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Burnie and Ashley discuss vague-booking, the one person crying at the party, flash mobs, Improv Everywhere, looting & drugs, AI improv, performance art horrors, and setting the pigs free.Support our podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/morningsomewhereFor the link dump visit: http://www.morningsomewhere.comFor merch, check out: http://store.morningsomewhere.com

You may have seen it on the news, on social media, or even on the tube: hundreds of people riding the underground with no trousers on, in the middle of winter. On Sunday the 7th of December London commuters braved the cold to strip off to their underwear for this unusual event. The No Trousers Tube Ride, as it is officially called, is an annual event that takes place on the first Sunday of January. It started in London in 2009, inspired by the No Pants Subway Ride, which was created by Improv Everywhere, a New York-based comedy collective, in 2002. What does it mean? Is it a protest, a prank, or a party? What is the reaction to the event? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here: What are the pros and cons of homeownership in the UK? How can I make and keep my new year's resolutions? Why does the year begin on January 1st? A podcast written and realised by Amber Minogue. First Broadcast: 11/1/2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks for joining Jill Baughan today on Finding Joy ...No Matter What.   Make a Joy Box for Someone You Care About: https://jillbaughan.com/joy-box/   “Improv Everywhere.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improv_Everywhere#:~:text=The%20group%20carries%20out%20pranks,only%20a%20handful%20of%20performers   “Stand Here for Dance Party.” Improv Everywhere. https://improveverywhere.com/2021/07/15/stand-here-for-dance-party/ THE MOST JOYFUL VIDEO EVER!   “The Shared Experience of Absurdity.” TEDx Bloomington, May 2011. https://www.ted.com/talks/charlie_todd_the_shared_experience_of_absurdity?muted=false&referrer=playlist-how_to_notice_and_build_joy_into_your_life&subtitle=en   Connect with Jill: Facebook ~ Instagram ~ Twitter ~  Website

Is improvisation at the heart of Western culture — music, art, literature, politics, even artificial intelligence?  Author Randy Fertel thinks so. And he warns that as much as it's a positive force, there's also peril in it.

You may have seen it on the news, on social media, or even on the tube: hundreds of people riding the underground with no trousers on, in the middle of winter. On Sunday the 7th of December London commuters braved the cold to strip off to their underwear for this unusual event. The No Trousers Tube Ride, as it is officially called, is an annual event that takes place on the first Sunday of January. It started in London in 2009, inspired by the No Pants Subway Ride, which was created by Improv Everywhere, a New York-based comedy collective, in 2002. What does it mean? Is it a protest, a prank, or a party? What is the reaction to the event? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here: What are the pros and cons of homeownership in the UK? How can I make and keep my new year's resolutions? Why does the year begin on January 1st? A podcast written and realised by Amber Minogue. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to STIMY Ep 134!Today, you have the pleasure of hanging out with me.

Épisode 1048 : Les calendriers marketing 2024 viennent de tomber mais savez-vous d'où elles viennent ?Voilà on y est. Depuis 1 semaine ou 2 vous les voyez fleurir de partout : les fameux calendriers marketing 2024. Hootsuite, Blog DU Modérateur, Swello… comme chaque année, ils nous proposent leur calendrier fournis de dates clés à ne pas manquer d'intégrer dans nos campagnes Social Media 2024. C'est la saison ! Une journée internationale (ou journée mondiale) est un jour de l'année dédié à un thème particulier à un niveau international ou mondial. Les journées internationales, ce n'est pas nouveauLa toute première journée internationale a été officialisée en 1950. Il s'agit de la journée mondiale des droits de l'homme fixée au 10 Décembre.Cette date a été fixée par l'organisation des nations unies.D'ailleurs l'ONU propose elle aussi sont calendrier avec 140 dates officiellement déposées. Parmi elle la journée mondiale de la télévision (c'était hier) et la journée des transports durables (c'est ce dimanche)Ces dates sont dites officielles puisqu'elles ont été proposé par un Etat membre de l'ONU, poussé aux votes et officiellement proclamée par l'assemblée générale de l'ONU.N'importe qui peut créer une journée mondialeIl y a celles qui sont officielles ou en tout cas recensés par l'organisation des nations unis et puis celles crées par tout un chacun.Plus sérieusement pour qu'une journée mondiale fasse réellement date, il va falloir en passer par les réseaux sociaux et compter sur une grosse communauté.Et de ce côté on a une belle success story avec la Journée mondiale de la gnole sur le télésiège. C'est le 23 février. L'idée a été lancé en 2013 par un groupe Facebook de savoyards et semble petit à petit prendre forme… bon peut-être pas à une échelle mondiale…Autre exemple avec la journée mondiale sans pantalon.Le No Pants Day. C'est le 13 Janvier. Cet événement a été initié par le groupe new-yorkais Improv Everywhere, un collectif qui s'est fait remarquer par l'organisation de "flash mob humoristiques". Et pourquoi pas créer sa propre journée internationale quand on est une marque ? Forcément, vous vous en doutez, un paquet de marqueteurs se sont déjà essayé à créer leur propre journée internationale poru el compte d'une marque.Si elles ont été nombreuses à flipper quelques dates sont restés.La journée Mondiale du Pancake a par exemple été créée par la chaine de restauration américaine IHOP.La journée internationale du café a été dans un premier temps créé par le syndicat du café au Japon avant de devenir internationale.Et la journée du sous vêtement (le 5 aout) a été créé de toute pièce par la marque de sous vêtement FreshPair en 2003.Retrouvez toutes les notes de l'épisode sur www.lesuperdaily.com ! . . . Le Super Daily est le podcast quotidien sur les réseaux sociaux. Il est fabriqué avec une pluie d'amour par les équipes de Supernatifs. Nous sommes une agence social media basée à Lyon : https://supernatifs.com. Ensemble, nous aidons les entreprises à créer des relations durables et rentables avec leurs audiences. Ensemble, nous inventons, produisons et diffusons des contenus qui engagent vos collaborateurs, vos prospects et vos consommateurs. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Meet Charlie Todd - a professional prankster & also the founder of Improv Everywhere (a New York City-based prank collective with a twist!).Rather than pranks that embarrass people, Improv Everywhere organises large-scale pranks that create chaos & lots of joy in public.The kind of thing that'd make you go, “You'll never believe what just happened!”E.g. ✨ A bunch of strangers ride the subway - without pants!  ✨ 200 people freezing in place for 5 minutes in NYC's Grand Central Terminal - with 37 million views on YouTube! ✨ A man going to work in his socially distanced office - located in the middle of the East River in NYC! ✨ Thousands of people putting on headphones and following the narrator's every word: Walking backwards, freezing, slow dancing, wrapping themselves in toilet paper etc.  ✨ Turning the NYC subway into a spa, complete with complimentary water, sauna station, hot stone massage & a steam room misting station...You get the picture

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“The show must go on!” is a phrase associated with live entertainment for a reason. Arts workers have always had to think on their feet, respond to last-minute disasters and improvise their way through unexpected circumstances. But the past few years have presented the industry with some unique disruptions. For the first episode of Season 2, we bring you stories about improvisation from around the world including stories about how crises can help you grow, the strength in flexibility, and how too much uncertainty can grind you down. Introduction: “In Tune” with Aruna Kharod, an ethnomusicologist and South Asian performing artist based in Austin, Texas. Act One: “Flipping The Script” with Audrey Rose Dégez, a playwright and producer for CP4P International Productions who splits her time between Pittsburgh and Paris.Act Two: “ On The Road Again” with Gracie Meier, a multimedia artist and artistic director for The Exodus Ensemble in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Act Three: “Stooping to New Heights” with Kendra J. Ross, a dancer, choreographer, community organizer and founding director of STooPS in Brooklyn, New York. You can find a full transcript and more on APAP's website: https://apap365.org/podcast/Are you a performing arts worker with a story to tell? Submit it here: https://bit.ly/AWLpodsubmit

This month, we respond (with love) to this love letter to South London.     Rye Lane Year: 2023 Written by: Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia Directed by: Raine Allen-Miller Stars: David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah       Show notes:   Peckham, Brixton, Brockley Park, Camberwell Green and Bankside. This is South London, baby.   In this episode, we mention the films Before Sunrise (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112471/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) and (inadvertently) Before Sunset (2004) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381681/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), 10 Things I Hate About You (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147800/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), and Garden State (2004) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0333766/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0). We also mention the song London Boy by Taylor Swift (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsKoOH6DVys) and the New York comedy collective Improv Everywhere (https://improveverywhere.com/).   You can find Nathan Rabin's 2007 coining of the phrase Manic Pixie Dream Girl here: https://www.avclub.com/the-bataan-death-march-of-whimsy-case-file-1-elizabet-1798210595 and a 2014 follow up here: https://www.salon.com/2014/07/15/im_sorry_for_coining_the_phrase_manic_pixie_dream_girl/. You can read about Colin Firth's Rye Lane cameo here: https://www.indiewire.com/2023/04/rye-lane-colin-firth-cameo-1234823244/.   The song Charles Adrian reminisces about 43 minutes into this episode is Sign Your Name by Sananda Maitreya (singing as Terence Trent D'Arby) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dluHzQhLcME).    If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway.   We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.   Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

If your passion is the saxophone but you spend your days staring at spreadsheets on a screen, the obvious solution is to spend your free time playing in a band. The not-so-obvious benefits to that are (1) something to daydream about as you attend to those spreadsheets, (2) less panic at whether either venture will work out because your proverbial eggs are spread across a couple of baskets, and (3) the great feeling that comes from knowing you're good at more than one thing. You have lots of skills, and in this edition of Doing What Works we encourage you to find more outlets for those you most love to use.Here are your show notes…What Color Is Your Parachute? author Dick Bolles says our gifts don't like to be caged up inside of us. They like to be out in the world and be used.Here's the Improv Everywhere sketch where strangers are applauded for making a soccer goal.

When you look ahead to the end of your life, what do you see? I see a big box of treasures to hand over to Katie. One of them is a montage of the funniest parts of my favorite movies. To the extent anyone gets together to say goodbye, I want that to be the entertainment. Katie would have a bedazzling station. You wouldn't be required to partake, but you would make her life (so to speak) if you do. Want more ideas for putting the fun in funeral? You'll find them in this edition of Doing What Works. Here are your show notes…Funerals are sad, but boring [https://twitter.com/DoingWhatWorks/status/1274081981253529601].If you haven't watched the “Chuckles Bites the Dust” episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o-xrio1ESA], there's no better time than now!There's another attack of silly at a funeral in the second season of Ted Lasso [https://screenrant.com/ted-lasso-funeral-episode-grief-humor-balance-how/]. “Death makes the rope taut.” That's from When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead author Jerry Weintraub [https://www.amazon.com/When-Stop-Talking-Youll-Know/dp/0446548162].“When I graduated from high school, I had already used up 93% of my in-person parent time. I'm now enjoying the last 5% of that time. We're in the tail end.” That's from Tim Urban [https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/12/the-tail-end.html].Improv Everywhere [https://twitter.com/ImprovEvery] is a great reminder we're making life up as we go.

Alexis and Matt talk about types of art that are cooperative and collaborative in both form and ideology, including the NYC performative collective Improv Everywhere (famous for their No Pants Subway performances) to the 1954 independent socialist-feminist film Salt of the Earth. No Pants Subway photo credit is Weekly Dig, via Creative Commons. We looked at Come Together: The Rise of Cooperative Art and Design by Francesco Spampinato (Princeton Architectural Press, 2014) in researching this episode. 

During episode 356, co-hosts BL Ochman & David Erickson discuss the backlash over Culper Precision's Lego kit for a Glock handgun, as well as: Improv Everywhere's New York city dance party Google's test of seller ratings in search Twitter's Non-Fungible Tokens Amazon's Kindle Vella serialized fiction platform Twitter's testing of new conversational features Instagram's Reel advertising BusinessInsider's clever welcome email Facebook launching it's Substack clone, Bulletin The advent of the college athlete influencer This Week in Cuba Twitter Space DiGiorno's crowdsourced slogan An Amazon contractor gets fired by bot Emails on packaging Clubhouse demographics Plus great new apps and important stats and a lot of stuff in between. Video, Show Notes & Links: https://beyondsocialmediashow.com/356 Connect with the show on social media Subscribe to the weekly eNewsletter

Jeff has performed frequently as a stand up and storyteller, hosting Moth Story Slams in Los Angeles and New York, and performing with “Nights of Our Lives” and “Risk!” as well as their solo storytelling show, “Grief Bacon”.Jeff is married to artist Neil Goldberg and is the parent to a beautiful, bouncing cat named Beverly. Before moving to New York, Jeff was a social worker in Denver, Colorado working with homeless youth and HIV prevention.Jeff has appeared in guest roles on television in “30Rock” (twice), “Ugly Betty”, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend“, “Broad City”, “Difficult People”, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”, “The McCarthy's”, “Community”, and a lot of shows that no one remembers. Jeff has played crime solving computer geniuses on both “Law and Order: Criminal Intent” and “Psych“. Jeff was a regular on Ali Wentworth's series Nightcap,  played Antoine Donner in “The Real Hotwives…“, and Maggie's new work friend on the third season of “Playing House“. Jeff sang an impromptu musical with Ann Curry and Improv Everywhere on NBC's “Today Show”. At the movies, Jeff a snooty waiter to Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne in “Adam”, a pissed off waiter in the Netflix comedy, Set It Up and got fancy as the head waiter opposite Chloe Grace Moretz and Isabelle Huppert in “Greta”. Jeff also played the Naked Ghost opposite Ricky Gervais in “Ghost Town”.Check out more about Jeff, HEREAnd... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support at https://www.patreon.com/areyouwaitingforpermissionA little about your hosts: Meridith and Joseph are friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers and artists. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México and  coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. More about Meridith:http://www.meridithgrundei.com/https://www.grundeicoaching.com/More about Joseph:https://www.artbybennett.com/https://www.josephbennett.org/*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of  high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast. 

The Horror! The Horror! Tom and Julie are joined by Fangoria Editor-In-Chief Phil Nobile Jr for a deep dive into your darkest nightmares: Freddy Krueger's 900 number, The Host, The Exorcist, John Landis, Godzilla vs Kong, The Dawn of the Dead, Trilogy of Terror, John Kassir horror con stories, Happy Death Day, Annabelle, Hereditary, and more. Plus Tom and Julie reveal selections from their list of the Top 10 Most Horrifying Moments in Non-Horror Movies. Want to know the rest of the list? Buy the latest issue of Fangoria at fangoria.com! Also Tom and Julie air some long simmering grievances - not enough Apple Podcast reviews, QAnon parades holding up traffic, no Diet Coke at the drive-through, artificially flavored pet toothpaste, scented markers, Improv Everywhere pranks at vaccination centers, and more. Not to mention The Cat Fixer evolves into Catman Brothers, the saxophone toting cat expert/con artist. It's a great episode.LISTEN TO DOUBLE THREAT AD-FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS:http://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plusTHIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY:*BETTER HELP: Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/TomandJulie*RAYCON: Get 15% off your entire Raycon order at buyraycon.com/tomandjulieDOUBLE THREAT MERCH:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/double-threatSEND SUBMISSIONS TO:DoubleThreatPod@gmail.comFOLLOW DOUBLE THREAT:https://twitter.com/doublethreatpodhttps://www.instagram.com/doublethreatpodDOUBLE THREAT IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST:https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/double-threatTheme song by Mike KrolArtwork by Michael Kupperman

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“Everyone has that thing that makes them super excited they can just talk endlessly about it. When you’re interviewing you're feeling around for that geyser. You don't know what's going to make them light up. As you find it, you can feel that flow and the change in their voice.” - Maggie ZhangMaggie Zhang and Bailey sit down to reflect on Maggie’s learnings so far as a “Get Together” correspondent. Maggie’s approaching her 10th episode on the podcast. She’s brought us the stories behind creative communities like Improv Everywhere, Atlas Obscura, and Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls. Her curiosity, creativity, and thoughtfulness has leveled up our podcast immensely —from how we choose guests, to how we approach our interviews and edits.Outside of the podcast, Maggie is the Design Community Manager at Spotify. She has also worked at IDEO, Substack, Daily tous le jours, and she once traveled around the world to create her own publication, Commonplays, about what makes a place creative and innovative. In this episode, you’ll learn more about Maggie and absorber reflections from helping us make the podcast.

“You don't have to have any talent. You just have to come out. I design things that would work for someone who was a lawyer or a school teacher.” - Charlie ToddIn August 2001, Charlie Todd moved to New York City with an interest in acting and comedy. He didn’t have immediate access to a stage, so he started creating in public spaces by staging undercover performances. Charlie documented his first undercover performances on a blog he called Improv Everywhere. Over the past two decades, Charlie has staged hundreds of “missions” involving tens of thousands of undercover performers and shared them on YouTube, garnering millions of views. Highlights include making time stop at Grand Central Terminal, a mass no-pants subway ride, and letting random strangers conduct a world class orchestra in the middle of Manhattan. Do yourself a favor, check out their YouTube.These pranks are not traditional improv. They require significant logistical work on Charlie’s end. He creates the "sandbox" for participants—first friends from his early comedy career in NYC and now thousands of people who have signed up for the Improv Everywhere mailing list—to play in, exercising their own creativity. We talked with Charlie about crowdsourcing the creativity of strangers to create in his words “a happy mob.” Highlights, inspiration, & key learnings:Commanding attention. In comedy, it’s easy to get a laugh out of negative material, pointing the finger at a victim. Charlie does the extraordinary to live out the golden rule, “anything you perform should be something you want people to do to you.”The “why” for participants. In it for the fun of it.Crowd control. Managing an email list of thousands and knowing how many people to tap at one time.Power of YouTube. How YouTube created global reach for Improv Everywhere connecting them with new performers and opportunities.The “why” of the leader. How Charlie’s motivations have shifted over the past 19 years.Space. Public space as the key element to the Improv Everywhere experience.

I've been laughing about this for a few days. That time Improv Everywhere held a fake U2 rooftop concert. https://improveverywhere.com/2005/05/21/even-better-than-the-real-thing/

Charlie Todd (Improv Everywhere, Pixar IRL) tried for years to get Improv Everywhere on TV with lots of ups and downs along the way. We talk about how he wound up in handcuffs after an Improv Everywhere prank gone awry, seeing a network steal and produce one of his show ideas a year after he pitched it, being told by an agent how his show was a used car that he could not sell, and how this pandemic has been a gut check moment for a company that thrives on live human interaction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kat and Alex discuss a Dare to Be Human Story Alex shares about bumping into someone at a concert. They discuss awareness, our internal stories, the differences that emerge in "shared" experiences, and how first reactions can be the wrong ones. Be sure to share this episode with a friend and to share your own Dare to be Human stories with us! ________________________________________________________* Submit a story for DTBH's Live Storytelling Show *Send us your advice from kids for our collaborative project, questions, comments, episode ideas or your very own Dare to be Human stories to hello@daretobehumanpodcast.com, join the conversation on our Facebook or leave us a message at 518-212-7886! We record at The Mopco Improv Theatre in Schenectady, NY where you can come visit us sometime! Original music by Mark S. MerittLogo by Derek WalkerEdited by Mary DarcyRecorded at The Mopco Improv Theatre

Emily and Paige are joined by Don Fanelli (The Need to Fail podcast) to talk terrifying turkey statues, Claires ear piercings and getting paid to do Improv Everywhere at a mall in Hong Kong. Plus everyones unique relationships to Lucky Brand Jeans, an update on the state of Papyrus, and a reminder that Burbank Town Center does in fact have a Bed, Bath & Beyond.THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY STITCH FIX!Save 25% on your first Stitch Fix box by visiting www.stitchfix.com/mallTHIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY BETTERHELP!For 10% off, visit https://www.betterhelp.com/mallFOLLOW DON:https://twitter.com/donfanellihttps://www.instagram.com/donfanelli/FOLLOW MALL TALK:https://www.instagram.com/malltalkpodhttps://twitter.com/malltalkpodMALL TALK IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST:https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/mall-talkMERCH:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/malltalkpodcastSegment theme songs by @wearenicelegs

Kat and Alex discuss mindfulness, what it is and some methods toward being more mindful. Alex shares a DTBH story about trying to be a better hitter in baseball to get things rolling as we pull at the threads of a very tangled web of topics. We discuss how we can approach mindfulness, conscious and unconscious competence, self-fulfilling prophecies and naming the discomfort in moments of growth. Links:Your Basal Ganglia is Your FriendInfrastructure mattersInternal Family Systems TherapyCheck out David's website https://www.bepresentdiscoverjoy.com/________________________________________________________* Submit a story for DTBH's Live Storytelling Show *Send us your advice from kids for our collaborative project, questions, comments, episode ideas or your very own Dare to be Human stories to hello@daretobehumanpodcast.com, join the conversation on our Facebook or leave us a message at 518-212-7886! We record at The Mopco Improv Theatre in Schenectady, NY where you can come visit us sometime! Original music by Mark S. MerittLogo by Derek WalkerEdited by Mary DarcyRecorded at The Mopco Improv Theatre

The thought-provoking and intriguing new documentary IN BRIGHT AXIOM introduces us into the world of the House of Latitude. A place where absolute discretion is demanded in exchange for entry into a mysterious social experiment in the form of an elaborate immersive experience. Drawing a community of curiosity seekers, this secret society becomes a way of life for some, putting increasing pressure on the organizers to maintain this sophisticated and fantastical parallel world. From the minds who inspired AMC's upcoming series Dispatches From Elsewhere, IN BRIGHT AXIOM weaves an intriguing cautionary tale about the unforeseen consequences of embracing the unknown. Followers of Meow Wolf, Sleep No More, Ingress and other immersive & augmented reality entertainment should take note. IN BRIGHT AXIOM also features never-before-seen discourse from the mesmerizing hip-hop polymath, RAMMELLZEE and original music by Justin Robbins, with additional songs from Isan, Tickles, and ü-Ziq. Director Spencer McCall has spent the last ten years orchestrating socio-reengineering and public hoax-prank performance art pieces. An avid fan of the Yes Men, McCall began by participating in Improv Everywhere inspired events, “plant” based roles in The Go Game, and location-based performances with Atmos-theater. In 2009, he became a co-creator of the Jejune Institute; a citywide alternate reality game in San Francisco that lasted three years and “inducted” over 10,000 unknowing participants. McCall took his experience working with Jejune and turned it into an award-winning documentary The Institute. The Institute is currently being remade into a series on a major television network. McCall also contributed to follow-up experience The Latitude Society; a faux secret society with an underground experiential labyrinth beneath San Francisco. Director Spencer McCall and House of Latitude founder and In Bright Axiom subject, Jeff Hull, join us for a fascinating conversation on the ebb and flow, as well as, the inherent contradiction that facilitated the unraveling of this remarkable enterprise. For news, screenings and updates go to: Inbrightaxiom.com For more on In Bright Axiom go to: nonchalance.com/AXIOM For more on the work of Spencer McCall go to: spencersreel.com SOCIAL MEDIA divinenonchalance.tumblr.com twitter.com/pervasiveplay instagram.com/divinenonchalance #inbrightaxiom @DOCNYCfest #docnyc

Our very own Livia is now Livia Armstrong Walker! It got us thinking about weddings and what a complex and intense moment they can be in our lives. So we gathered the team together to share some stories dive deeper in! Send us your advice from kids for our collaborative project, questions, comments, episode ideas or your very own Dare to be Human stories to hello@daretobehumanpodcast.com, join the conversation on our Facebook or leave us a message at 518-212-7886! We record at The Mopco Improv Theatre in Schenectady, NY where you can come visit us sometime! Original music by Mark S. MerittLogo by Derek WalkerEdited by Mary DarcyRecorded at The Mopco Improv Theatre

More Opioid Lawsuits Moving Toward Settlement (0:33)Guest: Jennifer Oliva, Associate Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of LawIt's been a big couple of days for lawsuits related to the opioid crisis. Just as the first federal trialabout opioids was set to get underway on Monday against four companies, a settlement was reached to end the lawsuit. But that deals involves just two counties in Ohio which will get $260 million dollars in the settlement. Then a few hours later, a bipartisan group of state attorneys general announced they'd reached a tentative $48 billion opioid settlement that would apply nationwide. That deal still needs sign off from a lot of other states and cities, though –and coming to any kind of nationwide agreement on how much opioid makers and distributors should pay has been tricky to this point. The Importance of Play (21:54)Guest: Charlie Todd, Founder of Improv EverywhereImagine you're on lunch break in a public place when all of a sudden you hear this. Soon several people around you break out into song and dance, including the security guard. Would you think it was funny? Would you just want to eat in peace? A group called Improv Everywhere did this flash mob musical you're hearing in the Trump Tower. They've been doing all kinds of pranks in public places for a decade -you've probably seen one of their viral videos. Charlie Todd is the founder, and he believes that what they do isn't just fun, but also important and meaningful.  Removing Landmines and Empowering Communities at the HALO Trust (34:01)Guest: Chris Whatley, Executive Director, HALO USAImagine if a field near your house was littered with hidden landmines and unexploded ordnance from a war that's over, but nobody cleaned up after. So every day, you worry that your kidsmight stray off the safe path, stumble on a landmine and end up injured, or worse. That's a reality parents live with in dozens of countries around the world, including Angola, which Britain's Prince Harry recently visited. Landmines are an unhealed scar of war. By clearing the landmines, we can help this community find peace and with peace some opportunity.” Prince Harry was following in the footsteps of his mother, Princess Diana, who helped spark global action on landmine removal with her advocacy. The HALO Trust is a leading nonprofit working on this issue across Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, South Asia and the Middle East. Anywhere there's been a protracted war, leftover landmines are a problem. Religious Freedom and LGBT Rights Back at the US Supreme Court (51:10)Guest: Luke Goodrich, Vice President and Senior Counsel, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Author of “Free to Believe: The Battle Over Religious Liberty in America”The US Supreme Court is back in session and one of its most consequential cases goes straight to the heart of the divide between religious freedom and LGBT rights. The justices are being asked to decide if the federal law that prohibits workplace discrimination because of race, religion or sex, also protects gay and transgender workers. Religious organizations that represent tens of millions of Americans –including the National Association of Evangelicals, American Islamic Congress and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints –have filed a brief asking the Supreme Court not to expand the definition of “sex” in Civil Rights law. Combining Walking, Therapy, and Nature (1:09:54)Guest: Jennifer Udler, Clinical Social Worker and founder of “Positive Strides”When I meet with my therapist, I sit on a couch and she sits opposite me in an office. That's pretty standard. But social worker Jennifer Udler never meets with her clients in an office. Their therapy sessions are always outdoors, while walking. Museum Learning (1:26:31)Guest: Rachel Wadham, Host, Worlds Awaiting on BYUradio, Education and Juvenile Collections Librarian, BYU

Jennifer Oliva, Seton Hall University School of Law, on opioid lawsuits. Charlie Todd, founder of Improv Everywhere, on play. Chris Whatley, executive director of the HALO Trust on landmines. Author Luke Goodrich, “Free to Believe: The Battle Over Religious Liberty in America,” on religious freedom. Jennifer Udler, founder of “Positive Strides,” on walking therapy. Rachel Wadham from Worlds Awaiting on BYUradio on museum learning.

Kat and Livia talk with Gabe Mercado to take a chance to explore parenthood and being singleparent, finding support from family and friends in times of upheaval, and how our cultures can try to define how we are meant to behave. After a short LIVE episode at the Applied Improv Network (AIN) conference, we got Gabe back on the podcast to dive into his DTBH story even more deeply. Follow GabeTwitterInstagramLinksThird World ImprovBIOGabe is a single dad of a fourteen-year-old boy named Beeto. He is an improviser who performs with the group SPIT and heads the improv school Third World Improv in the Philippines. He is currently busy setting up a creative education accelerator for kids called VIVITA PH in the northern city of Baguio.____________________________________________________________Send us your advice from kids for our collaborative project, questions, comments, episode ideas or your very own Dare to be Human stories to hello@daretobehumanpodcast.com, join the conversation on our Facebook or leave us a message at 518-212-7886! We record at The Mopco Improv Theatre in Schenectady, NY where you can come visit us sometime! Original music by Mark S. MerittLogo by Derek WalkerEdited by Mary DarcyRecorded at The Mopco Improv Theatre

On this episode of DTBH Michael and Alex speak with Dion Flynn about the bardo and other spaces between spaces, fear of tiny holes, examining ambiguity in art and the power of being a performer (shaman). Follow Dion FacebookTwitter Tumbler InstagramBIO Cited by Oprah Magazine as “one of our favorite creative thinkers…” NYU Tisch School of the Arts Grad, comedian, and Army veteran Dion Flynn is best known as Barack Obama (and other characters) with over 100 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Dion leads workshops in mental agility and team-building with Fortune 500 clients all over the world. Dion pioneered and conducts Improv Recovery Workshops for recovering addicts. His voice-overs and on-camera national commercials include clients like Sprint, Virgin Mobile and Verizon. Growing up as ‘The Only Brown Kid In The Trailer Park’ taught Dion to focus on that which is essentially human in us all — and how to think fast in a tight spot. 2019 secs Dion guest-starring in TruTv’s Jon Glaser Loves Gear and a series regular on the new college loan debt-repayment gameshow: Paid-Off With Michael Torpey. 2020 Dion and his comedy partner Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) will continue performing their stage show Clanging: Verbal Jazz. Dion lives in NYC with his dear wife Amy and their beloved son, Miles. ____________________________________________________________Send us your questions, comments, episode ideas or your very own Dare to be Human stories to hello@daretobehumanpodcast.com, join the conversation on our Facebook or leave us a message at 518-212-7886! We record at The Mopco Improv Theatre in Schenectady, NY where you can come visit us sometime! Original music by Mark S. MerittLogo by Derek WalkerEdited by Mary DarcyRecorded at The Mopco Improv Theatre

Today's guest is NYC actress and comedian of Our Cartoon President, Alternatino, and much more awesomeness, Cody Lindquist! Cody is super talented and so awesome! Cody has done a lot and she tells Jason about a ton of it. She shares her dream as a child to have every job, studying acting, her involvement with politics, going to New York, studying at UCB, her current (and only) husband, Improv Everywhere, learning how to combine acting with improv, her political podcast "Two Beers In," and she gives great advice throughout the episode!  www.codylindquist.com Her podcast: "Two Beers In" Twitter: @CodyLindquist, @Two_Beers_In, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Instagram: @CodyLindquist, @Two_Beers_In, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Don't forget to subscribe to the newsletter. We have 3 more books to give away and for a chance to win one just subscribe at the link below! mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis

Kat is joined by one of our newest members and favorite humans, Mary Darcy! Mary shares a Dare to Be Human Story about celebrating failure and discovering that there can be gifts in our mistakes if we remain present enough to see them. Send us your questions, comments, episode ideas or your very own Dare to be Human stories to hello@daretobehumanpodcast.com or join the conversation on our facebook! Mary Darcy moved to Saratoga Springs from Brooklyn in elementary school and has recently made the migration back to the land of pizza and bagels with her husband, Peter. She graduated from The College of Saint Rose and spent most of her career in radio news. Before starting local news site and blog All Over Albany with partner Greg Dahlmann, she spent eight years producing nationally syndicated radio programs and creating National Science Foundation programs about women in STEM careers. Mary has been a regular presence in a number of area theaters, acting, producing and mentoring young artists.Original Music by Mark S. MerittLogo by Derek Walker

Alex is joined by Livia Armstrong as she shares a Dare to be Human Story about speaking up on public transportation. We discuss stepping out of your comfort zone, group dynamics, and creating the world you want to live in. Send us your questions, episode ideas and DTBH stories to hello@daretobehuman.com and follow us on Facebook! Livia Armstrong, a senior facilitator at Koppett and program coordinator for the Mopco Improv Theatre, studied theater and psychology at SUNY Fredonia. As a Koppett facilitator, Livia has delivered programs for diverse clients including the New York State Governor’s Office for Employee Relations, Russell Sage College, Greene County Women in Business, GreenTech High School, and multiple clients in the SUNY system. Livia is a co-author of the TD at Work issue “Listen Up!” (ATD 2017) with Kat Koppett and Michael Burns. She is a member of the Mopco Main Stage company, the Mop & Bucket Co..

Alex is joined by Michael Burns (The Artistic Director and Co-Owner of Mopco Improv Theatre) as he shares a Dare to be Human Story about sailing in Maine. We discuss the power of daring to name the obvious thing and finding where it takes you. Send us your Maine waves, questions, episode ideas and DTBH stories to hello@daretobehuman.com and follow us on Facebook! Michael Burns is the Co-Director and founder of The Mop & Bucket Company .Before settling in the area, Michael studied theatre at SUNY Purchase, and then improv with David Shepherd in New York, where he directed for the American Modern Dance Theatre and the American Folk Theatre. He was a member of The Big Apple Experience, a short-lived but cleverly named improv troupe. He has since worked for several upstate theaters including Home Made Theater, The Theatre Barn and Steamer 10 Theatre.Michael developed (with David Shepherd) the Compass Institution, an improv troupe touring senior centers and hospitals. He directed inmate-written plays for Very Special Arts at Greene Correctional facility, and has created youth theater troupes for several human services agencies. He is the author of First You Sit on the Floor: A Guide to Developing a Youth Theatre Troupe.

The stakes are literally life and death, but can humor be an effective weapon in the war on cars? In this episode we talk to Charlie Todd, the founder of Improv Everywhere, about how using the city as a stage for elaborate comedy scenes can help people see public space in a new light. What's the connection between turning parking spots into parks and unleashing hordes of pants-free people on the subway? Plus, how does a father of two become radicalized against automobiles? Support The War on Cars on Patreon and get exclusive TWOC stickers, t-shirts, and other rewards.  Rate and review us on iTunes. SHOW NOTES: Charlie Todd on Twitter: @charlietodd Improv Everywhere turns a pair of payphones into a coworking space. A brief history of Park(ing) Day. (CityLab) Jonathan Fertig's “Flower Lanes.” (Boston Globe) Twitter: @TheWarOnCars, Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke, Aaron Naparstek @Naparstek, Sarah Goodyear @buttermilk1. Questions? Suggestions? Email us: thewaroncars@gmail.com.

Improv theater is fun – it evokes laughter and creativity. But it also takes courage – to be part of it, and even to watch it – because it challenges us to embrace the unexpected. What can we as individuals and as a church learn from improv and theater groups like Improv Everywhere?

Keith Haskel is a showrunner with a background in directing, shooting, writing and editing. Comedy, man-on-the-street and social experiment productions are his JAM! Also, pet shows... he loves making pet shows. Past credits include The Chris Gethard Show, Triumph The Insult Comic Dog, Improv Everywhere, Too Cute!, YouTube's "The Tom Ellett Interview" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUamOaQI62U and many many more. ...and he's frequently seen dressing up in a banana costume simply because it makes everything way more fun.

Kat and Alex have a wonderful conversation with Melissa on a range of topics. We discuss the class Acting with Power, the impact it has on her students and the first time she taught it. Melissa shares some interesting insights into people's relationship to power and the difference between power, status, and authority. We talk about chasing those moments where everything just seems to click and things just seems to flow. Kat and I also delve into the role of status and status behaviors around gender with our guest and talks about what we can be more aware of in helping to shift those dynamics. We also discuss improv as a vehicle for personal experimentation and transformation before Melissa shares an awesome, insightful and somewhat heartbreaking Dare to Be Human story On Faculty at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business (GSB) Melissa Jones Briggs works as a Lecturer in Organizational Behavior teaching Acting with Power. This popular second-year MBA and executive education elective uses performance technique to help students address their issues around power, authority and status. Melissa works as an Executive Coach and Consultant at People Rocket, a management design firm. She also serves on the Board of Directors at Youth in Arts, an arts education non-profit with a focus on social justice. She is an Advisor at Women’s Startup Lab in Silicon Valley. Melissa worked as an actor in professional theater and film in New York City and San Francisco. She has two small girls with her filmmaker husband in the San Francisco Bay Area. Check out the links below to follow Melissa on social media and for the books and people we reference! 'Melissa on LinkedIn' 'Melissa on Facebook' 'Melissa on Twitter' 'Jennifer Palmieri's Book' 'Getting (More of) What Your Want by Margaret A. Neale and Thomas Z. Lys' Logo by Derek WalkerTheme Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Planting Flags

Kat and Alex speak with Theresa Robbins Dudeck and Caitlin McClure the co-editors of the new book Applied Improvisation: Leading, Collaborating, and Creating Beyond the Theatre. This is an incredible new development in the field of Applied Improvisation that draws back the curtain on an exciting, innovative, growing field of practice and research that is changing the way people lead, create, and collaborate Despite some technical difficulties, we persevered in our quest to speak with Theresa and Caitlin and talked to them about how they first began collaborating on this book. We also discuss how they both began improvising, their experience keeping the magic of improv alive in the working world, Keith Johnstone, and of course, get them to share some Dre to Be Human Stories. Check out the links below to check out the book as well as some of their other works and where you can find them on social media! 'Applied Improvisation: Leading, Collaborating, and Creating Beyond the Theatre' 'Keith Johnstone: A Critical Biography' 'Theresa's Website' 'Impact International' Logo by Derek Walker Theme Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Planting Flags

In which I chronicle my first 3 days of an indefinite and entirely impulsive hiatus from Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter (not that I was ever using Twitter in the first place) and something else I think... Pretty sure I’m forgetting something. Hang in here; it gets worse before it gets better. The book I mentioned is Silence (In the Age of Noise) by Erling Kagge and it’s a rather quick read but super powerful. Highly recommend. The phrase ‘dopamine loop’ is technically ‘the dopamine seeking-reward loop’ but googling dopamine loop will bring up pertinent info. I also mention Improv Everywhere improveverywhere.com and Westobou westoboufestival.com. You should take part in an Improv Everywhere scene if you have the opportunity and check out the Westobou Festival if you’re able to travel to Augusta. Westobou10 is actually going on right now - all this month, in fact. Oh - and the Latent Image Instagram is @ltntimg.

Kat and Alex explore improv's therapeutic properties and why we're hearing more and more about improv's ability to help treat social anxiety, depression and more. We explore what therapy is, what's the difference between therapy and coaching and where improv may fit in. Dr. Koppett stops by to answer some questions in the Expert Game. This episode's exercise is all about trusting the connections you're inspired to make are legitimate and interesting. It's also about using your "smart person" voice. So Funny, It Doesn't Hurt 'Improv saved my life' 'Improv for Personal Growth ' Logo by Derek Walker Theme Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Planting Flags

In this episode Kat sits down for an interview with Carmen Duncan. Carmen is the founder, head coach and CEO of Mission Accomplished, an organization that helps aspiring young professionals prepare for the global economy by providing access to coaching, job training and professional development. They believe everyone should have access to the help and support so they can reach their fullest potential. Kat and Carmen discuss finding your team of cheerleaders to keep you spreading your truth in the face of naysayers. The role of mentors and coaching in helping people to develop and achieve their goals. The importance and power of bragging rights. “Learning to Adult” and the spaces where you are allowed to prepare, learn and make mistakes. They also explore sharing power and realizing your own power in your performance, whether you’re a millennial or an interviewee. Finally they talk about bringing your full self into whatever spaces you enter is the strong step toward achieving your goals. Carmen's Linked In Mission Accomplished Mission Accomplished on Twitter Millennial to Watch: Carmen Duncan

In this episode we learn more about our intrepid hosts as they share personal stories inspired by their mantra: Dare to be Human. From their first experiences with improv, to framing siblings, defying parents, and tearful cover ups, Kat and Alex explore why these stories stuck with them and discuss their greater implications to what it means to be human. At the end of the episode there's an improv exercise about exploring our innate ability to craft stories and a short tale of a determined Hawaiian detective. Check out daretobehumanpodcast.com for instructions on how to play along at home and stretch your storytelling muscles. Logo by Derek WalkerTheme Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Planting Flags

Tobey Fitch is a longtime pal, colleague and mentor to our very own Kat Koppett. He is the president and founder of Fitch Associates, a leadership and strategy consultancy, which works with all the coolest companies. He helped lead the establishment of Apple University and has prepped speakers for their Worldwide Developers Conference. Fitch's resume also includes working for Prezi, a dynamic presenting software company, which he helped guide through a rapid period of growth as its Head of Strategy and People.We discuss how Kat and Tobey first met in Portland and how improv principles have seeped into his personal life. There is also discussion of Tobey's spirit animal and his related personal mission of spreading friendship and connectedness. At the end of the episode Tobey shares an incredibly touching story about daring to be human in the most devastating times.Tobey Fitch BioLogo by Derek Walker Theme Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Planting Flags

Welcome to the first episode of Dare to Be Human!In this first episode you'll meet your hosts Kat and Alex as they discuss the performance of you! How and why do we inhibit our choices of how we show up and present ourselves? What can we do to be more aware of our performances choice and, with that knowledge, how can we stretch ourselves to better achieve our goals? We explore personality tests and the lessons to take away from an infamous experiment with marshmallows.There's also an exercise at the end of the episode about expanding your range of performance options. It's a whole lot of fun and you can find instructions to play along at home at daretobehumanpodcast.com. Reference Links: When the Kids Crash Your BBC Interview Prof Robert Kelly and Family Invisibilia: The Personality Myth Logo by Derek Walker Theme Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Planting Flags

Charlie Todd is famous for filming massively organized pranks in public places. His wildly successful company Improv Everywhere is known for the infamous No Pants Subway Ride and the legendary Grand Central Freeze. -- Learn more about Charlie Todd at https://improveverywhere.com Check out our friends at Podcast Your Story - https://www.PodcastYourStory.com Theme music written and performed by Eric Hutchinson. More Episodes and Information at https://www.GuysTellingStories.com 

Gabrus is joined by comedian/beersnob/organizer of fun Charlie Todd to talk about their love of beer, and sample a few brews from the nearby beer store.

I am so excited to share with you this week's episode of Couragemakers. I think it's fair to say that sometimes the world feels like a bit of a shitshow, especially now and I think this episode is a great beacon of hope. For this week's episode, I had the absolute joy of speaking to Mary England, self-described merriment maker and founder of Uncustomary. Mary's passion is to make other people happy and teach them how to love and accept themselves. After struggling with mental illness for twenty years and working in and studying the field of psychology for five, she decided to start the business Uncustomary to share her personal and professional experience with mental health in a way that translates into self-love and positivity. You can find her twirling in front of murals and leaving a literal trail of glitter in Baltimore, Maryland.   In this episode, Mary shares her journey of becoming a self love advocate and how guerilla street art was a massive part of this journey. We dive into the difference between self confidence and self love and how adding the weird to someone's day can make all the difference.   Mary shares how she uses her art to challenge social norms and how it has taught her that people are innately good and innately curious. She also shares fantastic advice for anyone wanting to make their life more colourful, glittery and sparkly which I know you're going to love.   We really dive into how we can often feel like frauds when we're working with other people to help them overcome and deal with issues we have and often do struggle with, but how ultimately we couldn't be the better person for the job.   I've heard a lot of noise online lately about how we can use the platforms we have to make the world a better place, and the challenges you face when you bring your own beliefs and politics into your business or projects. This is the perfect episode if you've been thinking about it too, and if you're wondering how you can bring about change and bring hope to the world when things feel very dark.   This is also a great episode if you work to make the world a brighter place and sometimes struggles to keep your own light lit, if you're looking to become more active in your community and find ridiculously fun ways to do that and if you just need a great dollop of hope in your life right now.   I love Mary's work, her message and what she's putting in the world. The world is honestly a brighter, more honest and creative place for her being in it. I loved our conversation and keeping up to date with all the wonderful things she's putting in the world. Enjoy the show!​​​​ About Mary   Mary England is a self described merriment maker. Mary's passion is to make other people happy and teach them how to love and accept themselves. After struggling with mental illness for twenty years and working in and studying the field of psychology for five, she decided to start the business Uncustomary to share her personal and professional experience with mental health in a way that translates into self-love and positivity. You can find her twirling in front of murals and leaving a literal trail of glitter in Baltimore, Maryland. You can connect with Mary here: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Premium Package   Things we talked about during today's show   Mary's journey of becoming a self love advocate and how guerilla street art and performances played a huge part in her journey How important it is to get out of our routines   Mixing business with politics: if you have a privilege that can help you be on a soapbox or activate change   The importance of recognising your own humanity and showing you struggle too   Mary's advice for anyone wanting to make their life more colourful, glittery and sparkly   Things/Resources Mentioned in Today's Show   Improv Everywhere   Keri Smith   Fred Rogers - “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”     Find out more and download the Couragemakers Manifesto here   If you have any question about today's episode, any comments or would like to be a guest on Couragemakers, get in touch: meg@thathummingbirdlife.com   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life   I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I started this podcast because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.   When I'm not recording episodes and making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life, sending free self care checks ins to hundreds of women every Sunday and helping my clients build brands they love as a graphic designer. I'm currently on a 3 month road trip of the US with Mr. Meg but normally based in the UK.   That Hummingbird Life | Twitter | Pinterest |  

Charlie Todd is the founder of Improv Everywhere and has been producing and directing the group’s work for over fifteen years. Improv Everywhere as a group carries out pranks, which they call "missions", in public places. The chaotic and joyful experiences they create have gone viral on YouTube time and time again. -- @improveverywhere on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook improveverywhere.com @brandenharvey on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Snapchat brandenharvey.com Join the Sounds Good with Branden Harvey Email Party at brandenharvey.com/podcast

  Founder of Improv Everywhere and UCB stalwart, CHARLIE TODD, joins us to talk about causing scenes, his early days at UCB, and Two Beers In, his new political roundtable podcast! In addition to his infamous prank collective and budding podcast, Charlie plays at UCB on Saturday nights with The Curfew and has hosted UCB CageMatch […] The post #86: Charlie Todd appeared first on Magnet Theater.

Charlie Todd is the creator and man behind Improv Everywhere, a wildly successful YouTube channel and prank collective which causes public scenes of chaos, fun and weirdness throughout New York city and beyond. Charlie created the show in 2001, and it has since completed over 100 large scale missions, and has started viral movements around the world - like not wearing pants on subways. Charlie is also a regular at UCB in NYC, and Executive Produced 'The Middle of the Night Show' on MTV. 

We talk to Charlie Todd, the founder of Improv Everywhere and longtime UCB improviser, about his obsession with craft beers. We get into how Charlie discovered his love for them, how an iPhone app game-ified his obsessed and cranked it into new levels of documentating his tastes, about how many beers have silly puns on the name "hops." Also, Will talks about the international seed warehouse which is designed to protect over 400,000 varieties of seed from an apocolyptic event and Anthony discusses the frozen-in-time world of current AM radio.  

On today's show, I talk to improvisor Charlie Todd. Originally from Columbia, South Carolina, Charlie moved to New York after college and since 2001 has been performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. At UCB, Charlie created the comedy wrestling league UCBW and was also a part of the long-running house team Reuben Williams, which later morphed into The Curfew. They perform every Saturday night at the theatre. Charlie is also the founder of the famous prank collective Improv Everywhere, and has produced, directed, documented and performed in the group's work for over thirteen years.This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on iTunes, follow me on Twitter, and check out my gameshow podcast Snap Impression!

Hey There -  It's our big 20th episode featuring Charlie Todd founder and mastermind of internet sensations Improv Everywhere! Improv Everywhere creates memorable and sometimes chaotic scenes in public places, usually the streets of New York City, with the help of thousands of volunteer agents. Some memorable Improv Everywhere "missions" include a musical staged inside a mall food court, some real life ghostbusting at the New York Public Library, and the No Pants Subway Ride, now in its 13th year. Listen to the podcast and then get "We Cause Scenes," the new documentary about Charlie and Improv Everywhere on iTunes. This week, we also continue our open-ended look at garage bands with The Detroit Cobras and The Oblivions. What are you waiting for? Listen, like us on facebook, and follow me on twitter @sherrypop. xx, Sherry

Mandy and Graham chat with Charlie Todd, founder of Improv Everywhere and comedic prankster, of whom Graham asks his most ridiculous Joseph Beuys-related question yet. RiotCast.com

Improv Everywhere creator Charlie Todd discusses the origins of the prank collective, the trouble with flash mobs, and the two occasions where he's had trouble with the police.

You may know Charlie Todd as the man behind the internet sensation Improv Everywhere. You also may know that he created the "Frozen Grand Central" prank. But did you know that Robin Williams recreated the "Frozen Grand Central" prank while playing a murderer/molester version of Charlie on an episode of "Law & Order: SVU"? Well he did. We watch that episode of "Law & Order: SVU "episode, called "Authority."

Episode #10- Theme Music Sweeping strings, driving drums, blasting horns; theme music is the non visual character that seems to drive emotion. From earworms to anthems, massive orchestras to 8-bit, there's a world of sound and Rock, Paper and Scissors want to take it on. First they start with Williams, Elfman, Carpenter, Hisaishi, Marricone and other big movie hitters. They switch to an almost endless list of TV themes that range from moody and mysterious to goofy and ridiculous. Flipping from TV to games, Yuzo Koshiro, Koji Kondo, Nuo Bouematsu, Yasunori Mitsuda, and a slew of others from Capcom dominate the conversation. Game time- Elfman vs/ Williams Paper pits Scissors and Rock against each other in this thematic face off. Dumpster Dives- Trolling through the dumpster could leave you singing the blues. However, our podcasters seem to always resurface singing the praises of their loot. Scissors ascends with Improv Everywhere, a website that showcases the group's hilarious exploits. Paper crests with a humorous webcomic slung over a shoulder, Oglaf. And Rock summits with Tales from the Crypt, a much missed television series.

Join Suzanne Toro as she shines a light on Flash Mobs, Random Acts of Humor, and provides a few seed ideas for GIVING...Let 'US' start laughing together again... Support the Tribe: ImprovEverywhere HelpOthers Want to reconnect with 'self', move through  a transition, create and actualize a vision, or embrace the Alchemy of Food take a moment to work with Suzanne one-on-one...visit SuzanneToro.com Embrace the medicine of Essential Living Foods. 

Time out, young and old listeners! Today in the studio we had a crash course on dumb college kids, dead culture of New York, pulling pranks and loving your daddy. First up we had Greg Proops, a comedian concerned with his college audiences, who could never quite leave Harry Potter after age twelve. He also talked about the disaster that is technology and thats when it was discovered that Chris is only allowed to attend parties through the internet. Ben Stein, Eugene Levy- No - Michael Musto stopped by the studio and discussed his many mistaken identities, favorite gays, and Broadway shows. He shared stories from the good old days of a grimier New York City when the Studio 54 made sure the likes of Danny and Chris were not allowed into clubs. The crew wanted to help fulfill gay intern Thomas's fantasy by setting him and Musto up on a date, but sadly Musto wasn't ready to take the chance. Everyone was on the edge of their seats when professional pranker and founder of Improv Everywhere, Charlie Todd stopped by. He shared prank stories, from pretending to be Ben Folds to making a small band believe they actually had fans and many more. All these stories made Myka theorize that Improv Everywhere has caused mass suicide. Realizing that Todd had taught at UCB, Danny once again tried desperately to continue on from level 3 instead of level 2. After being denied he thought about suicide and then decided to prank his way into the class! Our last guest, comedian storyteller, Kambri Crews, came by to tell us about her life post Comix. She discussed her love for her very gay husband Christian (which made Chris break out into song and dance). While Crews talked about the Big Brother program, she inspired the Hosts of Comical Radio to volunteer, do their part for the community and start hiring twelve year old interns from the program. Crews also shared what it is like to have a relationship with a father in prison. Its a lovely one!    

A Look Inside The New Issue Plus, our infallible NFL preview, Improv Everywhere strikes again, the week’s news and enter

A Look Inside The New IssuePlus, our infallible NFL preview, Improv Everywhere strikes again, the week's news and enter--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relevant-podcast/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/relevant-podcast/support See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's episode is a very special tribute to Ol' Dirty Bastard.  In it, Jesse and guest-host Jim "Master of Would You Rather" Real welcome Improv Everywhere founder Charlie Todd, and partake in a little radio improvisation themselves.  

For a lot of people construction sites are more of an eyesore than a work of art. But, a downtown business improvement district’s working to change that. We'll hear about their efforts on this week's Cityscape. Also this week, members of the group Improv Everywhere, talk about some of the public pranks they've pulled over the years, including their No Pants Subway Ride.

For a lot of people construction sites are more of an eyesore than a work of art. But, a downtown business improvement district's working to change that. We'll hear about their efforts on this week's Cityscape. Also this week, members of the group Improv Everywhere, talk about some of the public pranks they've pulled over the years, including their No Pants Subway Ride.

Esta semana en Lost in Barcelona...visitamos la tienda de discos Wah Wah y entrevistamos a Dj Shakira. Nos vamos de concierto a la Sala Apolo para bailar un poco de reggae con Sizzla. Visitaremos el cine para ver la película de Fermín Muguruza, Checkpoint rock. Canciones desde Palestina. Viviremos un año más el festival de cine documental musical, In-Edit Beefeater. Y disfrutaremos durante cuatro días, una nueva edición de ArtFutura, este año: De la realidad virtual a las redes sociales. Interesantísimo. Os recomendamos, Improv Everywhere y sus perfomances. No os lo perdáis, tienen una misión en su primera visita a España.La música del programa de hoy es obra del alter ego de Shakira, Lucius works here.

Blame Society put McCourt back in session, Good Neighbor says goodbye to a graduating son, Improv Everywhere stages a musical in a food court, Action 6 News tells us how to beat the heat wave, and Dave Hill interviews a pet psychic.

Christian Finnegan explores the mysteries of the "high five," Chad Vader has to deal with a dog loose in the store, Improv Everywhere sends 111 shirtless dudes into an Abercrombie & Fitch store, Bobby Hacker wants you to get out your f@*%ing checkbook and buy a car, and The Crab dares Patrick Duffy to eat a dime.

The Degenerate Comedy Channel brings you more Chad Vader, a look into a haunted house, a PSA from the Mayor of Riverside, CA, a secret mission from Improv Everywhere, awesome drinking games, a truly magical meal, and a lost synth-pop classic from 1982.

What was Old is New Again. A Meeting of Art and Scholarship | Conference Fri, 21.11.2008 – Sun, 23.11.2008 What lies beyond metaphysics? A great deal for Alfred Jarry (1873-1909), a playwright and culture jammer who coined the term Pataphysics. It is a philosophy that takes in everything written and everything sung and everything done, and like metaphysics has the virtue of meaning whatever you want it to mean. Pataphysics offers a voyage of discovery and adventure into realms where philosophers seldom venture, including art, activism, and onto the street. Dada, Futurism, Surrealism acknowledged the influence of Pataphysics, and nowadays the tradition is carried on by US-based ensembles Act-up/New York, Billboard Liberation Front, Yes Men, Cacophony Society, Negativeland, Improv Everywhere, Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping. The biting satire of their parodies and absurd theater make effective social commentary. Every religion, political ideology, philosophy, and scientific theory embodies a set of structured beliefs. These belief systems maintain a symbiotic liaison with the arts. Throughout history, communal beliefs have relied on music, theater, painting, and dance in order to propagate accepted doctrines, and the arts in turn have shaped the articles of faith. The conference brings together artists and scholars in an unusual forum. The arts addressed deal primarily with media, the major art form that has only come to the fore in recent decades. The scholarship concerns antique matters, such as Sumerian music, early Egyptian medicine, and the omens, codes of law, and creation myths of Mesopotamia. The divergent perspectives of the participants augur well for innovative ideas emerging from this close encounter between scholarship, the arts, and the belief systems of early and modern times.

Spent the day engaging in an Improv Everywhere-syle social prank with B. Love Improv, orchestrated by a member of Scene Diego. I had my recording rig hidden, recording audio during the event, and interviewing several of the participants. However, since I somehow hit pause early on in the event, none of it got recorded. What do you do in such in an instance? Why, call the Doctor, of course. Special thanks to Dr. John Cmar, for being on the other end of the phone line. Improv Everywhere: improveverywhere.com Scene Diego: scenediego.org/ B. Love Improv: improveverywhere.ning.com/group/Philadelphia Vote Saxon: votesaxon.co.nr/ The Voice of Free Planet X theme was written and performed by Russell Collins of www.clockworkaudio.net

  NOTE: This was also cross posted in the otakugeneration LJ community. Shownotes :: (show 140) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Improv Everywhere, recorded live February 11th, 2008. This week we talked to Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere (www.improveverywhere.com) a master of organizing creative "chaos". Thankfully we were able to squeeze in a interview and talk about some of the their "missions". Plus we had an OG scout, reviews and more. For the newcomers welcome! For returning listeners you know the deal. Download this weeks show, laugh along with us and at us! We introduced a LIVE video stream while we record... for all of you stalkers... as well as talkshoe. So now you have a couple options to interact with us while we record the weekly show. NEWS: Vas built something unique for IE7 and FF 2.0 users... a search option for OGlink (click here) and shortner (also click here) that will let you get to the shortner/oglink redirect pages quicker! Check it out! Call Us! ::: Skype Voicemail ::: You can leave us voicemail using Skype, at: otakugeneration or call: (610) 628.3154 -or- (206) 965.8154 ::: GoogeTalk Voicemail ::: You can also leave us voicemail with GoogleTalk, at: otaku.generation@gmail.com ::: Gizmo ::: You can also leave us voicemail with using Gizmo, at: otakugeneration Mentioned Stuff and Link(s) (during the show) OG Link Shortner the OG twitter OG talkshoe site OG LIVE "Studio Cam" Epic Zodiac on Expert Epic Webcomic Win Contest Indy Mogul Improv Everywhere (on ning) Ning.com QIK.com Frozen Grand Central (NYC) Convention Schedule (1.0) by Anne Packrat Convention Schedule @ fansview.com Book Review (1.0) by Bryce :: (reviews@otakugeneration.net) Mechademia II Promos / Break Face My Fears :: by Jason Moss (now on music.podshow.com) Swamped :: by Lacuna Coil (now on music.podshow.com) Jefferson's Wierd News (1.0) by Jefferson This week Jefferson brings us some news that interests him... Japanese "Hyperculture" Showing in Washington, DC through February The (Non-)Evolution of Russian/Japan relations Those are some nice drapes you have there Weekly Anime DVD Releases (1.0) by Albert :: (releases@otakugeneration.net) Dragon Ball Movies Box Set (Movies 2-4) Glass Fleet Vol. #4 Inmu: Feast of Victims Vol. #1 Kanon Vol. #2+Artbox Kurau: Phantom Memory Vol. #6 Naruto(Uncut)Box Set Vol.6 Pokemon Season 1 Box Set 3 Project Blue Earth SOS Vol. #1 Super Robot Wars: OG - Divine Wars Vol. #3 Tactics Box Set Fanboy Forecast (1.0) by Bryce :: (fanboyforecast@otakugeneration.net) (game) :: Sin and Punishment Nickname ME! by Alan :: (nickname@otakugeneration.net) None for this week... But don't let that stop you from emailing us and telling us something about yourself... than we'll give you a nick! This way you can be uniquely identifiable among the other OG listners! If you send us feedback, and you want us to nickname you, email us, at: otaku.generation@gmail.com With somewhere in the subject: NICKNAME ME NOTE: If we've already nicknamed you, you can't be re-nicked... unless you plead... lots! ...and we mean LOTS!!! =D For Podcast promos or MP3 Feedback, email us, at: otaku.generation@gmail.com With the exact subject: MP3 PROMOTION :: (for podcast promos) MP3 FEEDBACK :: (for audio feedback) In the body of the message, put: Your Name Your Podcast Your website Brief copy about your podcast for us to read NOTE: No copyrighted music, or clips! We won't play promos with this kind of content! Unless you own the copyright, and have given us written authorization! Join us next week... for more of something we used to call a "podcast talky" ...back in the day! Cause we like it that way! A new show every Wednesday, so "podcast-in" with us! Download us, snear at us, but give us a listen... and maybe we won't respect you in the morning... *meh* It's still January! Give us your votes! [insert OG-bribes here... it's late ((>.

Dave talks about going to a Mavs game, The Urban Coffee Store is ready to go, Dave bitches about his ears, OJ Book canceled, Michael Richard's Racist Rant & Apology, Seth's Music Cafe, Seth's Band's new song, Bill O'Reilly hates iPods, Fox is NOT Fair and Balanced, Dave's Videos, Pelosi says no to draft legislation, 92 year old killed by police, Groom killed by police on wedding day, Improv Everywhere does Ben Folds, Xine on Today Show, Blue-Ray on Macs, & Black Friday is GAY.