Bethlehem PA. By the end of the podcast it is clear that Zak has found his Sound Engineer Dad in Matt Molchany so come and watch a father and son bond for the first time.
This week gets magical on The PEP as we talk with magician Ari Paul. We talk about Ari doing magic for the Philadelphia Phillies as well as his run in with Jim Parsons. We learn what it takes to be a full time magician and what magic is like outside of Vegas. Lastly we learn the exact value of exposure.
The Alternative Gallery's Director Brandon Wunder joins us once again this week. We talk about the upcoming Allentown Artsfest, Pat's car dying at a previous Artsfest, and the beauty of a mosh pit. Brandon also walks us through the things he thinks about running The Alternative Gallery and why community is so important.
*Explicit-ish* Where's XLV? Who the hell is J.R. Brennan? Why is Coffee Guy filming? These are just some of the questions that will remain answerless as the gang sees what happens when they record a podcast after a very long, memey day. Somehow, its still worth watching.
Chris Carchedi of the band Airspace to talk about his new Twitch Variety show Airspace Live this week on PEP. We also touch on twitch's untapped potential, why "guilty pleasure bands" shouldn't be a thing and bops from like 80's!
*Explicitish* This week in The Attic we do what every film student does, talk at length about Quentin Tarantino. If you manage to make it through that we also talk about Twitch's structural problems and how to navigate twitch as a streamer.
Found once again with no guest the boys retreat to Josh's attic left with only Josh's extensively researched book report on Marvel's Phase 4. They also go over how to guarantee your baby goes to heaven, the last 5 things on their internet search history, and a couple other things to fill it out.
A man somehow brighter than his fluorescent yellow glasses, we sit down with Professor Scott Tice this week. We've been looking forward to this episode for a long time and if you watch at all you'll probably figure out why pretty quickly. The man who was robbed of a 5 star review on ratemyprofessors.com enlightens us on what he learned from opening a recording studio right out of college, and what bands can do to make the most out of time in the studio. He also gives out the worst driving advice in the history of the program.
A real meeting of the minds this week an exhausted Josh, Pat, and Chandler discuss whatever comes to their tired minds while playing Go Fish in Josh's Attic. Topics include but are not limited to, Disney and his (maybe) frozen head, why Chandler hates Apple, what people say to us about the podcast and much much more!(not really that much more but its a long one)
This week we talk to Chris of the band The Scissorfish and his upbringing around music that helped form the bands unique sound and the importance of art "disturbing" you.
We finally managed to shake Zak and Pat long enough to have the cast that we always really wanted. Turns out Lizzy and Josh have something to say, although Josh was just mostly pushing his Speed Racer Manifesto. Join us as we spill the beans about being too cool for school, trapped behind the scenes, how well the channel is doing, and how we as individuals have navigated through the hardships we've faced along the way of following our dreams.
Neither Lab Two Twelve nor The Poorly Edited Podcast would have happened if it weren't for Chris Andrew giving us a shot at WXLV almost two years ago. So on his last week at XLV we sit down with the man himself to talk about his years running the station, how music and radio has (and hasn't!) changed, and what he should have done to stop us two years ago!
Michael Drabenstott fills us in about restaurants in the Lehigh Valley, The Inside Dish. His shows focus on the story behind the Chefs and the food they make offers a unique take on the vapidly growing food scene in the Lehigh Valley. Michael also does his best to help prep us to be able to survive when we move out but that was kinda doomed from the start.
A dark force has brought us to Princeton New Jersey to sit down with the host of Bucks County Paranormal Investigations, Eric Mintel! Eric shares his experiences checking out the spookiest places around, approaching the paranormal as a skeptic, and his playing with his jazz quartet at the white house. Twice!
In this week's episode, Coffee Guy stumbles around on the board and talks with Chandler about a variety of topics such as interviewing celebrities, seeing Brandon Wunder's Queen City, and discussing the sacrifices, creative or otherwise, of running a business.
The Keyboardist from local band Win or Lose, Stephen, leads us behind the ivories look at what its really like to try and come up with a band name everyone is happy with. We also learn about the struggle of starting a rock band in a high school and how that resulted in Liberty Jams. It's also Pat's birthday when this was recorded so of course there was some issues and it got delayed.
This week Chandler plays hooky and we chat with our good friend, Kenny Unangst! We catch up on our action-packed weekend of filming the Martin Tower Demolition and watching the much-awaited Game of Thrones ending. We talk to the recent Full Sail grad who gives his take on the film school debate and we do a Full Sail University Film Program review. After, the gang talks about the Geologic Podcast's George Hrab digging through trash cans looking as handsome as ever, Marty the Robot, and the David Dobrik Pop-up event we attended at 368 Media. This episode is jampacked with heated film debates so don't be one of the only film nerds not watching!
Ever wonder what a banjo filled with sauerkraut set on fire sounds like? The bad news is Nate Marks doesn't actually do that. The good news is we have a hilarious conversation with him about comedy, avant-garde entertainment, and originality. In this week's podcast, we sit down to sample & review Dr. Brown's Cel- Ray Celery soda. We talk about the hottest trends like not washing your hair and the celery juice fad everyone seems to be a part of. Break out your celery soda folks, its gonna be a wild ride!
Possibly the best man to ever be on a podcast, this week is the super interesting jack of all trades and skeptic extraordinaire George Hrab! George Hrab of the Philadelphia Funk Authority and The Blue Turtles is one of the most diverse guests we have had! We chat about the importance of travel, being alright with creating "sub par" content, and why his own 600+ episode podcast is called The Geologic Podcast even though it has nothing to do with geology. The gang also talks about The Amazing Meeting, Lord of the Rings, and how much stuff we really need!