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Episode 47 - Trav SD, circus and variety journalist and historian 0

Aug 22, 2017

On this week's episode Josh and Lyndsay talk about a new circus school opening in Philadelphia next month, a New York Times article about the premiere Russian state circus school, and sit down for an interview with Trav SD. Trav is revered circus and variety critic, journalist, and playwright. We talk a lot in the episode about the history of circus and vaudeville and Trav's career as a writer. If you enjoy the episode, please share it with your amigos and rate us on iTunes. Have a great week!

[07:36] - Growing up in RI and falling for theatre

[15:22 ] - Working for Tony Bennett and Big Apple Circus

[20:20] - Writing career takes off

[23:10] - Defining Vaudeville

[25:51] - On writing No Applause - Just Throw Money and Travalanche

[29:25] - Trav on "When did the circus become un-American"

[46:35] - Trav's new show in development

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Episode 46 - Randy Weiner, producer of Sleep No More and The Box 0

Aug 17, 2017

On this week's episode, Josh and Lyndsay share more great news from Miss Behave Game Show, unrest with Big Apple Circus and Lincoln Center, and tease the upcoming Future of Storytelling Festival in NYC. They also sit down for an interview with theater producer and entrepreneur Randy Weiner. To name just a few, Randy's productions include the Donkey Show, The Box, Sleep No More, Queen of The Night, Seeing You and Cirque Du Soleil's Amaluna. If you enjoy the episode please share it with your friends and rate us on iTunes. Have a great week!

[12:10] - Growing up in New York City in the 70s

[20:33] - How Randy met his wife Diane Paulus in high school

[26:52] - Randy's first hit, a hip hop musical called Club XII

[37:57] - Back to NYC with the Donkey Show

[43:51] - Origins of The Box

[49:39] - Bringing Sleep No More to NYC

[54:23] - Josh & Lyndsay's Queen of the Night bad date story

[1:02:24] - Randy's creation process

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Episode 45 - Nat Brown, circus tent expert and Smirkus tent boss 0

Aug 3, 2017

On this week's episode, Josh and Lyndsay talk about the 30th anniversary tour of Circus Smirkus, their Las Vegas show the Miss Behave Game Show, and the latest news on their virtual reality circus experience. They also sit down for an interview with Nat Brown, the highly regarded circus tent expert who's worked with Circus Smirkus, Big Apple Circus, Cirque Du Soleil, Cavalia, and many more. If you've ever been curious about how tents are set up and made, then this episode is for you. If you enjoy today's show please share it with your friends and rate us on iTunes. Have a great week!

[14:28] Nat's start with Smirkus's tent crew

[18:15] How do circus tents gets raised? And who does it?

[23:20] The differences between raising a small tent vs a large tent like Cirque Du Soleil

[27:21] Repairing broken tents and Nat's favorite 'horror' story

[32:40] Who makes the best tents?
[36:12] Nat's beautiful new tent, Charlotte

[42:05] How to run away with tent crew

Nat's crewing company: crewthat.com

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