Dive into the science of flow states with Dr. David S. Rosen, a cognitive neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins’ Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research. Discover how to enter flow state through his groundbreaking research on jazz improvisation, revealing the neuroscience behind creativity and peak performance. Dr. Rosen, an accomplished musician and member of the band Outer States, shares insights from his EEG studies with jazz guitarists and explores the role of psychedelics in unlocking

A duo show, recorded live at the Unscripted Shakespeare Festival featuring Hal Munger and John Mistele! This is the audio of the show that we are bringing to the Edinburgh Fringe this year. Julian is adjusting to his new job, so he will be back on the podcast soon to begin an exciting new series but in the meantime I hope you enjoy the Flicker of the Flame:Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyOKc7C5lu0

For the final episode of our A New Play series, Julian interviews Hal about directing A New Play.

Apologies for the upload delay, Hal was running the UnScripted Shakespeare Festival! We are right back at it debriefing the final two nights of A New Play! Our intro music by Sebastian Blue Hochman famously comes from night four!Night Three watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y_G9zNJv3Q Night four watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5lApi_65io

In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection conversation, we chat with Antonio Sánchez, the Grammy-winning composer and visionary drummer best known for his iconic score for Birdman. In this behind-the-scenes glimpse into The Studio, Sánchez shares his creative process for scoring the Apple TV+ series. Blending his deep jazz roots with masterful improvisation, Antonio constructs a rhythmic and emotive score that pulses in sync with the show's comedic storytelling.Antonio

Hi There!It's time for another episode where our guest has the impossible task of picking their ten greatest movies of all time!Our guest this week is the wonderful Ruth Bratt. You will know her from the Ricky Gervais show 'Derek', as well as ' People Do Nothing' , 'Man Down' and is the voice of Connie the doll in the latest Argos adverts.We chat about Ruth getting over a 50 HOUR improvisation - a - thon, how she loves love and how her perfect man is Aragorn fixing some shelves. You'll understand

EPISODE #41   “Q&A WITH KATIE PRESTON”   In this first Q&A episode of the Spontaneous Brilliance Podcast, actress Katie Preston joins Sandra to ask her questions about actually living the principles in Spontaneous Brilliance. This spontaneous conversation is a deep dive into recognizing and honoring boundaries in all sorts of relationships and circumstances that we are currently experiencing in our lives. Join Katie and Sandra in this beautifully loaded chat about the real world applications of the

Live interviews with the cast of Taxi Tales from the Liverpool Improvisation Festival! Taxi tales was an incredible show created and directed by Dr. Mark Smith that tells the story of twelve taxi rides over the course of one night. An enormous thank you to everyone involved with LiF for making this such a magical experience! You can find out more by following @liverpool_improv_festival on instagram or visiting https://www.liverpoolimprovfestival.com/ Guests: Josie Throup @josiemakesitup

We rewatched nights One and Two of A New Play and talked through how they went!If you haven't seen them go check them out!A New Play Night One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjeb4BI1o-0 A New Play Night Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2qDjmWah6g&t=19s

Our third episode about the physical improvisers gets deep into the specific techniques that we developed for A New Play. Many of these techniques never made it into the performances, so this is the first time they are available to the world!

VR and tabletop game designer from Small Rice Studios, Doug joins Ben this week to talk about the recently released cozy card game ROAST, which he designed along with his brother Nick (who Ben had the pleasure of meeting at PAX West 2024). Ben had some questions about the design, development, and testing of ROAST—all of which Doug is more than happy to elaborate on and discuss. They also spend some time reminiscing about the board, card, arcade, and video games of their youth. And don’t forget to

🎸 In this episode of Gitaarmannen, the Podcast, I sit down with Italian guitar phenom Matteo Mancuso – a player who’s redefining what’s possible on electric guitar.We talk technique, gear, touring, improvisation, and yes… even the things Matteo still struggles with (spoiler: he’s human too).🎸 Join the Gitaarmannen WhatsApp community:https://chat.whatsapp.com/HJBvOduZdwtGyGb1MG92yI👇 What you’ll hear in this episode: • How Matteo developed his mind-blowing fingerstyle technique • What happens when

Join the cast of Campaign 3: Bells Hells AND the cast of Exandria Unlimited: Divergence for a wrap up event! We'll be discussing the epic conclusion of Campaign 3, the beautiful new beginnings created in Divergence, and answering your burning questions from the chat! Cast of Campaign 3: Bells Hells!Game Master Matthew Mercer: https://twitter.com/matthewmercerTravis Willingham: https://twitter.com/WillingBlamLiam O'Brien: https://twitter.com/VoiceOfOBrienLaura Bailey:

Lana Tleimat, the assistant director, producer, stage manager, costume fabricator, and pain sink of A New Play puts on one final hat: podcast guest.

Mae Martin is a comedian, improviser, screenwriter, and podcast host. Their work on Netflix includes the stand-up special “Sap” and the aptly-named TV series “Feel Good.” Adam and Mae chat about the value of vulnerability in connection, snapping out of procrastination, shame spirals, and life lessons from the art of improvisation.Transcripts for ReThinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscripts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fluent Fiction - French: Parisian Improvisation: Artistry and Serendipity in Montmartre Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/fr/episode/2025-03-29-22-34-02-fr Story Transcript:Fr: Dans un coin pittoresque de Montmartre, Paris, le café "Le Chat Noir" éclatait de vie.En: In a picturesque corner of Montmartre, Paris, the café "Le Chat Noir" buzzed with life.Fr: Des tables rondes accueillaient des tasses de café fumant sous une charmante petite tonnelle tandis

In this episode, I chat with Sarah Ohanesian, a productivity expert and the founder of SO Productive. Sarah dives into the concept of purpose-driven productivity, helping us rethink how we manage our time and energy in both our personal and professional lives. She also shares her work around neurodiversity, a topic that’s been gaining much-needed attention in the workplace. Whether you're leading a team or trying to figure out your own productivity system, this episode has some powerful takeaways

Physical Improviser Kaelyn Ong comes on the podcast to talk about her experience working in A New Play and what she has done since. We explore the role of physical improviser as amplifier and Kaelyn talks about how she treats physical improvising like animation!

In this week's episode, we chat with Elizabeth Rodriguez of OKAN. Elizabeth reflects on the profound impact of her African ancestry on their music and takes us through her journey from classical music to rediscovering her roots in Cuban music and improvisation. She talks about the role of music in driving social change and how her personal experiences inspire her songwriting. Elizabeth also opens up about the challenges of parenting while pursuing a career in the music industry,

Jayda Alvarez, one of the five character improvisers from A New Play, joins the podcast to answer all of our questions! Jayda brought a lot of her theatrical knowledge to A New Play, so this episode is not too dissimilar from the early conversations we had in making it.