This week on Teaching in the Arts, Tom Durkin, the legendary horse race announcer. Close listeners to the podcast will know my love of horse racing, and especially horse race announcers. You have also heard me talk about making a
Save Old Town School of Folk Music!
The Old Town School of Folk Music is going through some difficult times. Enrollment is down, teachers are unionizing, students and teachers are both feeling changes happening without being informed or consulted. My guests this week are John Mead, a
Happy Halloween! This week Ghost Stories and Brad Gyori returns to talk about Shelley’s Heart
Happy Halloween week! Way back at the beginning of April Brad Gyori was on the podcast. You can read the original post and listen here. When we spoke in April Brad told us of his plans for a production of
James Warda from Loyola University Chicago, PLUS a return visit from Free Spirit Media’s Jeff McCarter
A really big two-part episode this week on Teaching in the Arts. First up is Jeff McCarter from Free Spirit Media, followed by my main guest is James Warda who teaches with me at Loyola University in Chicago. We have
WGN-TV News Cameraman and Teacher in the arts, Tremaine Williams
This week on Teaching in the Arts I have a great conversation with Tremaine Williams. Tremaine is a cameraman for WGN-TV in Chicago, and has also been an on-air reporter for KWQC-TV in Davenport, IA and a “one man band”
Anne Versnel, Loyola University Chicago Student
My guest this week is Anne Versnel, a former student of mine from Loyola University in Chicago. Anne was in my class last spring, and on the second day she came early and said, “I know you don’t know me,
Editor, Voice Over Artist, Teacher in the Arts: Alaric Martin
This week I have a great conversation with film editor and teacher in the arts, Alaric Martin. I’ve known Alaric for a decade, but until we got on the mics I never really knew him. Sure, I knew he had
Teaching in the Arts Special Documentary- Conclusion!
We are back with the second and concluding part of the Teaching in the Arts Special Documentary as we follow Andrew Shabat teaching his first college course. This week I talk with Andrew after his first week of classes,he has
Teaching in the Arts Special Documentary- part 1
That young, handsome guy on the right is Andrew Shabat, the sound engineer for the Teaching in the Arts podcast, but this week and next he is the subject of our special audio documentary as we follow Andrew though his
National Teacher of Arts and Humanities Joseph Lento
In 2014 President Obama named Joseph Lento a National Teacher of Arts and Humanities, and today Joseph is my guest on Teaching in the Arts. I still haven’t met Joseph, I interviewed him via Skype, but we hit it off
