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Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.“Our Freaks Matched” with Moose Knuckle and Coco ForNow.If “don’t give a f!ck” and “please give me a f!cking hug” combined in a physical form, you’d have Moose Knuckle and Coco ForNow. Together, they create essentially irrelevant, penetrating erotically intelligent burlesque variety shows that add tongue-in-hole commentary to such historic events as 9/11. They are fearless, thoughtful, kind, and a testament to the consequences of stubborn commitment to the bit. In addition to multitudeness that is burlesque performance, they have a variety of performance and art expression that informs their intentionally grand AS$inine views.Catch Problematique Variety Show THIS Friday, September 11th at The Newport Theater, a show you’ll NEVER FORGET!Collaborator Compatibility Quiz Question #2All good shows have a splash zone, but what do you do with an unplanned and out of zone wet sticky mess?A.Get me a bendy straw, licking is cleaning.B.Be considerate, warn the next performer “slippery mess”C.Remember what your therapist said, release control (and bring rubber gloves next time).D. External: “We’re going to intermission now” Internal: Gotta clean this fucking mess.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.“Some People Are Gayer Than Others” with Moxie Simone and Joelie Folle.If Will & Grace took ayahuasca, they’d maybe inch closer to the energy, output, and outright fuckery of Moxie Simone and Joelie Folle. Intelligent, multi-talented, fan-fucking-tastic artists who co-produce LIT! a literary burlesque and variety show. From conceptual to classic, costumed to naked, live-singing to edge-of-my-seat please talk more, whatever it is, Moxie and Joelie seem to have a fresh perspective, incredible work ethic, and endless skills to fully realize a vision. Catch LIT! Volume 4 -Sci-Fi THIS Saturday, September 5 at The Newport Theater. Collaborator Compatibility Quiz Question #1 You’re producing an immersive group activation, what’s your ideal number of collaborative producers? Pack ‘em in. Let me ask daddy, but 1 other sounds good. 3’s not a crowd, as long as I’m holding the leashes. It’s just me and my hand tonight, cause I know how to get it done right.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Welcome to EAT THIS! Season 2! That’s right, this show that literally only costs me money I don’t have got booked for another season! You may be asking why (you’re not alone). Well, this season I interview collaborative duos! I love learning how people work together and decided to host a series of incredibly productive Chicago duos who make meaningful art that continually inspires me, makes me cry, makes me horny, and makes me feel alive! So, thanks for listening, stay tuned each Tuesday for a new episode! Season 2 of EAT THIS! features a Collaborator Compatibility Quiz! Think Cosmo meets Science! Each week, guests craft an expert question based on their expert collaborator experience to help you, our listeners, approach collaboration from a grounded, productive place! Tune in each week for the new question!!

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.The final episode of EAT THIS! Season 1 features your host, and creator, sean ellis hussey (aka Ellis Centric). They are a multimedia artist, working with music and sound design, dance and movement, burlesque and acrobatics, and is the second sibling in the Haus of Twirl. Their twirls, elegant acrobatic feats of strength, spine-tingling body rolls, award-winning sound designs, and live music performances have brought them around the world creating, performing, and producing art. With an aim to engage vulnerability, inspire introspection, and generate collective action, Ellis celebrates human fragility and contributes to the never-ending exploration of the human potential for stoopidity. Your favorite classically trained slut, changing the world on split at a time, it’s Ellis Centric.For more follow @ellis_centric [email protected]

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.She is proud to be the granddaughter of first-generation immigrants and a registered member of the Sokaogon Chippewa Community. She is a scholar of comedy and is dedicated to creating new, experimental works that inspire positive social change. She uses her extensive background in physical theatre to craft pieces that are athletic, visceral, and visually striking. Jamie is the founder of Chicago Playwrights Group, a writing workshop that has supported over 60 theatre creators. She was the co-founder and artistic director of Grassroots Theatre Project, and she served as a company member with Dal Vivo and The Moving Dock Theatre Co. Her plays have been presented by Duluth Playhouse, Union College, New American Folk Theatre, Broken Nose Theatre, The New Coordinates, The Arc Theatre, Links Hall, Physical Theatre Festival Chicago, Adventure Stage Chicago, Clock Productions, Red Tape Theatre, Food and Performance, Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre, and others. Recent awards include Regional Finalist for the Gary Garrison National Ten Minute Play Award from the American College Theatre Festival (The Ascension of Maxi), the $5,000 Third Place Award in the Alfred P. Sloan Script Competition at Carnegie Mellon University (Cloud Club), and a Certificate of Merit from The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival National Playwriting Program (Eden in Silence). Jamie is the recipient of a Frank-Ratchye Further Fund grant from The STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, a GuSH research grant from Carnegie Mellon University, and three artistic grants from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Jamie is a professional theatre educator and scholar who empowers students of all ages to write and perform their own stories. She holds an MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University and a BFA in Acting from Viterbo University. She has specialized training in playwriting, screenwriting, writing for TV, red nose clown (Paola Coletto), bouffon (Nathaniel Justiniano), commedia dell’arte (Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre), the Michael Chekhov technique (Dawn Arnold), and Balinese mask performance (I Ketut Kantor). Jamie is a member of Dramatists Guild of America, Playwrights’ Center, and the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. For more visit jamieolah.com Voices Project: https://youtu.be/WaM8yuvYu9E

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Stephen Golden is an artist, crafter, massage therapist, and all-around wonderful human! (oh, and also my partner!!) Book a Thai Massage with Stephen: massagebook.com/therapist/goldenhourmassage earthings - handmade jewelry earthings.art See more Burlesque @s_assysag

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Ryan Batten is a long-time friend! He is currently a senior project manager with Noom, and has worked as a project manager in many capacities for over a decade! We have worked together doing some product, operations, and marketing consulting work. We also have a history of getting quite tipsy while we cook elaborate meals. You can find Ryan @ryneorion

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Katie is a Chicago-based designer, artist, and project manager known for my unique style, process-oriented thinking, and thoughtful point of view. We've primarily worked together on the branding for Chicago Cane Cooperative Distillery (chicagocane.com).You can find Katie at: katiejeanedwards.com @deathcabfrkatie @printboogie

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Caitlin Hussey is a human-energizer bunny doing a million different jobs. Former Spanish Teacher, current odd jobber in Madison, WI, Caitlin is also my sister! We had a lovely conversation about workaholism, about finding our place in a world that wants us to be worker drones, and about the power of being open to opportunities and expression!

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Moon Haines (aka Tila von Twirl) is an award winning performer (BHOF 2009/2010 Las Vegas), director, choreographer, and mover who has been tantalizing audiences across the globe since 2008, blending classic and modern, upside down and right side up, in ways you have never seen before. Putting the femme in themme. We have primarily worked together in burlesque contexts, including their stage direction and choreography for my upcoming show at Steppenwolf Theatre - HERE: in our bodies. Tila is also my burlesque Dad, forming the Haus of Twirl about 2 years ago! M Haines: https://www.thisyogidances.com/ @thisyogidances2674 Tila von Twirl: https://www.tilavontwirl.com/ @tilavontwirl

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Born and raised in Mumbai, Saumitra Chandratreya is a Fiber-Installation artist who lives in St. Petersburg, FL and Chicago, IL. He graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2017 with a Master of Design in Fashion, Body and Garment. He has a BFA in Textile Design from the Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Bengaluru, India. We have primarily worked together on a costume piece for my upcoming show HERE: in our bodies at Steppenwolf LookOut series Feb 26-28, 2026. We are extending this number to become a gallery installation/performance art piece. Stay tuned, and follow social media for updates! Instagram: @samiisawyouWebsite: https://www.saumitrac.com/

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Welcome to EAT THIS! A talk show created and hosted by Chicago-based multimedia artist Ellis Centric. Each episode explores concepts of work and creativity in the Chicago fringe art industry, now in a podcast format! Listen each week for a new guest, a new home-cooked meal, and a new perspective on work, creativity, and life. New episode each Tuesday starting July 7! Be sure to follow @eatthisshows to see photos of each guest, and our shared meal.