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Thom Francis welcomes poet and educator Adonis Richards who was one of the featured readers at the “Poets Corner Series: Hope, Fire, and Revolution” event at Kickback Studios in Troy, NY, on Saturday, April 19, 2025. ---------- Adonis Richards, also known as Sincerely, Donnie, is not just an Afro-Latino poet and writer, but a significant figure in the lives of many as the program coordinator for the Office of Intercultural Affairs at Union College. Adonis began writing poetry in 2016 during a performance at his alma mater, SUNY Potsdam, during a hip-hop showcase. Since then, he has pursued many poetic avenues, including self-publishing three poetry books. Now, Adonis hosts monthly open mics in Schenectady, NY, while perfecting his craft in reading and writing. He also spends much of his time building his media company and publishing firm, Lucid Writers, aka Lucid Voices. Adonis recently took part in the “Poets Corner Series: Hope, Fire, and Revolution” reading at Kickback Studios, that concluded three days of poetry and spoken word in both Albany and Troy, with Lynette Johnson, D. Colin, El, Tarishi M.I.D.N.G.H.T. Shuler, and Courtney Symone. You can find more information on this and all of the events happening in our vibrant literary community on the Hudson Valley Writers Guild website, hvwg.org

Nate visits Sidney High School to sit down with local basketball legend, Jeri Mirabito. Jeri is well known for running the famous Golden Valley Basketball Camp in Sidney from 1985-1998. He was responsible for bringing dozens of NBA and high level college players to his small town camp for the kids to enjoy and learn from. This was a tradition that GV was well known for. Jeri also talks about the time he spent on Lou Carnesecca's coaching staff at St. John's University and winning a national championship at SUNY Potsdam as a player in 1981. Before that, Jeri led his Sidney team to the 1979 NYS Class-B title and was named MVP of the state tournament. Jeri was diagnosed with MS in 1993 but continues to live his life to the fullest today.

(Nov 8, 2024) SUNY Potsdam graduated 17 men recently who are in state prison in Ogdensburg; a SUNY Canton student recently went viral for his involvement in a NYC Timothee Chalamet lookalike contest; an invasive golden clam was found in Lake Champlain; and, a photo documentary about a Lake Placid photographer .

(Nov 8, 2024) SUNY Potsdam graduated 17 men recently who are in state prison in Ogdensburg. Research shows people behind bars who pursue education arefar less likely to reoffend. Inside the graduation ceremony as the incarcerated men prepare to walk across the stage.

Julie and Scott talk about Simone Weil's astounding biography, including her experiences volunteering for the Spanish Civil War and participating in the French Resistance. We discuss her essays “The Iliad, or, The Poem of Force,”“The Need for Roots,” and “Reflections on the Right Use of School Studies with a View to the Love of God.” And we ask, how does war turn us into objects? What is the relationship between openness to God and openness to the neighbor? What might a society of “attention” look like? What are some of the complexities of pacifism and anti-statism? What might mean to create a society of attention? And finally, how does Scott read Weil as a Jewish thinker, necessary for us today?Note: For our use of the term “thingification” see Aimé Césaire's Discourse on Colonialism.Other texts and authors discussed:George Herbert, “Love III”Kathryn Lawson, Ecological Ethics and the Philosophy of Simone Weil: Decreation for the Anthropocene. Routledge, 2024.Emmanuel Levinas, “Simone Weil and the Bible” in Levinas, Difficult Freedom: Essays on Judaism, Trans. Sean Hand. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990.Kenneth Novis.Scott B. Ritner joined the Political Science department at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2022 following appointments at SUNY Potsdam (2021-2022) and Temple University (2018-2021). He earned his PhD from The New School for Social Research in 2018. Scott's research focuses on 20th and 21st Century Critical Social Theory, Race & Ethnic Politics, and Popular Culture including literature and music. His manuscript in progress is titled Revolutionary Pessimism: The Antifascist Politics of Simone Weil. He is currently President of the American Weil Society (http://www.americanweilsociety.org). He teaches courses in Political Theory, American Politics, and Comparative Politics. When not researching or teaching, you can [try to] find him in the mountains. His work on Simone Weil can be found in Theory & Event, in various edited volumes, and at H-Net France.

(May 13, 2024) A bill in Albany would create statewide standards for teaching about climate change in schools; Mercy Care for the Adirondacks is a volunteer organization that tackles isolation and depression in seniors with...friendship; it's turtle crossing season in the North Country, and we'll get a reminder about watching for turtles and what do to if you find an injured turtle from SUNY Potsdam biologist Glenn Johnson.

(Feb 12, 2024) Fewer people in St. Lawrence County are signing up to foster kids in their homes, which means many kids are placed further away from their birth parents; our series on North Country love stories continues in the Tug Hill; it's been a tumultuous year for SUNY Potsdam, which has made significant cuts to address a declining student population. At a hearing last week, North Country Assemblyman Scott Gray asked the SUNY Chancellor about how it will move forward; a preview an upcoming concert in Elizabethtown, featuring three jazz musicians who got their start in the North Country back in the 80s.

(Feb 12, 2024) In recent years, fewer people across the North Country have been signing up to host foster kids. That means foster kids are moving further and more often, switching schools, and risk losing touch with biological parents. Also: At a hearing last week in Albany, Assemblyman Scott Gray asked SUNY's chancellor for assurances that SUNY Potsdam will survive its deep cuts.

On this week's episode, I have TikTok Star Mackenzie Barmen. We talk about what she has already accomplished in her very short time in LA, as well as some of the projects she has planned for the future. There is so much more so make sure you tune in.Show NotesMackenzie Barmen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mackenziebarmen/Mackenzie Barmen on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mackenziebarmen?lang=enMackenzie Barmen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAP_cFPc2fqGTe50YhOlkDg/videosMichael's Online Screenwriting Course - https://michaeljamin.com/courseFree Screenwriting Lesson - https://michaeljamin.com/freeJoin My Newsletter - https://michaeljamin.com/newsletterAutogenerated TranscriptMackenzie Barman:There's a part of me that worries on some level all the time, but then there's a stronger part of me. I think that's pretty delusional in a good way, that I'm like, no, I am certain that I'm supposed to do this, and I just can't falter. I just, I'm doing,Michael Jamin:You're listening to, what the Hell is Michael Jamin talking about? I'll tell you what I'm talking about. I'm talking about creativity. I'm talking about writing, and I'm talking about reinventing yourself through the arts.Hey everyone. Welcome back to another episode of, what the Hell is Michael Jamin talking about? Well, I'll tell you what I've been talking about. If you've been listening to any number of my podcasts or by social media, I've been saying the same thing a lot. I've been saying, if you are an aspiring whatever, if you're an actor or a writer or performer, put your work out there. Just start doing it, and the more you do it, the better you get. And then my next guest is someone who did just that and is doing that, and I discovered her maybe a year or two ago, and we're going to talk, and she's big. We're going to talk to her about her journey here. Mackenzie Barman, thank you so much for coming here. Lemme tell you when I first found you, and then you'll Yes, please. Then we'll tell you were doing a bit, it was a piece on you were reciting nursery rhymes, and you playing two characters.You generally will talk about this, but you generally do two characters have, and you're both, and usually it's kind of a sweet and naive version of you. And then there's kind of a meaner more, not sinister, but cynical. And I guess she puts you in your place. She's a little, and she wants up making you cry a lot. And so the sweet one was talking about nursery rhyme, and the other one was telling you, you're so naive, you have no idea what these nursery rhymes are about. And so that blew up and that's how I found you, and it was really funny. I loveMackenzie Barman:It. Thank you.Michael Jamin:Well, tell me, what is this? So you're huge on TikTok, you have almost 3 million followers, which isMackenzie Barman:AlmostMichael Jamin:Huge. I've written for shows that haven't been seen by anywhere near 3 million people. So you have a giant following, but tell me, so why did you start doing this?Mackenzie Barman:Well, I was an actor in the pandemic, and I didn't really know what to do with myself. And so everyone was on TikTok for fun. That was when TikTok was really blowing up, and I kind of just decided to start making videos and then not taking it seriously at all. But then I was like, well, it gives me a kind of a platform. And no one was really using it like that yet. But I started to see some sketches pop up and I was like, huh, or viral videos, whatever. And then I ended up just at random seeing somebody write about a nursery rhyme in a Facebook status. And I was still using Facebook, which I don't, and I was like, oh. And I learned in that moment what that nursery rhyme meant. So I just on a whim made that firstMichael Jamin:Video. So that was one of your first videos?Mackenzie Barman:Yeah, it was one. I did a whole series of those ones. So I did it and I just kind of improvised it. And the next morning I woke up and it had gone kind of viral, and so I made another one, and then I made another one and they kind of just blew up. And so, yeah, it was kind of random.Michael Jamin:But your intention, it was boredom or was it, you said you wanted to have a platform. What was your goal?Mackenzie Barman:Well, it was a little bit out of boredom, but it was more so like, well, let me put myself out there. And I used to go to a lot of casting director workshops and when I lived in New York City, and they would always say the same thing when YouTube was really big, make your own web series, put yourself out there, all that stuff. And so that's always been in the back of my mind, and I've always kind of considered myself a multihyphenate. I also shoot and direct and all that stuff, so I was like, I need to do that. So that's why I've always kind of focused on acting, being the primary thing in my videos. Let's get to that.Michael Jamin:Yeah, I was going to say, it's really smart. You show a range. I mean, you have, like I said, the sweet side, and then the other side is, and sometimes you play well, you're always playing characters, but to me it's smart. You're showing your range as an actor.Mackenzie Barman:Yeah.Michael Jamin:What do your reps have to say about all this?Mackenzie Barman:They love it. I actually got my managers through TikTok, they found me and oh myMichael Jamin:God, really?Mackenzie Barman:I had already had voiceover representation through my agency, but I didn't have a manager or anything. And I met my manager, Rachel. I loved her right away. And they love it, and they love the content and that it's acting first and the series and all that.Michael Jamin:So they give you any feedback or No, they just like, we love it.Mackenzie Barman:No, not really. They just let me roll with it. Yeah.Michael Jamin:Interesting. And then what other opportunities have come from all this?Mackenzie Barman:Gosh, well, one of the coolest things is the relationships that I've built with other creators, especially actor creators. And you just kind of know when you vibe with some people or when I watch certain people, I'm like, I know our brains work the same way. So I seek those people out to become, I love getting to know the people that I admire. It's cool to meet people talent first, and then it's doing a play with somebody. IMichael Jamin:Know you collaborate with people sometimes. I've seen some of those videos you've done.Mackenzie Barman:I've done a couple. I'm going to be doing more now that I'm in LA and with a lot more people. But that's been a really cool thing that's come from this. DidMichael Jamin:You start this in New York your first three years? Yeah. Oh, really?Mackenzie Barman:Okay. Yeah, I just moved to LA a few weeks ago. I was in New YorkMichael Jamin:City. Oh, when you said you changed your apartments, I assumed you were moved, okay. From in la, but you're Oh, you're, well, welcome to la. Okay. Thank you. Wow, this is a big adjustment for you. So what prompted you to move to LA then?Mackenzie Barman:Well, my managers are out here, and since TikTok, I've really, it's funny. I was always kind of like, I wanted to really be such a chameleon and not hone in on any one thing. I didn't want to just do comedy. I didn't want to just do drama. But now with TikTok, it's really pushed me more into comedy, and I've found that I really do love it. So out here, there's so many comedy opportunities, and I'm going to be doing part of a live show on December 10th, and just being, I just needed to be out here.Michael Jamin:Okay. So how did you get, you've only been here for three minutes, so how did you get this live show already?Mackenzie Barman:Through a friend of mine, actually, through social media. Someone you, ohMichael Jamin:My God, so smart. I'm always yelling at people. They're like, do I have to be in la? I'm like, well, this is where everyone is. I mean, why would you know? What were you doing? Were you doing a lot of theater in New York?Mackenzie Barman:Yeah, so I did a lot of regional theater. I did an off-Broadway musical, and then when the pandemic happened, I was really trying to shift into more TV and film work. I really wanted to be on tv. I still do. That's really my big focus is to be on tv, be in movies. But I was kind of transitioning and doing the casting director workshops and doing all those things, and then the pandemic hit. But yeah, mostly theater. I'm a theater girlMichael Jamin:Now. Did you study, where have you studied? Did you study in college? Where did, yeah,Mackenzie Barman:I went to a SUNY school and I loved it. I went to SUNY Potsdam in upstate New York, and I studied theater and theater education. I didn't really start doing plays until high school and in high school. SoMichael Jamin:You're from New York?Mackenzie Barman:Yeah, I'm from New York. FromMichael Jamin:New York, okay.Mackenzie Barman:Yeah, born and raised, upstate New York, near Albany. And then, yeah, I moved down to the city to be an actor and do all that. Right.Michael Jamin:Wow. You've only been here three weeks and so much has already happened for you already.Mackenzie Barman:What do you think? Yeah, I'm trying.Michael Jamin:What do you think It's a culture shock. What do you think?Mackenzie Barman:Right now, I'm in my lust for life extrovert phase where I'm like, because a homebody pretty much, I'm an extroverted homebody, so I like to be home a lot. But right now I'm just trying to be out a lot, meet people that I've, and just kind of be really social,Michael Jamin:Been amazing. How did you get into play? Okay, you moved here. Did you stay with a friend when you found your, how did, because I'm telling people come out. How did you do it? How didMackenzie Barman:It was a pain? So I visited last August, and I stayed with one of my managers. Actually, I crashed at her place. I went a couple different places, but she's the best. I love her. And they're in the West Hollywood area, so it's really the only place I know. So that's where I am now. I'm in West Hollywood. And then I looked at a couple apartments when I was here, but I really didn't know where I was. I kind of did, but I don't really know. And then, so I just, Zillow and Trulia, and I ended up finding this apartment on Trulia, and I had a couple of friends come look at it and FaceTime me,Michael Jamin:And it was good enough.Mackenzie Barman:I was like,Michael Jamin:And then Did you drive here? YouMackenzie Barman:Flew here? I drove,Michael Jamin:Yeah. That's how you do it. Did your car. Wow. Now tell me, when you start posting, these are thought out, these videos you make, how much time do you spend a day making, and how many times do you post a day?Mackenzie Barman:It's really funny. I usually post once a day at most. I really should try to post once a day at least. It's usually every two or three days. Oh, really? Yeah. But I've been kind of busy, but it was once a day when I was doing the nursery rhymes, but I kind of got a little burned out, I think.Michael Jamin:Yeah, you do get burned out. It'sMackenzie Barman:A lot. It's a lot. It's a lot. Yeah. But I don't write anything beforehand. I improvise everything, but I kind of write it in my head as I go, and I have a loose idea going into it of if it was a nursery rhyme or something, I would have to research and have the facts ready. I would do that research beforehand and then kind of reference it as I improvised it. But for the character stuff, it's all kind of, they kind of just take over. I take a backseat,Michael Jamin:But you must edit some stuff out, or no, is everything what you say goes in?Mackenzie Barman:Sometimes if I say something and then I'm like, even if it's improvised, I'm like, huh, you know what? I think I want to tweak that and put the intonation somewhere else, or put a micro look or an eyebrow raise kind of somewhere else. I'll redo it. But most of the time it's my first take, honestly.Michael Jamin:So, okay. I was going to ask you where you're editing it because you're like this, you're holding it, and you do your one line, and then you turn around and do the other line, and thenMackenzie Barman:I swap. Yeah.Michael Jamin:So you're not even editing it?Mackenzie Barman:No, because I shoot in the app, unless it's Snapchat filters, which a couple of my characters are Snapchat filters, in which case I'll film them. It used to be that if I was doing the Snapchat filters, I would just shoot one character as a monologue and then post that. But then with my Danny and Bab series, this new, these characters, I haveMichael Jamin:The ugly babies that you post.Mackenzie Barman:They're adults. Okay. I just, I'll pull up his filter, shoot his line, save the video, switch the filter, do her response.Michael Jamin:I'm surprised you can't even remember what you just said. You know what I'm saying? With the last character just said,Mackenzie Barman:Yeah, I don't know. It's just kind of alive in that moment. ButMichael Jamin:Are you thinking in advance, okay, this is going to do well, or this is just what I want to do today? Do you care?Mackenzie Barman:I do care only because I kind of have to care. I feel like it influences so much. Now your numbers and all that stuff, but I also care because I want people to like it. I want people to genuinely have a response to it that's a little deeper maybe than normal. On TikTok scrolling, which I do get a lot. I'll get people being like, wait, this is actually, so peopleMichael Jamin:Are, well, your fans really loved you. I've read some of these comments, and what surprises me is that you interact with pretty much everyone.Mackenzie Barman:I try. I try and they're smart. Okay.Michael Jamin:Why do you try?Mackenzie Barman:Because it, it's weird. It's like this weird, I don't really ever go to anyone's profile or whatever, but I can almost hear the comment in my head, and it almost in that brief moment feels like a conversation's actively happening. So I'm bantering with this person, or I don't know. It's just, it's fun to be engaging. And I've had people respond when I do engage and they're like, oh my God, I can't believe you applied. And that to me is just so lovely.Michael Jamin:It is lovely, but it's so much work on your part.Mackenzie Barman:I know, but I sit and scroll a lot. So it's like part of the package. It's like part of producing the video almost is then the engagement after. And I don't do it as much as I used to, but I do. It depends on what mood I'm in.Michael Jamin:I wonder though. I wonder what you're supposed to do when I started, are you supposed to, I'm not even sure when I get, my page is very different from yours. They have questions for me. They want, as opposed to you. I think they're like your fans, they just want to, and so they'reMackenzie Barman:Just making a commentary on itMichael Jamin:Or something. Well, they really like your show. They like what? You're the fans. And so I just don't know what the rules are. I don't know if you're supposed toMackenzie Barman:Interact yourself. I dunno. And it depends. If somebody does leave a nasty comment or say something mean, which is oddly really rare, don't come from me guys. Don't start. But it's rare. They're pretty good, my, because some people get it bad for some reason, and I don't really get that.Michael Jamin:Yeah, go on. What do you do?Mackenzie Barman:Wait, I've lost my train of thought. WhatMichael Jamin:Was it? You said? Some people come after you and they're mean,Mackenzie Barman:And either I'll completely ignore them or I'll delete it. If it's a needle in a haystack and it's just something mean, I'll delete it. But sometimes I'll respond with sarcasm or I'll make a sarcastic response video, and then it makes it funny. So then it's like, oh, this is actually a joyful experience. But most of the time I'll just ignore them if I do get them.Michael Jamin:And you don't block 'em, you just ignore them?Mackenzie Barman:Yeah. I don't really block anybody unless they're trying to impersonate me, butMichael Jamin:Even, yeah. Wow. You don't even block the haters.Mackenzie Barman:Not usually. There's been maybe two or three.Michael Jamin:Oh, wow. I get more than you do I get more than haters than you?Mackenzie Barman:They don't really come for me. It's weird. I don't know.Michael Jamin:Wow. But now you're putting yourself out there. It's pretty vulnerable. I mean, it may hit, it may not. It may be funny. It may not be. I mean, was that hard at the beginning for you to do that?Mackenzie Barman:Yeah, I think the nursery rhyme videos did so well. Those were just one of those weird viral things where every video was getting a million plus and it was every day. It was just crazy. And now it ebbs and flows so much with TikTok. And now I have more normal numbers, I think. But I definitely do get a little anxious about that. Sometimes I'm like, oh gosh, I thought this video would do better. Or I'll post something out of my norm and then I wake up and it's done really well, and I'm like, oh, and then I'll try to do that again, and then it doesn't do as well. So it's like a flash in the pan thing.Michael Jamin:Do you share it as well on Instagram? I mean, what do youMackenzie Barman:I do, yeah. Yeah,Michael Jamin:Immediately. Same content. You just put it up there.Mackenzie Barman:Yeah.Michael Jamin:Do you put it anywhere else?Mackenzie Barman:Not really. I've put a couple on YouTube. I really need to start utilizing the YouTube shorts because I think where it's at and Snapchat, I need to start utilizing more. I think they're up and coming. They're coming back. You thinkMichael Jamin:So?Mackenzie Barman:They're coming back? I think so.Michael Jamin:How many hours a day or minutes a day do you spend on this?Mackenzie Barman:I would say on average, I probably spend an hour on a video.Michael Jamin:Really? Okay. It's not nothing. It's not nothing.Mackenzie Barman:Yeah. It's not nothing. But it's not like I know some people put in and you can tell some of these videos are gorgeous and the editing is, but since it's just me, it's also a lot harder for me to film outside of my hand, setting up the tripod moving and just a lot more to do. So it's just easier for me toMichael Jamin:Do. Do you have a list of ideas that you keep? And are you running out of ideas?Mackenzie Barman:I always feel like I'm running out of ideas. I always think if a video, especially if a video does really well, I'm like, I'm never going to do this well ever again. But I don't usually keep a list of ideas. Sometimes I'll jot down, I have a bunch of notes, like separate note app ideas. But a lot of the times it's just, if I have the thought, I'll just record it. That's why a lot of the times I look kind of like shit in my videos a little bit, because I film them. Usually my ideas come right in the morning, and so I'll just wake up and film an idea, and then it's, before I've even brushed my teeth or anything, I'm just gross. But it's when, and I just do it.Michael Jamin:And you put it up. It's so interesting. I don't know. Is there a fear? Is there any fear associated? It seems like you don't have any fear at all about this.Mackenzie Barman:I feel like I do. I feel there's a constant anxiety of one. I have imposter syndrome pretty intensely.Michael Jamin:Okay. And who do you think you are? Do you, you're not, is thatMackenzie Barman:I don't come from an industry family or any kind of connections like that. So I'm always like, who am I?Michael Jamin:But they have imposter syndrome too, because their mother and father was, they're famous. So I think they have bigger imposter syndrome than you do. You'reMackenzie Barman:Self made. I'm learning that. I'm learning everyone deals. There was a great Viola Davis interview where she talked about imposter syndrome, and it was great to hear that.Michael Jamin:What did she say?Mackenzie Barman:Just that it never goes away and that she was doing, oh gosh, what was the movie she did with Denzel Washington?Michael Jamin:Oh, was it Fences?Mackenzie Barman:Fences? Yeah. I think it was about fences. And she was talking about she was playing that part and was like, who am I to do this? It may have been that, but she was just talking about that, and I was like, that's really refreshing, because I think I look through rose colored glasses at these celebs sometimes, and I'm like, oh my God. They're so confident. But we're always seeing the best take, and we're always getting, especially as you get more involved in the industry, you start to see that it's all kind of smoke and mirrors. You just have to fake it.Michael Jamin:I read an article yesterday about Brian May from Queen. He said he still has some imposter syndrome, and he's Sir Brian May, and he's like, why isn't they call me, sir?Mackenzie Barman:It's wild. Yeah, it's wild. But that there is fear there. There is that fear of the imposter syndrome of like, oh my gosh, who am I? And it's silly. It's silly. And I know that, butMichael Jamin:Are you monetizing TikTok or no? Yeah. You are? Yeah. In the creator fund?Mackenzie Barman:Yeah. So they have the creator beta program or program beta, whatever it's called. Great. IsMichael Jamin:That effective use?Mackenzie Barman:I dunno, maybe, but I don't dunno. Interesting. It's nice because you can only monetize on content over a minute, and most of my content is over a minute, so it really was a good thing for me. Yeah,Michael Jamin:You'd have to change anything.Mackenzie Barman:Yeah.Michael Jamin:But you have to have a personal account, not a business account. Right? Isn'tMackenzie Barman:That what you maybe? Yeah. I don't know. I don't know.Michael Jamin:Now, in your reps, as I was checking out some of your videos, you are, it's funny that they said this, but they like that you're in character. They like that you're acting. And I was curious, why don't you, or have you thought of, this is me today. I'm not going to act today. This is me. This is, I'm want to table my life. You're not doing that though.Mackenzie Barman:Yeah, no. I've done a couple of videos like that. I've probably done 10 or 12, maybe 20. I don't even know how many I have on my page, but where it's me doing something. But I feel like sometimes it feels like I'm always in a bit, and I don't know if that's being an actor or if it's my own neuroses, but if I am in front of a camera, it's kind of hard for me to be just me, unless I'm doing a podcast and talking to somebody. But if it's me looking at myself on video, I'm always going to be like, ha.Michael Jamin:It'sMackenzie Barman:Difficult for me sometimes. But I do think about that because there is a part of me that really wants to be more like, wait, okay, so here I am as a person. Get ready with me. As I tell you this story, I thought about doing more of those just because it is fun to do that.Michael Jamin:Right? But theMackenzie Barman:Math is always on. I don't know.Michael Jamin:That's more of a you thing. It's so interesting. I wonder, I was going to ask if you feel almost trapped in this persona that you are now?Mackenzie Barman:Yeah. Yes and no. No, probably not. I don't think so. I think I play such a variety of characters on my TikTok.Michael Jamin:Except for yourself. You play characters exceptMackenzie Barman:For you. It's never really me. Definitely the closest one to me. And I think I'm pretty split right down the middle between the dark me and the innocent me in the nursery rhyme videos. And that dynamic is, in a lot of the videos, there's always me and me and whoever else, Chelsea or whoever. But I'm definitely split right in the middle. But if I had to lean, I would definitely lean toward the happy, bubbly me. That's probably the closest to me in any of my videos.Michael Jamin:But not that you should, I'm just pointing out you're not sharing anything really personal or intimate about yourself orMackenzie Barman:No, no. In a weird way, I think that it's like, I don't know. There's a part of me that likes, there admires those celebs that you really don't know too much about Florence Pugh or Jennifer Lawrence. They give you glimpses into their life, their personal life. But there always is this level of mystique to them. And not that I'm trying to be mysterious, but I do think that it in the long run might serve me better as an actor to be more private than to be so human. I don't know. Well,Michael Jamin:It's interesting because it's also like you must know Elise Meyers, because I mean, she's big, but you're up there. I mean, you're not far behind her, and she's more, and it seems like she's doing what she wants to do, but she's more actor and she's more, I guess, personality.Mackenzie Barman:Yeah. Yeah. I love Elise, and I don't know her, but I love her because she's so just herself. She might have self-doubt, whatever. I have no idea. Imposter syndrome and stuff, but she appears and she does speak on things, her iss, and she's just so honest about it. And I do love that. I don't know. I just can't do it.Michael Jamin:Right. Well, you're being authentic or IMackenzie Barman:Can, but yeah, I don't know. It's just tricky. There is that kind of want to keep this, but who is Mackenzie thingMichael Jamin:And what surprising opportunities have come from this or partnerships or relationships or whatever.Mackenzie Barman:I'm trying to think. Besides auditions and stuff.Michael Jamin:So you've gotten direct auditions from this? IMackenzie Barman:Have.Michael Jamin:How did that work?Mackenzie Barman:Well, a lot of the times I'll go through my reps and then my reps will reach out to me, say, oh, you've been actually personally requested for this.Michael Jamin:That's a big deal.Mackenzie Barman:It really is. And I've gotten some callback. I've gotten, most of the time, if I audition for projects like that, I'll get a call back and then go whatever, and then it doesn't happen or whatever for whatever reason. But it's happened, yeah, a few times. But a lot of the time too, I don't know. I really don't know how much, because I get auditions through my agents, a normal actor would. So I don't really know on the back end of it how much they're like, oh, here's her video. I don't really know.Michael Jamin:But do your reps try to sell you like, Hey, she's got 3 million followers on, because that would be good to help sell the show when you book it or whatever.Mackenzie Barman:Oh, I think so. Yeah. I think that's definitely a leverage point. Working on treatments and stuff. There is work that I want to put out and produce and whatever, and I do think that helps and is a big aspect ofMichael Jamin:It. So is that on your resume, like your follower account on your acting resume or no?Mackenzie Barman:I don't dunno. Actually. It mightMichael Jamin:Be it. Should it be right? Shouldn't it be?Mackenzie Barman:I think in today's world, yeah, I think it probably should. It probably is. And it probably needs to be updated, actually, now that I'm thinking about it. But yeah, I think it is on there.Michael Jamin:One thing you don't do, I don't think you do, is sell merch.Mackenzie Barman:No, I did one drop and I had a bad experience.Michael Jamin:What happenedMackenzie Barman:With doing it? I think my problem is I am not a salesy person. And when I was trying to sell or advertise my merch, those videos did not do well and not a of lot of eyes saw them because the people who would typically see my content, it was so out of the realm of what their algorithm would be that it didn't pop up for 'em and it just didn't do well. And I was like, you know what? And I didn't like working with, so if I think if I did, I would just do it myself.Michael Jamin:Wait, weren't you doing print on demand? How is it?Mackenzie Barman:I had worked with a merch company. I don't even remember the name of the company actually, but I had worked with a merch company and it was just a quick drop. I think typically if it's a first time, they'll do a limited drop to see how it does and then moveMichael Jamin:On. You work with the merch company. Why don't you just go to some place that print on demand? I have five T-shirts if you want to make 'em one at a time.Mackenzie Barman:Well, it was kind of near when I was kind first starting out, and it's one of those things where you kind learn as you go approached. They had reached out and they said, Hey, we think McKenzie would be great. And they'd worked with other people. I think that's how it went down, or no, no, that's not true. I think it was my idea to make merch. And then I had, they were recommended because they had worked with some other great people and were really successful. So I think it was just my particular launch didn't do.Michael Jamin:Didn't do well.Mackenzie Barman:Yeah.Michael Jamin:Hey, it's Michael. If you like my content and I know you do listening to me, I will email it to you for free. Just join my watch list. Every Friday I send out my top three videos of the week. These are for writers, actors, creative types, people. You can unsubscribe whenever you want. I'm not going to spam you, and the price is free. You got no excuse to join. Go to michae jamin.com. And now back to what the hell is Michael Jamin talking about.What about brand deals? Are you working with people with companies? Yeah.Mackenzie Barman:Yeah. I've done some brand deals, which are so fun. I want to do more of them because they're just fun. It kind of gives me a, because a lot of the times there's no guiding light in my videos. It's just what's ever in my head. So when I have a brand to work with, it's fun. I can work around that.Michael Jamin:Did you hook up onto the backend of TikTok, or, I don't even know they hook you up, or no.Mackenzie Barman:Well, I think a little bit. I'm so bad. I don't really know all the business backend things of TikTok. I've seen some ads and stuff you can apply to be a part of this ad or something, but the pay is really low sometimes, or it's like a share a revenue share system, and I just don't want to be bothered with that. So these ones, they'll come through my management or my agents and be like, really? Hey, they want to work with me. Yeah,Michael Jamin:But do you have special agents, social media agents, or No, just your acting agents?Mackenzie Barman:Yeah. At my agency, they have a department for everything. So I'm working with an agent there. Yeah. Oh,Michael Jamin:Wow. So interesting.Mackenzie Barman:Yeah, I'm still learning too. It really is a business. And you'd kind of go to theater school and you're like, okay, yeah, sure, it's a business, but then you're in the world and you're like, oh, this is a business.Michael Jamin:Alright, so is this your primary income or no?Mackenzie Barman:No, kind of. So I do a lot of things. So I also run a video production company. You do? It's very small, but it's called Real You, and it's a demo reel production company for actors. So basically, yes, I work with actors. I was an actor who had a MISHMOSHED demo reel of all these different student films, or you just wouldn't get the footage. So it was always a hassle if you didn't have stuff to put a reel together. And so I basically sit with actors, figure out their branding, their type, whatever, and then write them scenes and then film them. But professionally, I have a real camera and all that good stuff.Michael Jamin:And how do they find you? These peopleMackenzie Barman:Through my website or there's a business website and stuff. And it's funny because all of the SEO is for New York, and so I need to figure out a way to make everyone know that we're in LA now. So I do that and I do voiceover, so I do commercial and animation. Well, nothing animation yet. I audition a lot, but I'm hoping to book something soon. But a lot of commercial work and radio stuff, so I just have a lot of,Michael Jamin:But it seems very smart what you're doing. You're also working with, you're meeting actors, you're working with actors, you're making contacts, and you're getting paid for it out here. It'sMackenzie Barman:Making me a better writer, a better director, a better actor, because I also edit the scenes. Each scene is about a couple minutes long, and so I know when I'm directing them and shooting it, oh, this was helpful in the editing process, or, oh, this was actually difficult.Michael Jamin:So it's interesting though that you write stuff for them, but you don't write for yourself. You just impro yourself.Mackenzie Barman:I do write some stuff. My tiktoks, I don't write for some reason. I really should maybe try to sit and write something. I think I just write backwards when I'm doing that. But when I'm writing treatments, we're working on TV stuff, then I'll sit and write if it's because a lot of the stuff that I write is for me, but it's also for other people.Michael Jamin:Right. Yeah. It's so interesting. Like I said, I thought what you're doing was so smart because you're really showcasing your writing, you're showcasing your acting, and you're, your range, your acting range by playing all these different characters. It just seems like that's exactly what you should be doing. Yeah.Mackenzie Barman:Yeah. I'm really trying to build a brand there. And it's nice because it kind of acts like a resume or a reel. I'm like, just go watch my tiktoks and you can see, you can see what I'm all about.Michael Jamin:Wow. And what about the partnerships, the other actors that you're working with? Tell me a little bit about what that had led toMackenzie Barman:The actors that I shoot forMichael Jamin:Or that you shoot with or that you collaborate with.Mackenzie Barman:Oh, man. Well, I've only collaborated with a couple people. My friend's Taylor and James, who are content creators, and they're both actors. They're amazing. They live in la. I did a video with them, and I actually shot this morning with Laura Clary. Do you know Laura Clary? She's great. She's so funny. She's like an internet queen. And so when I'm shooting with them, I love working with other people, a theater person. So it's in my soul to have tangible people with me. But most of the time I'm alone. So when I'm working with another actor, it's just the best, especially when I'm just bantering freely with them or, because Laura, for instance, she wrote a script for us, and when I clagged with Taylor and James, we kind of improvised it, had an idea of what it was going to be. It was like a curb situation. We had the bones, but Laura wrote it, and then we kind of improvised on the fly. It was great. I loved it.Michael Jamin:And they're pretty much want what you want. They want to get more traditional acting on TV and film.Mackenzie Barman:I think so, yeah. Well, I know that some of them do. Laura's already established and stuff, but my client actors, they're all either working actors who want to update their reel or want to add a very specific, they need a detective scene, or they need this specific type of scene. They'll come to me. Some of them I've become really good friends with just because I'm like, oh, I love you.Michael Jamin:I mean, you've only been in LA three weeks. Are you going to get involved in the theater scene or the improv scene, or what are you going to do?Mackenzie Barman:So I really want to get into the comedy scene of the character shows and a little bit of standup. I'm going to kind of play on the 10th. I'm going to have a five minute set and this show. So I think I'm just going to totally improvise it and just see what happens. This is my first show. So who caressMichael Jamin:And where is that going to be?Mackenzie Barman:That is going to be, oh, I don't know where it's going to be. Actually, I don't,Michael Jamin:By the time this airs, it'll be too late. But I'm just curious as to,Mackenzie Barman:Yeah, I don't know. It's called One Star Review. It's like a comedy showcase.Michael Jamin:It's amazing how quickly you jumped into it, honestly, you jumped into it. I don't,Mackenzie Barman:I always feel like I'm not doing enough. I always feel like I need to be doing, but I probably am fine.Michael Jamin:It's only been three weeks. Yeah, I, but it seems like, I don't know. I admire you because you're not worried about figuring out. You're just doing it. It'll fall into place. And I think a lot of people are afraid to try and to, yeah,Mackenzie Barman:I think that I'm definitely always a little bit afraid. There's always a part of me that is like, oh my gosh, what if I run out of money? What if I don't? I don't really have anyone really to fall back on in that way, any connection. I just don't have, there's no alternative for me.Michael Jamin:But you didn't in New York either. I mean your family, but there are upstate New York,Mackenzie Barman:And it's just really tricky. And I think that there's a part of me that worries on some level all the time, but then there's a stronger part of me. I think that's pretty delusional in a good way, that I'm like, no, I'm certain that I'm supposed to do this, and I just can't falter. This is what I'm doing.Michael Jamin:When you mean do this, what do you mean? Do what?Mackenzie Barman:Just be an actor and be in this industry. I've always felt that way about myself, and it's weird. It's a weird just knowing, and I don't want to come off pretentious at all about it. I'm not saying, oh my God, I'm so good. It's more of just like a, no, I know this is what I have to do. It's weird.Michael Jamin:But I'm wondering if you, because you got a giant following. I mean, and it's weird. On TikTok, you have 3 million fans, but on any given day a hundred makes, it doesn't mean 3 million going to see your work. The algorithm is so weird. But I wonder if you have any bigger plans from this or from, what are they then, other than getting cast and having someone else? What else?Mackenzie Barman:No, so really, I really, truly, I think that I need to create the vehicle for myself. And I think a lot of people do that and need to do that. I don't think people just, it's rare that you're just discovered or someone's like you. I'm going to cast you. It's just so rare. And so I am definitely being proactive with writing and stuff, and I've written a pilot. I have a treatment for that pilot, and that's the clearest idea I have. I'm also writing a one woman show at the moment, like a stage show. Great. I'm in the early planning stages, early as is. I just had this idea two days ago of a monthly kind of mackenzie and Friends comedy show.Michael Jamin:WhatMackenzie Barman:Kind of show? I think I want it just to be a variety show of whatever the comedians want to do.Michael Jamin:And it'll be a stage show.Mackenzie Barman:Yeah, stage show. And I would just host it. But also, I have treatments that I'm working on for TV series and movies, and so I'm flushing those out, getting everything in order. I really, really want to pitch in 2024 and be ready for that. And I also want to write,It's something, excuse me, that I kind of recently, I think I always have liked that part of the process, but I think in my mind, I always thought to be a writer, you have to sit down and write, there's only one way to do it, and this is how you have to do it. But I'm learning that it's just not that way. I think David Mamet, he paces and he talks out loud before he ever sits down to write. And so I did. I host a podcast that I'm bringing back in January that I had Cola Cola on, and I love them. And I was talking to them and I was saying that, oh, I'm not a writer. And they were like, no, you just do it backwards. And they write on TV shows and all that. And it really changed. They had an effect on me when they said that because it really changed.Michael Jamin:So what is your intention with the podcast then? You're busy. Well, theMackenzie Barman:Podcast. I know, I'm trying, I'm so the podcast, it's called Bullshittery. It had one season, but I did it on TikTok Live, and I did not like that format at all. I thought it would be fun and experimental, and it just felt like a TikTok Live and not an actual podcast. So I'm doing it now in person in January, now that I'm here, and it's like an interview-based podcast, but it's very loose structure and just chatting with different people that are kind of in the industry, our comedians, and just a loy sheet of shit.Michael Jamin:You're going to rent a studio for that?Mackenzie Barman:I'm going to do it in my apartment. InMichael Jamin:Your apartment? Yeah. Very good. So you got to get another microphone. Is that what you're going to do? I got toMackenzie Barman:Get another mic.Michael Jamin:And you got to edit it though.Mackenzie Barman:And I got to edit it. Yeah,Michael Jamin:That's work too.Mackenzie Barman:I know, I know. And TikTok live was easy because the sound and the video were just there. I really didn't have to edit that. But this I will, because I'm going to up the quality a little bit. I'm going to use a proper camera and do it. Do it right.Michael Jamin:You can need a couple cameras. You probably, you want two cameras and maybe a master. Right.Mackenzie Barman:I was thinking that of either doing one and just keeping it in a two shot the whole time, which some people do. But also doing the single cam on each side. I don't know yet. I don't know yet. I'm open to suggestions if you have any. Oh,Michael Jamin:I don't know. There are studios that you can go and rent it out and they'll do the whole thing, but you pay by the hour.Mackenzie Barman:I know. I, I did that once in la. It was actually a great experience. I love doing it, but I'd rather, because I don't have any sponsors yet. Once I get sponsors, then I can kind of up my,Michael Jamin:I think you need around 10,000 downloads to get meaningful sponsors. I think IMackenzie Barman:So, I think so. Yeah.Michael Jamin:You're probably not there yet, but you will be. Don'tMackenzie Barman:Think. But I'm also a terrible marketer, so when I was doing the podcast before, I posted a couple of videos and I was like, this just is not me. And I need to get past that. I need to just sell my stuff, but I feel guilty.Michael Jamin:But I bet you people don't even know. I mean, people don't, you've got a giant following. They may not be aware of it. You don't have to market it. You say, oh, by the way, new episode tomorrow. I haveMackenzie Barman:Some, no, I know. I really just need to do the clips, the podcast clips.Michael Jamin:Yeah. Yeah. You'll figure it out.Mackenzie Barman:Yeah, I'll figure it out. Yeah,Michael Jamin:You will. I mean, you absolutely will. And maybe you'll do characters talking about your podcast.Mackenzie Barman:I know. I do want to do that. I want to do bits. If I have someone to banter with and go into character with, I'll definitely do that. Yeah.Michael Jamin:It's amazing how when I moved to la, I was young. I didn't have any of this shit that you got going on. I didn't even occur. I don't know. I wasn't as extroverted and as, I don't think, as confident as you are. So yeah, you're going places.Mackenzie Barman:I'm trying. I really am trying. Well, I know where I have to end up, so I know that I need to get in there.Michael Jamin:And when you say, and okay, you want to be on tv, you want to be, the problem is not many sitcoms anymore.Mackenzie Barman:I know. Well, I really, I am more of a streaming series girl. My ideal dream seriously would be to be a series regular on an hour long drama, drama d kind of a show that would be like,Michael Jamin:Tell me what show that you absolutely love that you wish you could be part ofMackenzie Barman:Something,Michael Jamin:And it doesn't have to be on the air anymore. SoMackenzie Barman:Yeah, there's a couple there, obviously. Huh? Well, I loved Big Little Lies. I love an ensemble like that. The White Lotus. If I could be on the White Lotus, that would be the, honestly, above all, that would be the show I would want to be on right now.Michael Jamin:Wow. Okay.Mackenzie Barman:Succession would've been one that I would've wanted to be on. It has that snarky, realistic element to it that I love. But I also love shows like Search Party or The Comeback. I want to do a mockumentary. I want to play a version of myself. Right. Yeah.Michael Jamin:I don't, well, you can do a series on TikTok. Just bang something out.Mackenzie Barman:Yeah. Yeah.Michael Jamin:I don't know. You already are. You kind of already are.Mackenzie Barman:I kind of already am. And I do try to sprinkle in dramatic elements too sometimes. And I don't know, it's funny. I like to evoke weird reactions from people. I'm laughing, but I'm also upset. I making people feel like that.Michael Jamin:I wonder, I think you're going to get to the point, I don't know, maybe you already are, where your reps, your agent manager, whatever, introduce new clients to you as to spring help springboard them. You really have a big platform. Has that coming? Has that happened yet?Mackenzie Barman:No, not yet. I don't know. It's so hard now because it's so forward facing too. I feel like there are some people that just do so well with the pop culture element of being present and being up to date with pop culture, I think is so huge. And I don't really touch upon that too, too much. So there's that small aspect I think that's keeping me from going even bigger. You know what I mean?Michael Jamin:Well, you did a piece where you kind of made fun of Congress when they were doing the TikTok here. Yes.Mackenzie Barman:Yeah. I'll mess around with it sometimes if I see a good opportunity and I'll do it.Michael Jamin:But you think you need to be more topical?Mackenzie Barman:I think from what I see, and this might just be because we all have different worlds now too, which is another thing from my world, it seems like the people that do really well and that become kind of more forward facing are people who lean into pop culture and things that are really trending in that moment. And I feel like I maybe just don't do that enough. Not that it's a bad thing. It's almost intentional maybe. ButMichael Jamin:Are you studying people wondering, are you trying to emulate other creators? Is that what you mean?Mackenzie Barman:No, I don't think I'm trying to emulate any other creators. I honestly think my biggest influences come from people outside of TikTok.Michael Jamin:Who are they then? Who are your influences?Mackenzie Barman:Like Lisa Kudrow, Tony Collette, actors,Michael Jamin:Amy Think, Amy Poller,Mackenzie Barman:Amy Poer, the classics. They're like,Michael Jamin:And do you think of them to get inspiration, or what do you mean when you mention them?Mackenzie Barman:I think that's just what comes together in my brain. It is all in there, and then it just all goes away, and then something comes out from it. I don't think I'm actively thinking like, oh, I need to channel Amy Po here, or be, I think the person that I'm closest to unintentionally, but I'll notice it sometimes, is Lisa Kudrow. I think I just love her so much and her isms that I feel like I might imitate her more than I even realized. Watch videos sometimes I'll be like, that was very Lisa cre. I'm like, that moment. But I think I'm developing my unique voice that's a blend of all these people.Michael Jamin:That's the step. And then I was going to say, how do you use art to influence what you do if you do? Yeah.Mackenzie Barman:How do I use art to influence?Michael Jamin:Yeah. I don't know. I guess what I'm asking is where are you drawing inspiration from? Who would you love to be? And maybe it's Lisa Kra. I know your version of them, but whatever.Mackenzie Barman:Yeah, I don't really know. I feel like I always have the thought in my brain that I, I'm very conscious about what I'm putting out. Is this too silly that it's dumb? Or is it too serious that I feel like, oh my gosh, I don't even know what really influences myMichael Jamin:Well, are there videos then that you don't put out? I mean, you shoot and you're like, eh, I'm not putting this up.Mackenzie Barman:Rarely. Most of those are the silly tiktoks of if I see a viral sound or something and I'll just do it, but I won't post it, I'll just do it. I dunno. It feels weird. It feels like I'm breaking some rule with myself to go outside of, and it might be this snobbish thing that I'm doing. It might be like, oh, I need to be this character actor person. And then if I break out of that and I'm just like a real girly girl, I don't know, maybe. I don't know.Michael Jamin:Well, but that's interesting. I feel there are certain trends and there's certain challenges you could do, and I don't partake in any of that shit. I feel like I'm too old for it, but I also feel like that's just not my brand. I'm not going to do any of that. And I wonder if you feel the same way.Mackenzie Barman:Yeah, I'll watch them and I'll enjoy them. Even sometimes I'll do them and I'll record them, and then I've posted a couple some, but most of the time it just feels weird to do it. I feel like I'm like, again, maybe that's that imposter syndrome creeping. I'm like, nobody wants to see me do this. Nobody wants to hear me talk about this or,Michael Jamin:Yeah, but then, and you might be right, the thing is, you might be right. You might try that. And if you get almost, I dunno, whatever, a low view count, then you're like, I guess they didn't want to hear it then. And it may just be random.Mackenzie Barman:And then you're in your head like, oh my gosh, if I'm my real self and they don't like it, right? Oh my God, they don't like me, do I? And I think maybe that's part of it too. It's like I am confident when I'm acting because it's not me anymore. It's like it's somebody else. Their fear is gone really of like, well, if you don't like it, it's not me. You don't like, it's them you don't like. But when it's just me being myself, I'm questioning my humor. I'm questioning my relatability. I'm questioning my, am I girly enough? Am I quirky? It's too many thoughts.Michael Jamin:No, I get that. I mean, on the occasions that I'm funny in my video, I'm like, this better be funny. This guy says he's a comedy writer. What's going to throw shade at me? And they'll be, right.Mackenzie Barman:Yeah. But I admire that. And it seems silly when I'm talking about it, it seems like just be yourself. I know people love me, but I don't know. It just feels weird. But I admire so much, and I watch all the videos of people who are just like, story time. I'm going to tell you this time. And I love that. I don't know. I just feel like if I do it, I'll record it and watch it. I'll be like, the story is dumb. Or I don't know, a lot of self-doubt, but it's weird. It's like I can have self-doubt here, but then I'm like, no, this is amazing. Somewhere else.Michael Jamin:Right. Okay. And is there any thought, I guess there isn't because you kind of improv this, but I'm always thinking, I better get too, because people got that thumb on and they can scroll so fast. Do you give any thought to that? How fast you're going to get this thing moving? How fast you're going to get to the good part?Mackenzie Barman:Yeah, a little bit. Yeah. Because I think sometimes the music helps if people, that's why I always will use sinister music, because people immediately are like, oh, what's going on here? And I think that will compensate for me taking my beats and taking my sweet time with it. Because at the end of the day too, I love storytelling and I love of keeping people engaged with something. So I kind of let the music do that part. But I do think about that, oh, I should really get to it quickly within the first 10, 15 seconds at least. But even then, it's too late.Michael Jamin:It's so interesting. I don't know how we're supposed to handle any of this, but again, I guess I want to get back to you before I get to let you go, before you respond. The relationships that you've formed, I guess they are your fans and you correspond with them, whatever.Mackenzie Barman:And a couple have become friends, a couple of Really, yeah. There's a couple people that I've just messaged and just vibed with you just kind of, most of the time it's like nothing. But doMichael Jamin:They reach out to you first? Or how does that work?Mackenzie Barman:Yeah, there have been a couple people that I noticed will comment a lot, and then I'll kind of randomly respond to dms on Instagram. I respond to a lot of dms, honestly. But then sometimes if there's just, you just know energetically. If they're kind of odd or they're kind of pushy or they say something weird, then I'm like, okay, bye. But sometimes they'll be kind of funny and kind of like bantering. I'm like, huh, okay. There's a girl, Faye, I love her. Shout out Faye. She's from Ireland. And I love people that are not from the United States, too. If you're from England or Ireland or somewhere, I'm going to love you automatically. But she's from Ireland, and we were kind of joking about her teaching me an Irish accent, whatever. So we were like voice memoing back and forth. And then she's the one who now Photoshops my Danny and Babs photos. She's just amazing at it. And she's like, I'll just do it. Don't worry about it. I'm like,Michael Jamin:Oh, wow.Mackenzie Barman:Okay.Michael Jamin:Isn't that nice? IMackenzie Barman:Love her. I love her. Wow.Michael Jamin:It's such an interesting, I don't know, community, and I wonder how big this thing is. I wonder how many creators. There's a small circle that I seem to be in, and I'm like, is this everybody? Or am I missing about 10 billion of us?Mackenzie Barman:I think it's both because I feel like it's a small world. Most of the time, the people I know, the other people that I know and influencers are comedic content creators. But then there will be somebody with 12 million followers who I've never seen or heard of before, and I'm like, I did not know you even existed, but you're so famous on the internet. And I'm like, I've never seen you. So it's weird.Michael Jamin:And you reach out to them, or No, you just follow them orMackenzie Barman:Something. Oh, no, I'll just hear about it. Or I'll see a random person pop up on TikTok and go to their profile and they have 12 million. And I'm like, I have never seen you before. It's just odd. It's suchMichael Jamin:An odd thing. There's this woman that I follow, and maybe you've heard of her. She's digging a ton under her house, butMackenzie Barman:I want to be on that.Michael Jamin:Yeah. I don't know where she lives, but she has a house and she's literally digging. She has a lab coat, and she's pouring concrete and she's digging, and it's just her passion. But I don't know if she's a, I don't thinkMackenzie Barman:She is that legal. Can you do that?Michael Jamin:Right. And she's not really, I don't think she's a certified structural engineer, but she has all these books and she's reading them. She's like, and this is how I learned how to do the electricity. It's like, oh my God, I just had to read this book. And so she's like a mad scientist. And then she was picked up on Yahoo. Yahoo did an article about her, and then I DMed her. Look at, you're on Yahoo now.Mackenzie Barman:Oh my gosh.Michael Jamin:There's just so many interesting people doing interesting things. I'm like, wow.Mackenzie Barman:No, I know. I'm deep on some tiktoks. I love conspiracy talk. I love it. I don't buy into it, but I love it.Michael Jamin:But see, I don't want to, don't think you want to get too far. You don't want to.Mackenzie Barman:I know.Michael Jamin:I know. You can keep them from a distance, but you don't want to,Mackenzie Barman:You start to tread a line where you're like, wait a minute, this is suddenly not where I want to be. That happens.Michael Jamin:Right? Wow. Mackenzie, thank you so much for joining me. What an interesting, again, I have such admiration for what you do and I'm a fan, and there it is. Yeah,Mackenzie Barman:I mean, you too. I mean, we got to talk shop too at someMichael Jamin:Point. Well, when we finish this, we will do that, but I want to make sure everyone knows where to find you. So tell everyone what all your handles are.Mackenzie Barman:Yeah, follow me guys. I'm at Mackenzie Barman everywhere. So I'mMichael Jamin:EverywhereMackenzie Barman:At Mackenzie Barman. I'm mostly on TikTok and Instagram. But follow me on YouTube too, because I'll be there and SnapchatMichael Jamin:Can find me. I dunno anything about Snap, but alright. Thank you again and don't go anywhere. I'll sign off. I won't. Alright, everyone, another great talk. Be like her. Go follow her. Just put yourself out there and then work on it and you'll get better and better. Okay, everyone, until next week, keep creating.So now we all know what the hell Michael Jamin is talking about. If you're interested in learning more about writing, make sure you register for my free monthly webinars @michaeljamin.com/webinar. And if you found this podcast helpful or entertaining, please share it with a friend and consider leaving us a five star review on iTunes that really, really helps. For more of this, whatever the hell this is, follow Michael Jamin on social media @MichaelJaminwriter. And you can follow Phil Hudson on social media @PhilaHudson. This podcast was produced by Phil Hudson. It was edited by Dallas Crane and music was composed by Anthony Rizzo. And remember, you can have excuses or you can have a creative life, but you can't have both. See you next week.

In this episode, Dr. Patrick Cooper talks about what it means to bring hip-hop into the music classroom. He discusses specific lessons or units he's used with his students, practical ways you can implement hip-hop lessons with even the youngest of students, and talks about new and exciting ideas you'll definitely want to try. Dr. Patrick K. Cooper is an assistant professor of music education at Florida International University. He teaches courses in research, curriculum development, philosophy, and creativity. He holds degrees in music education from Arizona State University (B.M., M.M.) and University of South Florida (Ph.D.). Winner of the 2015 Outstanding Emerging Researcher Award from the Center for Music Education Research, his research interests capture the intersection of creativity, inclusion, and performance. His publications can be found in academic journals such as Psychology of Music and International Journal of Music Education as well as practitioner texts such as The Music Technology Cookbook and The Learner-Centered Music Classroom. His book Broadcast to Podcast: Lessons from Radio for an Online Music Education is available through F-Flat Books. Dr. Cooper has presented internationally, nationally, and locally at conferences such as NeuroMusic, Society for Music Perception and Cognition, International Society for Music Education, Society for Music Teacher Education, and the National Association for Music Education Biennial Music Research and Teacher Education Conference. He has given workshops and lectures as an invited speaker at several universities including University of Southern California, Arizona State University, Illinois State University, and Westminster Choir College. As a musician, he has performed extensively as a double bassist, synthesizer player, and hip-hop artist. Prior to his appointment at Florida International University, he held adjunct positions with Eastern Illinois University and The Crane School of Music at SUNY-Potsdam, was a Presidential Doctoral Fellow at University of South Florida, and taught in public schools and community centers in St. Petersburg, FL and the metro Phoenix area. Connect with Patrick here: Email him at pcooper@fiu.edu Hip-Hop course on LEARN at F-Flat Books Broadcasting book at F-Flat Books Enroll in the Curriculum Design Roadmap Course Grab your free ⁠⁠⁠Simplifying Lesson Planning guide.⁠⁠ Get your copy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Make A Note: What You Really Need to Know About Teaching Elementary Music⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedomesticmusician/message

(Nov 10, 2023) Meals-on-wheels is a program where volunteers deliver food to seniors in their homes. But some of those seniors may lead isolated lives, not seeing people for days, and the volunteers can be a crucial social and medical connection. Also: The faculty union at SUNY Potsdam rallied yesterday to try to stave off cuts the university says are need to close a $9 million deficit.

(Sep 20, 2023) We get reaction to the news that SUNY Potsdam is downsizing its campus, cutting up to 14 majors. The university has to eliminate a $9 million dollar deficit. Also: A preview of the Adirondack Balloon Festival in Glens Falls.

T. Coraghessan Boyle is the author of thirty books of fiction, including, most recently, The Harder They Come (2015), The Terranauts (2016), The Relive Box (2017), Outside Looking In (2019), Talk To Me (2021) and I Walk Between the Raindrops (2022).  He received a Ph.D. degree in Nineteenth Century British Literature from the University of Iowa in 1977, his M.F.A. from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1974, and his B.A. in English and History from SUNY Potsdam in 1968. He has been a member of the English Department at the University of Southern California since 1978, where he is Distinguished Professor of English.  His stories have appeared in most of the major American magazines, including The New Yorker, Harper's, Esquire, The Atlantic Monthly, Playboy, The Paris Review, GQ, Antaeus, Granta and McSweeney's, and he has been the recipient of a number of literary awards, including the PEN/Faulkner Prise for best novel of the year (World's End, 1988); the PEN/Malamud Prize in the short story (T.C. Boyle Stories, 1999); and the Prix Médicis Étranger for best foreign novel in France (The Tortilla Curtain, 1997). He currently lives near Santa Barbara with his wife and three children. His most recent novel is Blue Skies. T.C. Boyle joins Barbara DeMarco-Barrett to talk about writing climate fiction, dealing with heavy themes while keeping it light and not didactic, his influences, short stories, revision, crickets, and more. A shout-out to our patrons: thank you, as always, for your support. For more information on Writers on Writing and additional writing tips, visit our Patreon page. To listen to past interviews, visit our website. (Recorded on June 30, 2023)  Host: Barbara DeMarco-BarrettCo-Host: Marrie StoneMusic and sound editing: Travis Barrett

TC Boyle is the author of 30 books of fiction including most recently, Blue Skies, The Harder They Come, The Terranauts, The Relive Box, Outside Looking In, and Talk To Me. He received a Ph.D. degree in Nineteenth Century British Literature from the University of Iowa in 1977, his M.F.A. from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1974, and his B.A. in English and History from SUNY Potsdam in 1968. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bob Christianson joined me to talk about being the next Billy Joel; what it means to be a working composer; having Sgt. Pepper be his influence; going to SUNY Potsdam quitting student teaching; joining the Magic Show on Broadway; meeting and replacing Paul Shaffer in The Magic Show and Godspell; doing Gilda Live; performing "I Live to be Unhappy" with Gilda on Broadway; being in The Candy Slice Group; Doug Henning and Gilda Raner being private people; performing in the Broadway play Truckload; arrangeing the Disco version of Babes in Toyland recorded at MSG; touring with Jan Hammer; performing on Aretha Franklin's "Can't Turn You Loose"; being a session musician in the late 70's / eafrly 80's; subbing for Leon Pendarvis in the SNL band beginning in 1983; Jerry Lewis and Don Rickles ad-libs cause producers havoc; accompanying Jim Belushi as Boy George Burns and Rappin Jimmy B and saying "LFNY"; playing piano for Irving Caesar, Mr. Robinson, Michael Douglas; the bandstand being off camera from 1983 - 1986; being inNewsbar with Edwin Newman; backing up Danitra Vance; composing and arranging for The Late Show with David Letterman's 60 Piece Band; his 1982 recording session available on Youtube; writing the theme song to Gimme A Break; people making viral videos out of his music for Sex and the City and the NHL; winning an Emmy and having a documentary made about the NHL theme; losing an Emmy to A Christmas Carol to Lin Manuel Miranda; composing for the films Marvin's Room and Miracle; how he writes his sports themes; inspiration comes at odd times; how Lin Manuel Miranda wrote Hamilton; not being "too precious" with your songwriting; writing and playing on jingles solidifies your craft; deadlines make creativity; Sex and the City needed a lot of music weekly; todays movies need epic scores with no time to write them; why he still admires Billy Joel

1.Stop downplaying the skills you have learned through the arts. Meaning if you're an artist who is looking to pivot or have a parallel career in something artistic or not, stand on the skills you've learned as an artist. Don't negate them!  2. Money is a neutral tool, we are the ones who ascribe an emotion to it and for a lot of artists that emotion is fear, but we can choose to ascribe another emotion to it or no emotion at all.  3. Give yourself permission. Permission to take chances, permission to be good with money, permission to build the life you want as an artist.  These are my key take aways from my conversation with Singer, Financial Educator & Advisor Tiffany Soricelli.  Tiffany Soricelli is an award-winning financial advisor and the owner of Virtuoso Asset Management LLC,  the first Registered Investment Advisory firm in the country dedicated to serving Artists and Supporters of the Arts through financial planning and asset management services. She is also the founder and CEO of Virtuoso Advising for Artists, a company dedicated to coaching and educating artists about the business and financial aspects of building a thriving career in the arts. As a sought-after national speaker, Tiffany currently serves as the business & financial coach to emerging artists at The Metropolitan Opera, Washington National Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Minnesota Opera, and San Francisco Opera. During the summer, she works with artists at Wolf Trap Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Seagle Music Colony, the Mostly Modern Festival and regularly serves as a speaker for national organizations including Opera America, The Recording Academy, and Chamber Music America. She has led educational seminars for New World Symphony, LA Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Atlanta Opera and several prestigious music conservatories across the country.  Prior to her financial career, Tiffany earned her BM and MM from SUNY Potsdam's Crane school of Music. She lives in upstate New York outside of Saratoga Springs, NY with her husband and two children. Get in touch:  Tiffany Soricelli Website: https://www.virtuosoadvising.com/ Instagram: @virtuosoadvisingforartists Ayana Major Bey  Website: www.ayanabey.com Instagram: @ayanambey, @theartistpivot  Monthly Newsletter: https://www.ayanabey.com/podcast Show Sponsor: Get 10% off your first month with BetterHelp at https://betterhelp.com/artistpivot  ******* Host & Exec. Producer: Ayana Major Bey  Editor: Kieran Niemand  Part of the Boundless Audio Network 

(May 9, 2023) Rebecca Bammert got bullied a lot as a kid in Warrensburg. Today she's a social worker there and is writing a comic book series about living life despite the bullies. The story of 'Lonely Girl'. Also: More than 2,700 people have signed a petition to try to save SUNY Potsdam's theater and dance program.

(Mar 31, 2023) What comes to mind when you think about the tuba? Maybe a German guy in lederhosen, playing an oompah tune at Oktoberfest. Or a concert band playing a patriotic John Phillip Sousa song on July 4th. Well... Charles Guy would like you to reconsider your image of the tuba.

Shannon Ferguson, CEO & Co-Founder of FanSaves is an entrepreneur at heart and her strong social skills and positive attitude have always been a winning formula for success. Kris McCarthy, COO and Co-Founder of FanSaves is a true athlete and team player, it was Kris's passion for sports paired with a Business degree from SUNY Potsdam that led him into the world of Sports Marketing. A great sports business success story that grew in spite of the pandemic and an enthusiastic business and life partnership. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada's economy. To support Canada's businesses, subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to stay up-to-date on the latest #entrepreneur podcasts and news? Subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter

(Feb 24, 2023) How do you describe your part of the North Country to people who live in other places? Chances are good that you'd talk about the Adirondacks or the St. Lawrence River. Maybe the snow, or hockey, or Fort Drum. Or it could be SUNY Potsdam or Plattsburgh. How about Stewart's ice cream or a pizza place you like? For years, North Country writer Ginger Henry Kuenzel has been taking on an even greater challenge. She describes life in her tiny community on Lake George to people who might never have been to an American small town - and for whom English is not their first language.

This episode takes a deep dive into the "Etudes for solo flute" by Korean composer Isang Yun. Here I excerpt the dissertation and feature the playing of Dr. Brian Dunbar, faculty at Anatomy of Sound and Professor of Flute at Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam.

Multi-instrumentalist Dr. Dan Puccio stops by for a chat. We talk about growing up in his father's music store in Corning, NY. His introduction to the saxophone, the guitar, and voice, the album he associates with vacuuming, his long and decorated educational career, including attending SUNY Potsdam, the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and ultimately ASU, not to mention jamming Chuck Berry tunes with Kid Rock. This cat has enough degrees for all of us and can play more instruments than many of us combined. For more information on Dan, please visit https://www.danpucciomusic.com/

Episode 6 of Season 5 of the 104 Sports Report discusses the two SUNYAC playoff matchups for Oswego Women's Soccer and Volleyball as the 2022 Fall Sports season comes to a close. Hosts Alex Brooks and Brian Burrows give their thoughts and analysis about what these teams did this year and what they can do for next season. The Oswegonian basketball beat writer Spencer Bates sat down with the hosts to discuss the upcoming season for Men's Basketball. As Whiteout Weekend is only a couple days away, the hosts give their predictions and players to watch for the big matchups against Plattsburgh State and SUNY Potsdam. The 104 Sports Report brings you the latest on all things Lakers Sports.  Initially Recorded on Nov. 2, 2022 The Oswegonian Multimedia Department Twitter: @GonianMMD

"[Culture is] how the team acts with each other when no one is watching."

(Aug 10, 2022) SUNY Potsdam faces a $3 million deficit, declining enrollment, and vacancies among its top leadership positions. The school is considering cuts to majors that are at the heart of a liberal arts education. Also: some local Republicans react to the FBI's search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.

Professor Joe Conto: JoeConto is a Professor at Paul Smith's College in the Northern Adirondacks of New York State. He has nearly 40 years of experience in the hospitality industry in all facets, from food & beverage and events to high-end lodging and country club management. After visiting the Frankenstein Wax Museum in Lake George, New York, he proclaimed that he wanted to live in a tourist town for the rest of his life. His hospitality industry career has allowed him to fulfill that dream with stops in Las Vegas, Martha's Vineyard, Old Montreal, Jupiter Island, and now, Lake Placid. For the last 15 years, he has shared his knowledge of the industry with students and connected them with the broad range of career choices available to those interested in the world of hospitality and tourism through experiences both in and out of the classroom. Outside of his academic life, Professor Conto also teaches and performs improv comedy at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts and Montreal Improv Theatre. Professor Eric Holmlund: Ph.D. in Environmental Studies, Director of Graduate Studies, Instructor of Sustainable Nature Based Tourism Dr. Eric Holmlund is a member of the Graduate Faculty and Department of Environment and Society at Paul Smith's College. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies from Antioch University New England, an M.S. in Teaching from SUNY Potsdam, an M.S. Ed. in Outdoor Recreation from Southern Illinois University, and a B.A. in English from Dartmouth College. From 2000 to 2019, Eric founded and directed the Adirondack Watershed Institute Stewardship Program, which is New York State's largest aquatic invasive species spread prevention and education program dedicated to protecting the natural heritage of Adirondack rivers, ponds, and lakes. Since 2014, Eric has co-directed a collaboration between Paul Smith's College and the Tosco-Emiliano Biosphere Reserve in northern Italy, focused on sustainable tourism and community identity. He has served as a wilderness recreation leadership instructor for Outward Bound and the Wilderness Education Association. He is a steering committee member of the Paul Smith's College Global Center for Rural Communities and the Champlain Adirondack Biosphere Network (UNESCO Man and Biosphere Program). Associate Professor Kelly Cerialo: Dr. Kelly L. Cerialo is an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator in the Business and Hospitality Department at Paul Smith's College and Program Coordinator for the new Master's in Sustainable Tourism. She is the Co-chair of the UNESCO Champlain-Adirondack Biosphere Reserve (New York/Vermont), a steering committee member for the U.S. UNESCO Biosphere Network, and founder/focal point for the U.S. Biosphere Reserve Youth Network. She coordinates international student exchanges with a focus on sustainable tourism and community development in UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in Italy, Canada, South Africa, and the U.S. She is the co-founder of the Adirondack to Appeninno Sustainable Parks and Communities Project – an international sustainable tourism initiative between the Appennino Tosco-Emiliano Biosphere Reserve in Italy and the Champlain-Adirondack Biosphere Reserve. Kelly received the David H. Chamberlain Excellence in Teaching Award in 2019 and Faculty Member of the Year at Paul Smith's College in 2018. Kelly has presented at United Nations and UNESCO conferences in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Africa. Kelly has a Ph.D. in Leadership and Change from Antioch University, a Master's in Leadership and Change from Antioch University, a Master's in Communication Management from the Annenberg School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Southern California, and a Bachelor's in Public Relations/Mass Media Communication from The College of New Jersey. Research interests include the social impacts of tourism and sustainable tourism in UNESCO Biosphere Reserves. On this episode of Destination on the Left, I talk with three college professors — Professor Joe Conto, Professor Eric Holmlund, and Associate Professor Kelly Cerialo. This week's discussion focuses on sustainable tourism and how it links into the new Master's program that Paul Smith's College offers. My guests share the inspiration behind launching the new program and their vision for how it will support the long-term professional education of those in the travel and tourism space. What You Will Learn in this Episode: Why everyone is so excited about the new Master's program in Sustainable Tourism Management Why sustainability is a thread that's woven through many of the courses at Paul Smith's College Who the program is for, including mid-career professionals and people newly out of their undergraduate education who want to gain an environmental credential When you can apply to the new Master's program The importance of balancing out the social, economic, and environmental impacts of tourism How the current Paul Smith's College students are receiving the idea of this new program What sparked the idea and gave the team their inspiration for the new program Studying Sustainable Tourism Management What's unique about the model that Paul Smith's College has built for their brand new Sustainable Tourism Management Master's is that it is a low residency model which enables people from various backgrounds and industries to join. Professor Kelly describes the types of students that they are expecting to enroll in the new degree, from mid-career professionals interested in learning more about sustainability who may or may not currently work in the tourism sector, to entrepreneurs working in a tourist destination who are interested to learn more about sustainability, to recent graduates in the travel and tourism sector. Sustainability is a Headline Theme Sustainability is something that the current students at Paul Smith's College have in mind all the time. Professor Kelly shares more about why the upcoming generation of travel and tourism professionals is drawn to sustainability as a headline theme. Professor Paul shares his discussions with former students who are out in the workforce about their interest in returning to further study, focusing on sustainability because it is an area they see as the future but also personally important to them. One of the most significant shifts he has seen over the last 10-12 years is the genuine belief that sustainability is a necessity in every industry. Inspiration for the New Program Professor Eric discusses why Paul Smith College is launching the Sustainable Tourism Management Master's and why they feel that now is the right moment to include the new program in the offering. All three guests share their pleasure that sustainability really is a leading issue in the consciousness, psyche, and future strategy of students graduating in the last ten years. They highlight that sustainability is more than a buzzword; it's a strategy for both surviving and flourishing into the future. Resources: https://gradschool.paulsmiths.edu/faculty-2/ https://gradschool.paulsmiths.edu/sustainable-tourism-home/ https://gradschool.paulsmiths.edu/admissions-requirements/ Joe's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeconto/ Kelly's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-cerialo-ph-d-10938234/ Eric's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-holmlund-503a053 We value your thoughts and feedback and would love to hear from you. Leave us a review on your favorite streaming platform to let us know what you want to hear more of. Here is a quick tutorial on how to leave us a rating and review on iTunes!: https://breaktheicemedia.com/rating-review/

Are you or your female student interested in STEM careers? In this episode, Jennifer Mathews, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Administration at the University of Rochester, joins us to share her perspective on the opportunities for women and girls to excel in STEM fields. Jennifer has spent her career studying and teaching pharmaceutical sciences, and her view of how STEM has changed for women over the years is incredibly eye-opening. Not only is she an established and recognized speaker, she's also my childhood friend and my roommate at SUNY Potsdam!Some key takeaways on opportunities for women in STEM are:A lot of women and young girls are discouraged from entering STEM fields or exploring those subjects - even though they're perfectly capable of excelling in them - because they hear too often how “hard” these fields are.While there is still room for more inclusion of women in STEM, there are much fewer barriers for women in STEM today than there were when Jennifer was just starting her career, and many colleges and universities prioritize including women in their STEM programs.Just because your college or university isn't widely recognized for STEM does not mean that there aren't ample opportunities in those fields. If you're willing to seek mentors, experience, and programs to explore what you're interested in, you will find them no matter where you're going to school.The Admissions Club Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things college admissions, complete with a nostalgic 80s playlist and Gen X vibes. It's hard to believe that we've traded in scrunchies and Bruce Springsteen posters for walking our kids through the college admissions process!  But, I'm here to share my 25 years of higher education experience, with 10 years of direct college admissions experience, with you and your student so you don't have to walk it alone.Connect with Elizabeth!WebsiteFacebookYouTubeLinkedIn

It is National Crime Victim's Week and the St. the Lawrence County Safe Harbour Program is raising awareness of human trafficking and sexual exploitation through a week-long series of talks and films on the SUNY Potsdam campus. Bekah Charleston will share her personal story of survival tomorrow as she presents, Tragedy To Triumph: A Survivor's Perspective.

(Apr 25, 2022) We're between Earth Day and Arbor Day. Some of the SUNY Adirondack faculty and students thought this is just the right time to plant 500 trees on their Queensbury campus. Also: the man accused of killing a SUNY Potsdam student has pleaded not guilty.

(Mar 11, 2022) Cell phone coverage is a major public safety issue in the Adirondacks, where roads are isolated. But it's also an environmental issue, to preserve the appearance of wilderness. The Adirondack Park Agency tackles the best way to erect a new cell phone tower. Also: It may take a few more months before a grand jury hears evidence against a man arrested for murdering a SUNY Potsdam student.

(Feb 21, 2022) Beth Howell was a cellist and a senior at SUNY Potsdam. On Friday she was killed. The campus community is just beginning to mourn her loss and a memorial space has been set up for her in Hosmer Hall. Also, the return of cardboard sled racing in Canton.

Composer, Performer, and Eastman Community Music School Percussion Director Kyle Peters stops by to talk about his gig and life in Rochester (02:45), getting into composing (15:00), growing up in New York - upstate (28:10), studying at SUNY-Potsdam for undergrad (40:30), getting his master's at Eastman (52:30), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including sections on percussionists as composers, Lord of the Rings, and Stephen Sondheim (01:03:30).Finishing with a Rave on Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton (01:26:00).Links:Kyle PetersKristen Shiner McGuire on the podcastRoberts Weslyan percussionGeorge EastmanEastman Community Music SchoolMichael BurrittCharles RossJim Petercsak“Yellow After the Rain” - Mitchell PetersCameron Leach“Memories” - Kyle PetersAndrea Venet on the podcastHannah Weaver on the podcastConnor Stevens on the podcastDarren LinBrant BlackardKeith MoonRob BourdonSean Ritenauer“Virginia Tate” - Paul SmadbeckWorld of Warcraft“Ballet Mécanique” - George Antheil“Toccata” - Carlos Chavez“Ionisation” - Edgard Varése“Third Construction” - John CageMegan Arns on the podcastJohn W. Parks IV on the podcastThe Two Towers trailerMark RuffaloChris PrattParks and RecreationThe Witcher - Andrzej SapkowskiNo Country for Old Gnomes - Delilah S. Dawson“Another Hundred People” from Company - Stephen Sondheim“Sunday in the Park with George” - Stephen SondheimSondheim on Music - Mark Eden HorowitzRaves:Alexander Hamilton - Ron Chernow

This week Ashleigh and Katie sit down with Astrologer Brian Vlasak to discuss the astrology, birth charts, roman mythology, memetics, critical thinking, and more! Follow along with Ashleigh as she has her birth chart read live for the first time, and stay for an insightful conversation about humanity.Brian “Dr B” Vlasak holds a Ph.D. in Music Composition (University of Iowa), an MFA in Creative Writing (Emerson College), as well as three other degrees and a baccalaureate certificate (Iowa, SUNY Potsdam). Presently, Dr. Vlasak is an astrologer and essayist who works as a stagehand, serves as an advocate for the disabled and/or unemployed, and keep a (mostly) daily, online quote journal. You can find Brian on Instagram (@ourastrorealm), streaming on Twitch (@Dr_B_MFA), or in several journals: ‘Saranac Review' (2021), ‘Columbia Journal' (2018), ‘The Remnant Archive' [India] (2021), ‘Daily Drunk Mag' (2020-21), ‘Echo: A Journal of Creative Nonfiction' (2019), and ‘Coffin Bell' (2019). If you couldn't tell, Saturn and the North Node are conjunct in Virgo, as are Mercury, Jupiter, and Midheaven in Leo. Psh. Go figure. Click here to book with Brian!**GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT** If you leave us a written review on Apple Podcasts, you will be entered to our weekly giveaway. Winner will be notified the following Saturday. Stay tuned next week for another giveaway prize and opportunity!Weekly Catch Up: 0:00-15:11Introducing Brian: 15:37-57:35Birth Chart Reading: 58:37-1:22:43Astrological Timing: 1:23:12-1:49-01FOLLOW US!TCGPAshleighKatieMentions:Richard Dawkins - The Selfish Gene Sources:https://www.vice.com/en/article/d35ana/richard-dawkins-told-us-what-he-thinks-about-memeshttps://www.vox.com/2015/5/26/8661537/sally-ride-tampons / https://www.history.com/news/sally-ride-first-astronaut-sexismhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptilian_conspiracy_theoryIf you enjoyed this Podcast, please share, rate, and review! As a small podcast, we rely on the support of our listeners to help us grow and welcome cool and interesting guests. For questions, comments, or inquiries please reach out to cocoanutgrovepod@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BONUS EPISODE! Join Katie and Ashleigh as they continue their conversation with Brian Vlasak on Astrology. Learn the Science of Vibes, what is a Saturn Return, identifying Intuition, and hear a special 2022 Astrological Prediction!Brian “Dr B” Vlasak holds a Ph.D. in Music Composition (University of Iowa), an MFA in Creative Writing (Emerson College), as well as three other degrees and a baccalaureate certificate (Iowa, SUNY Potsdam). Presently, Dr. Vlasak is an astrologer and essayist who works as a stagehand, serves as an advocate for the disabled and/or unemployed, and keep a (mostly) daily, online quote journal. You can find Brian on Instagram (@ourastrorealm), streaming on Twitch (@Dr_B_MFA), or in several journals: ‘Saranac Review' (2021), ‘Columbia Journal' (2018), ‘The Remnant Archive' [India] (2021), ‘Daily Drunk Mag' (2020-21), ‘Echo: A Journal of Creative Nonfiction' (2019), and ‘Coffin Bell' (2019). If you couldn't tell, Saturn and the North Node are conjunct in Virgo, as are Mercury, Jupiter, and Midheaven in Leo. Psh. Go figure. Click here to book with Brian!**GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT** If you leave us a written review on Apple Podcasts, you will be entered to our weekly giveaway. Winner will be notified the following Saturday. Stay tuned next week for another giveaway prize and opportunity!Bonus Introduction: 0:00-4:30Astrology of the Podcast: 4:57-15:46Intuition, Vibes, and Psychopathy: 16:37-36:22Q&A with Brian: 36:23-1:24:50FOLLOW US!TCGPAshleighKatieMentions:http://www.projecthindsight.com/index1.htmlhttps://labyrinthos.co/blogs/lenormand-cardshttps://www.instagram.com/iamdesireeagarcia/If you enjoyed this Podcast, please share, rate, and review! As a small podcast, we rely on the support of our listeners to help us grow and welcome cool and interesting guests. For questions, comments, or inquiries please reach out to cocoanutgrovepod@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest Brianne Borden talks with host Dan Monte about her experiences both as a visiting assistant professor of trumpet at SUNY Potsdam, as well as in her role as a yoga instructor with her online studio Yoga for All Musicians. Brianne and Dan reflect on the classical education experience and the teacher-student relationship, as well as mental health practices in the yoga studio environment.

                                                                  Dr Floyd Ormsbee shares some valuable lessons with us in this episode. Why you should "never let them see you sweat". That you can "disagree but learn from each other" and why "if it were easy everyone would do it. Hosted by Robert Hossary. About Dr Floyd Ormsbee Dr. Floyd Ormsbee, an Assistant Professor of Consumer & Organizational Studies and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs & Operations in Clarkson University's David D. Reh School of Business, and he is also the owner of Genaffex Training and Consulting. He is a past recipient of the Clarkson School of Business Service Award and Beta Gamma Sigma's Ralph Janero Teaching Award, was selected by graduating seniors to present a “Last Lecture” presentation and was named the 2020 recipient of the Clarkson University Distinguished Teacher Award, an award given "in recognition of the importance of superior teaching" and selected from faculty nominated for the award by Clarkson alumni. Dr Ormsbee is an annual keynote speaker for the St. Lawrence Leadership Institute and has delivered a variety of keynote presentations and talks on generational issues in the workplace, strategic issues, cultivating professionalism in the workplace, and managing organizational change to local, regional and international associations and organizations in both the United States and Canada. A native of Heuvelton, N.Y. (USA), Dr Ormsbee worked in the insurance industry for a number of years before returning to school for graduate work. He joined the Clarkson University admissions office in 1998 and then taught briefly at The State University of New York (SUNY) College at Potsdam and SUNY Canton before starting his Clarkson teaching career in 2002. Dr Ormsbee earned his Ph.D. in Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada), his Master of Science degree in Management Systems from Clarkson, his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics from SUNY Potsdam, and 2 Associate Degrees in both Business Administration, and Banking, Insurance & Real Estate from SUNY Canton. Episode Notes Never let anyone tell you no 6m 32s. Never let them see you sweat 10m 51s. It's not about the message. It's about the delivery 16m 10s. Disagree but learn from each other 19m 29s. Tomorrow is not guaranteed 22m 29s.  If it were easy, everyone would do it 26m 38s.  Run your own game – not someone else's 31m 58s.  You have to be the one who pushes yourself 37m 19s.  Live a real life – not a virtual one 43m 27s.  See the world, meet the people, and always learn more 46m 57s.

**** TW: Discussions of Suicide, Deep Depression, MH and Episodes **** Breaking The Third Wall Through Music's Mission statement: The mission of Breaking The Third Wall Through Music is to break the barriers between ableism and music, by bringing a wide range of musicians, regardless of disability, instrument, background, and field of interested across all genres to chat. We also aim to discuss ableism in all forms in the music scene. We also aim to be educational about a wide range of topics in Music Psychology, Music Therapy, and Music Education to continue to create inclusive classrooms and knowledgeable folks. About Courtney: " Courtney Conkling is a flutist, music educator, and mental health advocate from Massapequa, NY. Born a triplet in a family of four, she was encouraged to pursue creative endeavours of all types from a young age: while piano lessons in first grade weren't her cup of tea, flute and beginning band at Birch Lane Elementary stuck and bloomed into a fantastic musical career, with youth orchestras, principal chairs, solos, and All-Area titles galore. While she made the most of the opportunities available to her at SUNY Potsdam and loved studying with Kenneth B Andrews at the Crane School of Music as a young adult, underneath all her success she was struggling with her mental health. When Mr. Andrews suddenly retired, she chose to transfer to Vanderbilt University and study flute with Molly Barth as she pursued a music education degree. Nashville also brought her a new Bipolar I diagnosis and her first psychiatric hospitalizations. After two medical leaves and the ever-evolving COVID crisis, Courtney is about to start studying with Brandon Patrick George at Hofstra University where she hopes to receive her music education degree and expand her musical and educational capabilities as she continues to prioritize her mental health."

I sit down with my fellow endo sister, Stephanie Tupper to talk about her journey with endometriosis + nutritional coping mechanisms. Stephanie is a woman who wears many hats! She graduated from SUNY Potsdam in 2013 with her B.A. in dance. She currently teaches dance fitness classes and she has 8 years experience with social media marketing! She also works with her boyfriend Matt, whom owns and operates a window cleaning company! She's a cat mom, she's vegan, and as soon as she was diagnosed with endometriosis... she KNEW she wanted to help herself naturally without medications as she is super sensitive to many pharmaceutical options! It is her hope that her story will help encourage and inspire you!Follow Stephanie here: https://msha.ke/stephanietupper or via Instagram @stephanietupper: https://www.instagram.com/stephanietupper/ _______

We are so excited to have Dr. Brianne Borden, Visiting Assistant Professor of Trumpet at SUNY Potsdam, member of the Potsdam Brass Quintet, and co-owner and CEO of Yoga for All Musicians with us today! Dr. Borden lives her life with such purpose, and a passion for helping others while also staying true to herself. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Go support and follow Dr. Borden on social media and check out Yoga for All Musicians. Dr. Brianne Borden: https://www.facebook.com/brianne.borden https://www.instagram.com/brianneborden/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/yogaforallmusicians/?hl=en https://www.yogaforallmusicians.com/ Dr. Borden is an active clinician and soloist, having presented recitals and masterclasses at numerous universities and conferences around the country. These include Colburn Conservatory, Ithaca College, University of North Carolina Greensboro, University of Northern Arizona, the Hawaii Youth Symphony, the International Trumpet Guild Conference and the International Women's Brass Conference, among more. Dr. Borden has competed in the National Trumpet Competition as both a soloist and an ensemble member, as well as having coached students successfully into the semi-final rounds of the competition. Dr. Borden completed her doctoral studies in Trumpet Performance at Arizona State University, where, alongside her playing and appointment as Teaching Assistant, she researched heavily in the field of wellness for musicians and served as instructor for a weekly class titled Movement for Musicians. Dr. Borden is enthusiastic about performance as a tool for educational outreach and leadership. Evidence of this is shown in her participation as a founding member and serving as Personnel Director of the Phoenix Brass Collective and involvement in outreach programs such as the Aspen Music Festival and School with the Backcountry Brass Quintet. As an entrepreneur, Dr. Borden currently acts as co-owner and CEO of a virtual yoga studio, Yoga for All Musicians, catering specifically to the physical and emotional needs of musicians. She has published multiple articles and developed workshops on ways to incorporate wellness into a musician's lifestyle in order to counteract repetitive motion injuries, battle performance anxiety, and maintain a sustainable music career. Dr. Borden received her Master's degree in Trumpet Performance from the University of Colorado - Boulder where she taught as a Teaching Assistant as well as performed with the Graduate Brass Quintet. She is also a proud alumna of SUNY Potsdam where she received a Bachelor's degree in Trumpet Performance and her love of brass chamber music was established in the Frackenpohl Honors Brass Quintet. Her principal trumpet teachers include David Hickman, Dr. John Ellis, Terry Sawchuk, Justin Bartels, and Herb Smith.

This episode of the CyBUr Guy podcast your IQ is guaranteed to go up a point or two as I discuss a more secure Internet possibility in regards to your privacy with with Bill Norton, author of the Internet Peering Playbook, an Internet Pioneer, and fellow SUNY Potsdam alumnus (and my former suitemate). Bill's plan for a safer online experience is fascinating and, hopefully, the future of the Internet. You can contact me about the podcast at darren@thecyburguy.com or find me at linkedin.com/in/darrenmott

Josh Emanuel is a music educator, percussionist, music technology specialist, and composer from Suffern, NY. He received his B.M. in music education from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and his M.S. in music technology from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis and has taught students ranging from kindergarten to graduate music students. He is currently a PhD Candidate in Music Education at New York University. Josh's work focuses on the use of technology in music education as a tool to allow students to create and experience music. As a presenter, Josh's work has been shared at conferences across the United States and around the world. Josh currently teaches middle school general and instrumental music at Nanuet Public Schools in Nanuet, NY.http://joshemanuel.com/If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe and share with a friend!Have a question? Want to suggest a topic for the show? Email me at music@jenrafferty.comwebsite: jenrafferty.comFB & IG: @jenraffertymusicClubhouse: @jenraffertyCover Art: https://goodneighborart.com/

No matter how fast technology changes and advances, the importance of words and the power of writing will always be needed. Employers have told us they need people who know how to write. That's why Onondaga Community College developed a Creative Writing degree program in time for the 2020-2021 academic year. The skills students learn will put them on the path to a rewarding career in marketing, public relations, or even computer and video game programming.Students enrolled in our Creative Writing degree program will be connected with internship opportunities through our Career Center. In their final semester our faculty will help students create a publishable portfolio to highlight all of their outstanding work. And we've created seamless transfer pathways to SUNY Potsdam, SUNY Oswego, and Le Moyne College so students can enroll with junior status.In this edition of our "Chatting About College" we meet Professors Christian Heisler and Patrick Snow who developed OCC's Creative Writing degree program. Enjoy!

Hello everyone! We are excited to bring you a thoughtful and what we believe to be an impactful interview with Dr. Aaron Witek! Dr. Aaron Witek joined the faculty of Ithaca College's School of Music in 2018 as Assistant Professor of Trumpet. From 2013-2018, Witek was on faculty at the University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) where he was part of the faculty ensemble in residence, Black Bayou Brass. Witek is active as a performer and educator while maintaining a demanding performance schedule. He has performed and given master classes throughout the U.S., China, Australia, and Bangladesh. Witek is sought out as an adjudicator and has judged at the International Trumpet Guild Conference (ITG) and National Trumpet Competition. A noted author, Dr. Witek has been published numerous times in the ITG Journal. His book, Gordon Mathie: The Treasured Legacy of a Master Teacher and Performer, was published by WR Enterprises. In May 2018, Witek released his first publication with Mountain Peak Music entitled Solo Duet Training for Trumpet. Students who study with Witek have seen various successes, including being recipients of ITG scholarships and becoming a division finalist in the Music Teachers National Association Competition, and semifinalists at the National Trumpet Competition. Witek was recognized with two awards from his previous appointment at ULM: the Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching; and the College of Arts, Education, and Sciences Dean's Award of Excellence. Witek earned his D.M. and M.M. degrees from Florida State University, and a B.M.Ed. degree from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam. Aaron Witek is proud to be a Yamaha Artist and a Monster Oil Performing Artist. ​ For more information on Dr. Aaron Witek and the Ithaca Trumpet Studio, please visit www.aaronwitek.com We hope you enjoy! Dr. Aaron Witek: http://www.aaronwitek.com/ https://business.facebook.com/WitekTrumpet/ https://www.instagram.com/aaronwitek/ Coffee & Clarke's: www.instagram.com/coffeeandclarkes/ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coff…es/id1527355440 www.facebook.com/Coffee-Clarkes-101953871626547/

Breaking The Third Wall Through Music's Mission statement: The mission of Breaking The Third Wall Through Music is to break the barriers between ableism and music, by bringing a wide range of musicians, regardless of disability, instrument, background, and field of interested across all genres to chat. **TW: some conversations on topics of suicide, and other sensitive mental health topics ** This week I had the honor of having my colleague and friend, Jacob DePalma on to talk about a wide range of topics for OCD/Anxiety, the education system, and more. A little bit about Jacob: " Jacob M. DePalma is a saxophonist and educator from Syracuse, NY. An alumnus of The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, DePalma has a B.A. in Music Education specializing in band, and studied under Dr. Casey Grev to receive a certificate in saxophone performance. During his time at Crane, Jacob has performed in masterclasses for saxophonists such as Jean-Michele Goury, Kyle Landry and Eric Troiano. DePalma enjoys premiering new works for his colleagues, as well as studying and performing contemporary classical, jazz, electronic, and aleatoric music. DePalma hopes to get his master's degree in Jazz Studies in the near future. Jacob currently holds an Elementary Orchestra Director position at the Utica City School District. " Social Media Handles: Facebook and Spotify @BreakingTheThirdWallInMusic

Kyle Peters just published a book of self-composed etudes for marimba and he's here to talk to us about his creative process, how he began publishing his work, and give us a sample of his book, Soundscapes. Everyone has a project they're sitting on, and it's my hope that Kyle's success can offer some inspiration and motivation to get our own professional projects moving. Kyle is the percussion instructor at the Eastman Community Music School and a member of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. He received his Master's of Music in Performance and Literature, as well as the prestigious Performer's Certificate, from the Eastman School of Music and his Bachelor's of Music in Music Education from the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam. At the Eastman Community Music School Kyle works with students of all ages from elementary school to the college level. Kyle is also the director of three percussion ensembles at Eastman, and runs the New Horizons (ROC) percussion section. During the summer, Kyle teaches at Crane Youth Music at SUNY Potsdam and is the percussion professor for the Summer Classical Studies at the Eastman School of Music. His principal teachers include Michael Burritt, James Ross, Chip Ross, Jim Petercsak, Sean Ritenauer, Ross Karre, Catherine Meunier, and Ed Reifel. Kyle is a Yamaha/Sabian Performing Artist. To learn more about Kyle please visit KPpercussion.com. Instagram: @kpetersperc

**TW: Discussions of Alcoholism, and gender dysphoria ** Breaking The Third Wall Through Music's Mission statement: The mission of Breaking The Third Wall Through Music is to break the barriers between ableism and music, by bringing a wide range of musicians, regardless of disability, instrument, background, and field of interested across all genres to chat. This week I had Enda Stroinski on to chat about anxiety, depression, and other assorted topics. A little bit about Edna: " Edna Stroinski is a native of Plattsburgh, New York. She has lived in, and enjoyed, the beautiful landscape of the north country her entire life. Edna has been playing clarinet for over ten years, starting in band at Saranac Central School. Edna has also participated in the Adirondack Youth Orchestra and won their concerto competition in 2015 playing the Weber clarinet concerto No.1. Edna completed her studies at the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam (20'), earning her Bachelors of Music (BM) in Clarinet Performance as well as Music History. During her time at Crane, Edna participated in various chamber ensembles, the Contemporary Music Ensemble, Crane Wind Ensemble, the award winning Crane Opera ensemble, and the Crane Symphony Orchestra. Outside of Crane, Edna has also performed with the Northern Symphonic Winds and PROTESTRA, a newly formed ensemble whose mission is to bring social justice to the world of classical music. As a Music historian Edna's main fields of study are music of Germany in Austria between the years 1890-1930 and Historical Performance Practice. Enda completed an independent research project on the reception of early works by the conductor and composer Alexander Zemlinsky with funding and support through the Presidential Scholars Project at SUNY Potsdam. She is studying Historical Performance Practice of the 18th and 19th centuries with particular focus on the music of Johannes Brahms. Edna performs the music of this period on instruments from her collection of over 20 clarinets, ranging between the years of 1815-1920."

Breaking The Third Wall Through Music's Mission statement: The mission of Breaking The Third Wall Through Music is to break the barriers between ableism and music, by bringing a wide range of musicians, regardless of disability, instrument, background, and field of interested across all genres to chat. This week I had a friend, and colleague at both the high school and collegiate level, Cole Denton! A little bit about Cole!: " Cole Denton is a Music Education major and Vocal Performance major at the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam. He has studied with Dr. Woods, Dr. Quodurah and is now a member of Professor Donald George studio.Cole enjoys performing with his rare voice as a countertenor in classical and also musical theatre. He also has the oppritunity to perform more popular styles of music singing as a member of the Potsdam Pointercounts. In his spare time he enjoys reading, singing and practicing piano. He hopes people will never forget that music is for everyone, without a doubt! ... My confidence and more of a focus on what I can do even with my disability rather than what I can't allows me to surprise myself and do more than I ever thought I could. Because of this many people forget about my hand or don't always notice is right off. "

Breaking The Third Wall Through Music's Mission statement: The mission of Breaking The Third Wall Through Music is to break the barriers between ableism and music, by bringing a wide range of musicians, regardless of disability, instrument, background, and field of interested across all genres to chat. A little bit about Christina: "Christina Rawady is from Alfred, NY where she graduated from Alfred-Almond Central School in 2005. She then completed a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education with a Bass Clarinet concentration at the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam. After her graduation in 2009, she stayed at Crane to complete her first Master's Degree in Bass Clarinet/Clarinet Performance which she graduated from in 2010. She then went on to teach Middle School band in Hornell, NY for 3 years. In 2014, Miss Rawady moved to Europe to complete a 2 year Master's Degree in Bass Clarinet Performance at the Rotterdam Conservatory in the Netherlands. Upon graduation and her return to the U.S. she began her position at Potsdam Central School in the fall of 2016. While in Potsdam, Ms. Rawady was an active member of the Northern Symphonic Winds and the Orchestra of Northern New York. In 2019 Christina returned to her hometown and accepted the position of Instrumental Music Director grades 4-12 at Alfred Almond Central School. She lives happily in Hornell, NY with her boyfriend Mike, her dog Smudge, and her cats, Janis and Bobby. " You can find out handles on fb and instagram: @BreakingTheThirdWallInMusic

** TW; This podcast does talk about some short themes of suicide, eating disorders, and body dysphoria Mission Statement: Our podcast is meant to bring disabled musicians of all kind regardless of background, instrument, genre they perform, their field in the music scene, and beyond to discuss ableism in music. We hope our podcast creates conversations in music across our scene This week I had the honor of having Peter Oselador and Angelina Howard on to talk about Autism, their experiences in music, and learn more about autism in general. A little bit about them: Peter Oselador: "Peter Oselador is a 21-year-old autistic piano and composition student at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music. A junior in the program, he has written heavily for acoustic ensembles of all sizes and instrumental makeups, and is currently studying electronic composition. In addition to his degree concentrations, Peter also sings and plays trumpet in several of Crane's ensembles, and has vested interests in contemporary classical, jazz, video game soundtracks, and several other styles. His hobbies outside of music include coffee, speedcube solving, 1A yoyoing, video games, and bike riding. Peter is currently in the process of writing a duet for bass clarinet and violin, and will soon begin composing a piece for two pianos." Angelina Howard: " Hi my name is Angy and I have played the violin since I was 5 years old. I have autism and music has saved my life. When I was younger I used music as a coping mechanism when I got over stimulated. I started playing in orchestras outside of the school music program in 6th grade and that's when I realized I wanted music in my career. I also love performing my violin and sharing my love of music to others. I am currently a sophomore at the Crane School of Music and SUNY Potsdam majoring in Music Business and Arts Management and a concentration in Music Technology. It is because of music that I am still here today and I am forever grateful. " Social media Handles... *Now available on spotify, the episode may appear later on there than here* Instagram and facebook: @BreakingTheThirdWallInMusic

Vin Cardillo is a proven industry leader with 20 years of experience in leadership partner roles growing Dental Service Organizations (DSOs). He was ranked number 14 on the 2014 Inc 500 List of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the United States, with a growth of almost 13,000%.  Vin is the Founder of Maeva Dental Advisors, which provides outsourced c-suite services to dental groups and single offices that have the intention of growing. Maeva positions its clients for long term growth by strengthening their operational systems and infrastructure. Vin also provides his expertise and operations, strategy and financing to private equity firms and other financial institutions looking to make an investment in a DSO.  Vin earned a BA from SUNY Potsdam, an MBA from Clarkson University, and an Executive degree in Managed Care from the University of Connecticut. He has also served as the President of the Dental Group Management Association (DGMA). In this episode… In dental school, dentists and orthodontists are taught how to give beautiful smiles to their patients. However they weren't taught how to manage things like payroll, admin, marketing, dealing with insurance, or finding the best team for their practices. These important aspects of a successful dental practice if left unchecked can make things a lot more difficult than is necessary for professionals. Vin Cardillo of Maeva Dental Advisors realized that many dental and orthodontic practices needed help in these areas of their practice so he set out to establish a dental advisory firm to come to their aid. He now helps them to not only manage their practices but to also to turn them into saleable assets. Join Craig Weiss and Dr. Blair Feldman in this episode of In Your Face Podcast as they talk to Vin Cardillo about his dental advisory firm, the c-suite services he provides, how teledentistry and technology can reshape the future of dentistry, and how to best manage a fractional employee. Stay tuned.