Podcasts about shanan custer

Today's debate is a battle between two legendary characters: Frankenstein's Monster vs. Frosty the Snowman! Theater-maker Shanan Custer will champion the misunderstood monster, while student and actor Kate Wexler will fight for everyone's favorite frosty fellow. Will science or snow win the day? Take a listen, and then head on over to smashboom.org and vote to tell us who YOU think won!Also… do you have your Smarty Pass yet? Get yours today for just $5/month (or $45/year) and get bonus episodes every month, and ad-free versions of every episode of Brains On, Smash Boom Best, Moment of Um and Forever Ago. Visit www.smartypass.org to get your Smarty Pass today. As an added bonus, your Smarty Pass will grant you access to a super special debate starring Sanden and Molly!

Thanksgiving has passed but it’s too soon for Christmas, and that means it’s time for leftovers! Specifically, it means another live Q&A at the Bryant-Lake Bowl in which special guest Shanan Custer asks your Mysterious Old Hosts all the leftover questions from our previous Q&A! Tim, Eric, and Joshua share their opinions about classic monster […]

We were joined by Shanan Custer for this live recording of our podcast at the Bryant-Lake Bowl! She brought a couple episodes of Ceiling Unlimited for us to check out! The series features Orson Welles in patriotic tales of flight sponsored by Lockheed-Vega! The first of these two scripts was written by Lucille Fletcher and […]

Our 350th episode celebration continues with a live Q&A at the Bryant-Lake Bowl! Special guest Shanan Custer interviews your Mysterious Old Hosts to find out the true origin of the MORLS and to learn their secret opinions on a wide range of topics! We collected questions from Patreon and the audience and here are the […]

Special guest Shanan Custer joined us at the Bryant-Lake Bowl for this live recording of the MORLS as we listened to “The Edge of the Shadow” from Dark Fantasy! The story features a farmer investigating a strange cut on his cow’s leg, which of course leads to a romantic betrayal, strange omens of the future, […]

Your hosts are taking the weekend off to celebrate July 4th, but we do have a treat for you! We’ve been performing live radio shows on stage at Crooners Supper Club for a while now, and here’s two examples of our work, starring Shanan Custer, Joshua English Scrimshaw, Tim Uren, and Eric Webster ! First, […]

Today's debate is a charming challenge between two patterned phenoms. It's Stripes vs. Polka Dots! Voice actor and podcaster Merk Nguyen is ready to straighten the record for team Stripes, and actor, playwright and improviser Shanan Custer is ready to round out the story for team Polka Dots! Who will be crowned the Smash Boom Best? Head on over to smashboom.org and vote to tell us who YOU think won!This week's sponsors are: IF - from writer and director John Krasinski comes a new film about what happens to our Imaginary Friends (IFs) when we grow up. Out in theaters on May 17th!Also… do you have your Smarty Pass yet? Get yours today for just $4/month (or $36/year) and get bonus episodes every month, and ad-free versions of every episode of Brains On, Smash Boom Best, Moment of Um and Forever Ago. Visit www.smartypass.org to get your Smarty Pass today. As an added bonus, your Smarty Pass will grant you access to a super special debate starring Sanden and Molly!

From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what's exciting in local art. Their recommendations are lightly edited from the audio heard in the player above.Want to be an Art Hound? Submit here.Alanna Morris is a professional dancer-choreographer in St. Paul. She saw Minnesota Dance Theatre's spring production, and she wants everyone to know about the Ensemble's final weekend. Shows are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at The Southern Theater in Minneapolis. Alanna says: Minnesota Dance Theatre are a legacy intuition. Going back to its founder, Loyce Houlton, who in 1962 made innovative contributions to the performance of classical ballet and the Graham technique, which still sets the company's dancers apart today, not only locally but nationally. The company has undergone a lot of administrative changes in recent years, and yet the love of dance and performance is still so strong. They are presenting three world premieres.They are actually closing their doors and celebrating this legacy this weekend.They've had such a rich history of performance for decades, then carried through by Houlton's daughter, Lise, and now directed by Elayna Waxse, who is the interim artistic director. They are actually closing their doors and celebrating this legacy this weekend. This is the performing ensemble's farewell concert and celebration concert. Minnesota Dance Theatre's school will remain open and continue to thrive with training young students and young dancers. This performance features four choreographers. Three of them are local to the Minnesota dance community, and one of them (Nia-Amina Minor) is an artist that's been commissioned; she's a Black and female choreographer from Seattle. And you're going to see a range of works in the classical ballet idiom, also traversing into contemporary ballet. You're gonna hear classics like Frederick Chopin to contemporary and experimental jazz music from Makaya McCraven. I went to the performance and I was amazed by the diversity of the musical selections there. It's really worth seeing.Over these long years, some of our most amazing dancers and teachers and arts leaders have come out of the Minnesota Dance school and company here. The Ensemble is taking their last bow this weekend, but the school will continue to thrive and train young students and young dancers.— Alanna MorrisRasputin: There lived a certain man, in Russia long agoTheater maker Shanan Custer of White Bear Lake saw Four Humors Theater's play “Rasputin” at the Twin Cities Horror Festival last fall, and she's thrilled that the show is getting a second run at Open Eye Figure Theatre in Minneapolis. “Rasputin” opens tonight and runs through May 18. The show runs 70 minutes without intermission. The May 12 matinee requires masks for all audience members. (All other shows are mask-optional.) Shanan says: The play is a dark comedy created by Four Humors Theater. It's a very deeply hilarious investigation of all of the versions of Rasputin's gruesome death. It's brilliantly conceived, the actors are so strong and there are so many incredible physical comedy moments. A very deeply hilarious investigation.And yet while that's happening, the play is dealing with this political nightmare: this greedy, horrifying zealot who's getting all the attention. It plays really well in 2024. It hit me so hard last year, and I'm really excited that they're bringing it back.— Shanan CusterCheck out Mankato's arts scene Dana Sikkila, director of the 410 Project Community Art Space in Mankato, is looking forward to the second annual Manifest event this Saturday. The free, all-day event (11 a.m. to 10 p.m.) celebrates the local arts scene and its vibrant history. Put on by the Midwest Arts Catalyst and River Valley Makers, Manifest is a new, larger iteration of its (pre-COVID) Post-Holiday Extravaganza. Location: Kato Ballroom. Dana says: It's our time in Mankato here — and really truly for anyone who wants to join us — to celebrate arts and culture. It also celebrates the history of the arts in the Mankato area, to reflect on the importance of keeping these things alive in our cities.  It's going to be an all-day event. There are art vendors. There's going to be art raffles, a silent auction and food trucks. We have a huge community mural project that's going to be happening on a building outside next door to the Kato Ballroom. We're going to have our Mankato community collage photo shoot happening 11 to 5 p.m., too. And that's where people can come to get a photo taken of themselves with their friends with their families. And that photo gets put into our big community collage that happens yearly. And then starting at 7 p.m., we're having live music.It is free to attend and everyone's welcome. They are asking for a $20 suggested donation at the door. Any of the proceeds that come in at the door go back into the arts in our community throughout the year. It's a great event all the way around.— Dana Sikkila

This episode was recorded live at the Bryant-Lake Bowl in Minneapolis with special guest, Shanan Custer! We’re listening to “The Wailing Wall” from Inner Sanctum Mystery, starring Boris Karloff! The story features a murderous husband who can’t seem to escape his crimes! What is the source of the keening sound that haunts him? Is he […]

In this episode, Rob Dunkelberger interviews the members of the Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society (MORLS) podcast and theater group: Tim Uren, Joshua English Scrimshaw, Shanan Custer, and Eric Webster. They chat about their love for old-time theater, performing live on stage, and what's coming up next for them. Tune in to hear the answers to these burning questions and more:Who IS Jimmy Montague, Antiquarian-for-Hire? What is the Fourth Prong? And did they really have cigarettes for babies in the olden days?Find out more about the adventures of the Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society on their website, listen to their delightful podcast, and keep an eye out for their regular appearances at Bryant Lake Bowl. Upcoming shows include:  Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society: A Christmas Post-Mortem at Crooners Supper Club on December 28th at 7:30 pm. You can also catch Eric Webster and Shanan Custer in I'll Be Homicidal for Christmas at the Mystery Cafe through January 6, 2024 and Tim Uren in in the Mounds Theatre production of It's an Honorable Life through December 23.Twin Cities Theater Chat is produced and hosted by Carol Jackson of Minnesota Theater Love and members of the Twin Cities Theater Bloggers collective. As always, you can find the Twin Cities Theater Bloggers on Facebook and on Instagram. Read our review round-ups and go see a show today!

Two people from opposite sides of the political spectrum try and find common ground over the failing small town both of them call home.This has been, ‘Mayor Doug' an original premiere on the Invisible Stage podcast from the Icebox Radio Theater. It starred Shanan Custer as Beed, and Jeffrey Adams as Doug. Justin Kapla was the doctor. Out play was written and produced by Jeffrey Adams. The song ‘On the Outside' is by Alicia Goodwyn, acquired through the Epidemic Sound library at Epidemic Sound dot com. This program copyright 2023 by the Icebox Radio Theater which is solely responsible for its content. Partial funding made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. For more information, visit Icebox Radio dot O R G.

This has been, ‘Mayor Doug' an original premiere on the Invisible Stage podcast from the Icebox Radio Theater. Our play starred Shanan Custer as Beed, and Jeffrey Adams as Doug. Justin Kapla was the doctor. Out play was written and produced by Jeffrey Adams. The song ‘On the Outside' is by Alicia Goodwyn, acquired through the Epidemic Sound library at Epidemic Sound dot com. This program copyright 2023 by the Icebox Radio Theater which is solely responsible for its content. Partial funding made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. For more information, visit Icebox Radio dot O R G.

Ellen Mueller is an artist based in Minneapolis. She recommends “Im/perfect Slumbers,” on view in the window galleries and skyway entrance of the Minnesota Museum of American Art through August 20. “You can be walking down the street, and you will get the privilege of passing by several very cool artworks,” Mueller says. She especially likes the work of Peng Wu, “who has some really great vinyl installations.” Mueller also recommends Rachel Breen's recycled textiles and fiber creations and Katya Oicherman's work. According to Mueller, the theme of the show is sleep, and especially disrupted sleep, “which everybody can connect to.” Jenny Fogarty lives in Le Center, Minn. and attended an exhibition of photographs by Edward S. Curtis, who was raised partially in Le Sueur County and whose work often focused on Native American subjects. “I went to go see the exhibit, not really expecting much. And I walked in and I was floored,” Fogarty explains. She was especially struck by an early 20th century photograph of Nez Percé tribal leader Chief Joseph. “I did a drawing (of him) when I was in college,” she says. According to Fogarty, Curtis's images offer rich details from their subject's life, including “the arts, from the boats to the baskets … it's just a very awesome exhibit.” The exhibit will be on display through the rest of the year at 48 N Park Ave in Le Center, Minn. Full Circle Theater is doing a production called “Antigonick,” which is based on Sophocles' (spelled Sophokles in this production) “Antigone.” Twin Cities theatermaker, improviser and writer Shanan Custer says she is excited that the translation is “new and fresh.”  Custer is also a fan of Meskwaki actor Oogie_Push, who stars in the title role of Antigone. “I'm just excited for what looks like a lot of movement and a lot of really beautiful storytelling,” Custer says. The play runs through June 4 at the Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis.

A woman trying to get her life back together after beating an addiction is haunted both an unstable ex, and literal ghosts…of children.This has been, ‘The Boiler Trap' from the award-winning Frozen Frights podcast. Our play featured Justin Kapla as Mr Ryken and the officer, Jeffrey Adams was Peter, Aela Mackintosh was the Psychologist, and starring Shanan Custer as Lee. The script was written and directed by Jeffrey Adams who also did post production on this episode. This program from the Icebox Radio Theater is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. For more information, visit Icebox Radio dot O R G

A woman trying to get her life back together after beating an addiction is haunted both an unstable ex, and literal ghosts…of children. This has been, ‘The Boiler Trap' from the award-winning Frozen Frights podcast. Our play featured Justin Kapla as Mr Ryken and the officer, Jeffrey Adams was Peter, Aela Mackintosh was the Psychologist, and starring Shanan Custer as Lee. The script was written and directed by Jeffrey Adams who also did post production on this episode. This program from the Icebox Radio Theater is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. For more information, visit Icebox Radio dot O R G

Gathering on the 21st anniversary of September 11th, our special guest, Dr. Pauline Boss, who coined the term “ambiguous loss,” reminds us that closure is a myth. Shanan Custer, with help from Rhiannon Fiskradatz, recounts being at the most magical place on earth that day. Sue Scott writes to Liz Cheney with a plea. Zippy... The post Ep. 28 Resilience – LIVE – with guests Dr. Pauline Boss & Rhiannon Fiskradatz appeared first on Island of Discarded Women podcast.

This is the second of two episodes recorded live in front of an audience at Open Eye Theatre, featuring special guest, Shanan Custer! Our audience joined us listening to "If a Body Need a Body Just Call Burke and Hare" from Crime Classics! In the poorest parts of mid-19th century Edinburgh, William Burke and William Hare find a path to quick money by providing medical schools with fresh cadavers. Based on true events, this story details the exploits of two characters who have a special place in the secret origin of the Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society! How do two unassuming men become such notorious villains? Is free shoe cobbling worth the risk? Would this story be more terrifying if they were floating next to a large ship? Listen for yourself and find out! Then vote and let us know what you think!

This episode is the first of two recorded live in front of an audience at Open Eye Theatre, featuring special guest, Shanan Custer! We started the evening with the legendary Ethel Merman starring in "Never Follow a Banjo Act" from Suspense! In this story, Merman plays an "mature" singer hired to share the stage with a young heartthrob whose last co-star suffered an unfortunate accident. Will she meet the same fate as her predecessor? What will come of her torrid romance with a cowboy played by Paul Frees? Is this what show business is really like? Listen for yourself and find out! Then vote and let us know what you think!

Special guest and Documentarian, Melissa Olson, shares her journey of discovering the truth. Musical guest Kat Perkins asks us to live fearlessly! Cast members Shanan Custer, Dae Yang, Silvia Pontaza and Sue Scott tell stories that make sense…now. And Zippy Laske wants us to shine like the moon! Episode Details Island of Discarded Women Episode... The post Ep. 20 Figuring It Out – LIVE – with guests Melissa Olson and Kat Perkins appeared first on Island of Discarded Women podcast.

Minneapolis theater maker Shanan Custer is excited about the soap opera “Duluth”, which premiered Sunday on the World Improv Network YouTube channel.  The show runs for 24 consecutive episodes, airing live at 2 p.m. Sundays. It’s all improvised, with only a plot arc for the cast to follow. The improv actors are working across time zones and borders, coming together from Minnesota, Mexico and the U.K. as they dive into mystery and scandal. “It’s inspired by soap operas that you may recall from the past, like ‘Dallas’ and ’Dynasty,’ ” Custer said. “And it features characters as broad and hilarious and amazing, as you saw in those kinds of shows.” The key difference:  It’s set against a backdrop of iconic Duluth images — opening credits feature the Aerial Lift Bridge. The last performance that actor Shad Olsen saw on stage before the pandemic was by Collide Dance Theater Co. in the Twin Cities. Now he can’t wait to see their new live production of “WonderLand.” “They tell stories in such an emotional, visceral, real way that you end up going on the journey. It’s really exhilarating,” said Olsen. With a mix of dance styles set to a modern blend of music, “the energy is through the roof.” The characters of Lewis Carroll’s classic novel encounter each other in a psychiatric hospital. As the doctor treats the White Rabbit’s anxiety or Alice’s body image, the show examines the concept of being “normal.” Artistic director Regina Peluso wrote the script to help de-stigmatize mental health conditions.  She had mental health professionals review the script to make sure the audience would not miss the message of acceptance. The 70-minute show takes place outside of the James J. Hill House in St. Paul this weekend, and outside the Mill City Museum in Minneapolis June 5-20. Healing is also the subject of an exhibit by physician and painter Semerit Strachan. Behavioral pediatrician Andrew Barnes of Golden Valley traveled to Granite Falls to see the show in person. He says he thought about the exhibit for days afterward. Strachan is a leader with the Cultural Wellness Center in Minneapolis. Courtesy of Granite Area Arts Council "Togetherness" by Semerit Strachan. Courtesy of Granite Area Arts Council "In the Dancing Grove" by Semerit Strachan. The 25 paintings in Strachan’s exhibit “Consciousness Beyond Form” employ symbols of healing and transformation drawn from Egyptian culture and the African diaspora. Often, Barnes says, faces and forms appear to emerge from the paintings, the way one might see a face in the trunk of a tree while walking in the woods. Placed together in a gallery, the paintings appear to be in conversation with one another. The exhibit at the K. K. Berge Gallery runs through June 19, with an artist reception and walking tour June 5. 

Irene welcomes Shanan Custer!  Irene + Shanan talk about the power of slowing down and really thinking about what does or does not bring joy. Shanan talks about finding her voice, hearing her writing performed on stage, and the joy of Harry Styles and Rosemary Clooney. Shanan is an actor, writer, director, improvisor, educator, and voracious reader. For more on Shanan go to https://www.shanancuster.com

It’s a loosey-goosey show this week! We mostly play with an interactive map showing who the most famous people are from every geographical area of the USA. Can Bill get over his bitterness about not making the map?? Also we revisit the excellent show Fleabag, now in its second and final season; descend into ursine madness with the Berenstain Bears; and Bill tries some domestic joy-sparking. With Brandi Brown and Shanan Custer.

Episode Details LIVE from the Twin Cities Women’s Expo! Sue pitches her podcast, visits the Anger Hut and sits down with her special guest, the explorer, Ann Bancroft! Island of Discarded Women Episode #2 was produced by Sue Scott  Written by Sue Scott, Shanan Custer and Laura Buchholz  Cast: Shanan Custer, Silvia Pontaza, Dexieng Yang, Candace Barrett... The post Ep. 2 The Pitch – LIVE – with Guest Ann Bancroft appeared first on Island of Discarded Women podcast.

Frequent BC Funhouse panelist Shanan Custer joins Bill for a one-on-one chat! She’s a Twin Cities comedy legend, a serious student of the arts, and a dedicated goofball. Shanan discusses her California to Minnesota reverse-Inside Out childhood, her time in the groves of academe, and her time performing at the longest-standing improv theater in the country. Also: her hit plays about booze!

Has the Deep State secretly replaced the Funhouse crew with crisis voice actors? It's actually not only possible, but probable! You know, when you think about it. We (whoever "we" are!) discuss the rich and wonderful world of conspiracy theories. Also: a thrilling WWII spy novel; the lazy-ass official cat of 10 Downing St.; and an amazing documentary about film scores. Plus a tough question from a listener: how do you cope with a terrible job right now when it will almost certainly get better next year? With Brandi Brown and Shanan Custer.

A comedy quiz show based on Minnesota news for the week of January 27, 2019. Featuring host Tane Danger and guests Madde Gibba, Fred Cheng, and Shanan Custer. Music by Keegan Fraley.

Bill and friends talk about where the Me Too movement is now, where it came from, and where it might be going. Also: Japanese mascot madness; Clint Eastwood plays a squinty old grouch for a change; slightly-used British detective TV; and an island of actual art in the poisonous stream that is Twitter dot com. Finally: we try to advise a lonely listener whose job has left her virtually orphaned. With Brandi Brown, Mary Jo Pehl and Shanan Custer.

We give advice, and lots of it. This is the first Funhouse every-now-and-then All Advice episodes where we address some of the many life questions our excellent listeners have sent us (fyi: funhousepod@gmail.com). Hear us advising like the wind, life coachin' like hell. With Brandi Brown and Shanan Custer.

Get on board! Let's ride this Christmas... train? I don't know, something that moves. We take on the strange sailor-loving Turkish do-gooder called Santa Claus and his possible realness. Also: Rudolph, the inconvenient truth. Featuring special guest mentions Carol Burnett, Mr. Magoo, and the beloved Boy Without a Tongue, if he also exists. Merry Christmas! With Brandi Brown, Shanan Custer and Mike Fotis, with a piece by Joseph Scrimshaw.

The Funhouse crew look into the Nextdoor App and related sites of type-A neighborly paranoia.  Plus judo fights in parliament, a mail fraudin' punk bluegrass band, more cultural goodies.  And we try to help a college kid facing a racist Trumpista roomie situation, with angry but sensible advice!  With Brandi Brown, Shanan Custer and Bryan Miller.

Question: is comedy a mover and shaker of this world, or just some trembling weirdo?  Plus naughty Roman Emperors from the 1970s, quiz kids, alterna-sports, talky ghost stories. Also we try to help with screen addiction and fat cats!  With Brandi Brown, Shanan Custer plus special guest J. ELVIS WEINSTEIN of MST3K and Freaks and Geeks: standup comedian, documentary maker, podcaster, TV watcher.

Our first show!  Bill and the crew discuss the very uncivil current obsession with civility; chat about Walter Matthau, Banksy, pulp horror books, binge-watching TV shows past their water cooler prime; and help a listener deal with her optimism-killing social media habit. Bonus:  what to do about stinky office mates! With co-host Brandi Brown, Shanan Custer, and Bryan Miller.

It's Valentine's Day and we celebrate by welcoming Eric's wife, Shanan Custer, as our special guest! She's brought us a Lucille Fletcher-penned episode of Suspense entitled “Dark Journey!” A young woman claims that she can manipulate people and events by the sheer power of her will. Does she truly possess such supernatural powers? Who is […]

A collection of some of our favorite moments from our LIVE shows! Featuring obsessions with Jingles, The Force Awakens, Jane Austen, Doctor Who, and Game of Thrones! Guests include Kevin Murphy, Sam Landman, Matt Belknap, Riley Silverman, Clarke Wolfe, Shanan Custer, Craig Johnson, Paul Cornell, C. Robert Cargill, Molly Glover, Tim Wick, and Rebecca Watson. Thanks, as always to Molly Lewis, for our theme song.

This is a special rerelease of the very first episode! Shanan Custer talks about being a comedy writer, actor, director and mom. Childhood adventures are revisited, confessions are made, and creative parenting secrets are revealed. Like the Pratfalls of Parenting on Facebook!   Special thanks to Anna Weggel for Pratfalls of Parenting theme music

Returning podcast favorite Shanan Custer (who previously appeared on the Jane Austen episode and the Role-Playing Game special) merges cute and horror with her overlapping obsessions with tiny things and House on the Rock. Thrill to such questions is: Why … Continue reading →

On his birthday, Joseph indulges his obsession with Role-Playing Games by playing “Wizards & Whatever” with funny, charming people who mostly know nothing about RPGs! Join special guests comedian Shanan Custer (who previously appeared on our Jane Austen episode), comedian … Continue reading →

Pride, prejudice, and prurient thoughts of wet Colin Firth abound in our JANE AUSTEN extravaganza! Joseph is joined by obsessive Jane Austen fans, writer/comedian Shanan Custer and theater artist Craig Johnson. PLUS Sam Landman, winner of the Obsessed Sidekick Challenge, … Continue reading →