Troubled Artists

Welcome to the eighth episode of the Troubled Artists Podcast. In today’s episode, I’m interviewing author and podcaster, Teri M. Brown.Teri M. Brown is the author of three novels: Daughters of Green Mountain Gap, An Enemy Like Me, and Sunflowers Beneath the Snow. 10 Little Rules for a Double-Butted Adventure, an inspirational book about my tandem ride across the United States, released in February 2025. This ride consisting of 3102 miles during the summer of 2020 helped Teri heal her heart from an

Welcome to the seventh episode of the Troubled Artists Podcast. In today’s episode, I’m interviewing Ali Khamseh.Ali is a writer/director and Cinema Student from Iran, and has had quite a bit of experience making micro-budget movies and even a few documentaries (about Cinema of course). He also writes fiction stories and quite a lot of non-fiction and academic articles about movies and storytelling. Creativity is his life in a nutshell, and has tried to engrave his life in all forms of it. But first

Welcome to the sixth episode of the Troubled Artists Podcast. In today’s episode, I’m interviewing author and fellow creative, Alex Mell-Taylor.Alex is a trans, nonbinary writer who reports out from the digital trenches on pop culture and politics, often with an intersectional, queer bent. Their personal blog, Alex Has Opinions, has received hundreds of thousands of views and is growing every day. They are the editor and founder of the futurist magazine After the Storm, which has accepted stories

Welcome to the fifth episode of the Troubled Artists Podcast. In today’s episode, I’m interviewing author, podcaster, and fellow screenwriter; Kirsten Rudberg.Kirsten, an MDIV graduate and self-identified panentheist, is an accomplished author whose books were recently acquired by George R.R. Martin’s bookstore in Santa Fe. She is also a screenwriter, producer, and podcaster. A firm believer in the potential of humanity, Kirsten uses her voice across various mediums to inspire collective growth and

Happy 4th of July! Welcome to the fourth episode of the Troubled Artists Podcast. In today's episode, I'm interviewing author Amy L. Bernstein. Amy L. Bernstein is an award-winning author, a former journalist, and a professional nonfiction book coach helping authors find their best path to publishing. She teaches writing and creativity workshops and brings an empowering message to writers and multi-media artists around the world. Her nonfiction book, Wrangling the Doubt Monster: Fighting Fears,

Welcome to the third episode of the Troubled Artists Podcast. In today's episode, I'm interviewing Amy Stricker, an actress from Chicago.Amy Stricker was born and raised in the Chicago suburb of Northbrook, Illinois, and began her acting career at the ripe age of five as a munchkin in The Wizard of Oz. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from The Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) at Roosevelt University, where she made her Auditorium Theatre debut in "VIVID:

Welcome to the second episode of the Troubled Artists Podcast. In today's episode, I'm interviewing Pete Berwick, an actor and musician from Chicago. Pete Berwick has nearly half a century of experience in all avenues of entertainment. He has recorded, produced, and distributed seven critically acclaimed albums of his original music via his record label, Shotgun Records, written and published five books, and has worked on the production side as well as acted in over 100 film and television projects

Welcome to the first episode of the Troubled Artists Podcast. In today's episode, I'm interviewing Joshua Boshell, an independent filmmaker from Chicago.Joshua creates out of a passion for storytelling, world building, and sharing his values of friendship, loyalty and perseverance with others. His past projects have won awards at film festivals such as AIMAFF, Absurd and Under The Stars International, and selected at MidWest WeirdFest. He’s currently directing music videos and editing movies in