Spiritual Practices of the Disgruntled Artist

This episode begins with an Ari/Olivia catch up discussing last episode’s spiritual practice (Alec Engerson's homework of watching “Woman Under The Influence”). We then segue into a brief but quite loud meltdown from Ari about the anger she’s harboring towards this industry rn and Olivia very kindly brings in the light.Our interview with Max centers around his navigation of the non-meritocracy that is a career as an actor and what he’s found to make it less stressful, his take on spirituality, and how simple kindnesses to strangers can be really transformative.Max is the co-runner of Shakespeare Forum LA, a group of artists that meets every Tuesday night (for free) to perform, get feedback, and be radically supported by other artists: https://www.theshakespeareforum.org/ Come through! It's a great time.Follow us: @spodapodFollow Max: @maxon.davisEmail us at [email protected] music by: Doug Harvey 

This episode Ari and Olivia discuss how nightly praying, our last practice from previous guest Kristin Couture, goes. Then we get into Ari's new theory! Spoiler alert: it involves lotto balls!Then we bring on our guest, a writer and former development exec, who is currently working on the reboot of Baywatch which comes out September 2026! We talk about the industry, and what it actually means when you book a job!  How Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Jurassic Park still greatly inspire his writing and of course what he loves about movies and movie making!Thanks for listening SPODIES!!follow us @spodapodBeautiful music by Doug HarveyAs always, if you have the time/energy for a review, a 5 star rating, or sharing us with a friend, it helps us reach a lot more disgruntled artist! Thank you for supporting us!

The episode starts with an Ari/ Olivia Catch Up where we dissect the spiritual practice of laughing from Will Mueller's interview last time.Then we get into Kristin's interview - her darkest year and how she got herself out of it, being raised Catholic, how her parents have shown her in action what it is to love God and love your neighbor, why hard conversations are sometimes the most important ones, and many other insights into her faith, life, and art.We love you, SPODIES! Follow us @spodapodFollow Kristin @kacoutureBeautiful music by Doug HarveyAs always, if you have the time/energy for a review, a 5 star rating, or sharing us with a friend, it helps us reach a lot more disgruntled artists. Thank you for supporting us!

Hello Spodies! In this episode, Ari and Olivia recap how making art out of journaling went for them. We then discuss our reasons for choosing acting when we were younger, and if those reasons hold any meaning! We then bring on our first guest of season two, actor and friend, Will Mueller! Will talks about his famous LSD (Not Mushroom) trip story that has been mentioned in previous episodes! He discusses how that trip threw out years of atheism right out the door and introduced the idea of a universal consciousness. He discusses how he wants to absorb all that the human experience can offer and how acting is a way to access that on a higher level! follow us @spodapodEmail us [email protected] THE LOVE OF ITbeautiful music by: Doug Harvey 

Season TWO episode 1!In this episode, Ari and Olivia catch up on the last few months. We chat about manifestation, making our own art, acting for the love of it, and Ari's magical day.We're so happy to be back! xoxo,UsP.S.SO sorry for the buzzing in the background of this episode- we figured out what was causing it and it won't happen again! Forgive us, we cute :)

In a fun and sing-songy intro, Olivia and Ari discuss Faryn's spiritual practice of the zoom out/zoom in meditation. Then they get into a discussion about why typically more women are into manifestation than men, Olivia's recent callback experience, and Ari's unblocking work.Our interview is with the multi-talented Sarah Lindsley who found, lost, and re-found a renewed sense of their spirituality. Sarah talks about growing up being very involved in the church, how the 2016 election affected their beliefs, and how they've connected the dots between spirituality, sexuality and creativity and how each is informed by the other.Follow Sarah @xoxo.ferale.fatale and @party.city.skeletonFollow Empowerment In Heels @empowermentinheelsFollow us @spodapodEmail us at [email protected]

We start with a very fun intro by Olivia and Ari in which we discuss last episode’s spiritual practice (Josh Brown’s artist dates) as well as crows (be nice to them) and Magick (we love Magick).Our guest, hilarious and delightful human Faryn Pearl, gets vulnerable about how her first enormous directing opportunity drove her into her darkest days, the pressure of being a female director in a very male-dominated world, and opens up about her trying to figure out her own spirituality.Follow Faryn for hilarious comics and more @farynheit13Follow us @spodapodEmail us with all your thoughts at [email protected] sane and live well!xo,usBeautiful music by: Doug Harvey

In this episode of SPODA, Olivia and Ari start with a recap of last episode's spiritual practice, indulging! They also discuss how this episode kind of messed Ari up a bit, and we continue along Ari's Questioning Journey.Our guest, Josh Brown, delves into his upbringing with two parents of different religions, his love of "The Artist's Way," his journey from acting to writing, and how his spirituality is from the inside out - and it all starts with authenticity.Beautiful music by Doug HarveyFollow us @spodapodEmail us at [email protected] Josh @joshrileybrownJosh's Improv Teams: @croptopprenupimprov@midnightdinercomedy

The episode kicks off with Olivia and Ari discussing Jeff D'Elia's spiritual practice from the last episode of creating a playlist to get back in touch with your inner teenager. Amidst many giggles (and Olivia's KICKASS impression of Tom DeLonge), they discover they have a song in common on their playlists (magick!). We curtail, seamlessly of course, into a discussion of if you can divorce the art from the artist.Our guest, Kristina Mueller, discusses her life over the past few months and how it has informed her belief in her chaos theory (Kristina's Kaos Theory). She also discusses making decisions from her body and not her mind, and how overthinking has held her back.*A note: the audio in the interview is great for our guest, but very poor for Olivia and Ari. We're sorry about that, we had a technical issue, but the next one will be better!Follow us @spodapodEmail us at [email protected] Kristina @itsmemuellerBeautiful music by Doug HarveyAlso, a plug of our own: if you're listening and enjoying, please drop us a little review. Reviews really make our little podcast reach more artists in need of some spiritual rejuvenation and every single review is so so appreciated.Thank you so much!

In this special crash out episode, we begin with the epic career crash out Ari had when a bad night of performance happened with someone important in the audience. This forays into a new year long goal of Ari living like their future self for a year, which includes  not being friends with anyone who thinks they’re untalented for a year (weird? Great? You decide!).Olivia shares her own crash out story and how she wish she handled it differently, and then we get reallll specific on what would make us happy.If you’re in the dark place right now - this is the episode for you. And remember: the dark place doesn’t last forever. The light will always break free.We love you,SPODABeautiful music by: Doug HarveyFollow us @spodapodEmail us at [email protected]

In an uncharacteristically short intro, Olivia and Ari touch on last episode's spiritual practice, Keara's "finding God in the small moments." There will be a much longer episode released next week about Keara's practice and how it helped both Ari and Olivia in separate career spirals.The interview is with head writer and story editor Jeff D'Elia. He touches on being guided by his inner child, how he emerged from his 2 year slump, things he's learned about being a Hollywood writer, the spiritual affirmations his mom put on his shower wall, being baptized in the Christian faith as an adult, and more. Follow Jeff @jt_deliaFollow us @spodapodEmail us at [email protected] us all of your thoughts!Beautiful music by Doug Harvey.

On this episode of SPODA, Ari and Olivia talk about Samantha Barrios' practice of daily journaling and how some spiritual practices are for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. We also discuss how Lion's Gates Portal (August 8th) went this year, and the magic of helping others. Then we bring on our first stunt performer on the pod, Keara Maryn. We talk about her journey from navigating the dance industry to finding her true passion of stunt performing and all the stops she made along the way. We discuss her ever continuing understanding of her own spirituality and how she finds God in a cup of coffee and the people she surrounds herself with. Follow the kick ass Keara at @keara.maryn*The subject of depression and self punishment are talked on this episode*If you've been trying on these spiritual practices with let us know!Email: [email protected]:@spodapodHosted by Ari Hader and Olivia SpirzBeautiful music by Doug Harvey

This episode starts with Olivia and Ari talking about Jake Elitzer's spiritual practice from last episode that they tried on for size, asking "is it true? Is it absolutely true?" in moments of doubt. Then Ari opens up (and hyperbolizes) about being one of the older cast members in the show she's doing. Olivia and Ari agree to a fun challenge of manifesting something for each other.Then we get into the episode with our guest, Samantha Barrios, who is so full of joy and also very strong in her faith. We discuss getting re-aligned, treating an artist's life as though it is the "actor excursion package," fear of success, death and visits from loved ones departed, almost becoming a nun(!) and so much more. Honestly, we tried to edit this so that it would be shorter but it's all gold so we couldn't.Beautiful Music by: Doug HarveyFollow us @spodapod and email us how your spiritual practices are going at [email protected] Samantha Barrios @tsamanthab and at SamanthaBarrios.com

We start with an intro where Olivia and Ari talk about Dr. Tanu's nature awareness practice from the last episode, which includes a very funny/terrifying story about a rat. We also analyze Ari's tendency to cry easily, and Love Island is referenced liberally.Our actual interview (beginning around the 20 minute mark) is with Jake Elitzer. We talk about his Jewish roots, his experience with medicinal psilocybin, his struggle to receive love, and how being disabled has affected his artistic journey. It's an emotional ride, but one filled with insights and a unique perspective. Hopefully by the end, Jake Elitzer is a little less mysterious to you.Things We Talk About In This Episode:The book Jake mentions with the questions "Is it true? Is it absolutely true?" is "Loving What Is" by Byron KatieShakespeare Forum: https://www.theshakespeareforum.org/Our email address so you can tell Ari how you feel about Amaya from Love Island (or do the practices with us! Even better!): [email protected] us on IG: @spodapodHosted by Olivia Spirz and Ari HaderBeautiful music by Doug Harvey

In this Episode Ari and Olivia discuss Doug's spiritual practice of volunteering and implementing it in their everyday lives. Olivia opens up about her show coming to an end and Ari discusses her growth and the new process she practiced when she got a big guest star audition! Then we bring in our guest, the magical and calming Dr. Tanushree Verma! She breaks down the new study of Ecological psychology. We also discuss Hinduism, Tanushree's experience at a week long silent retreat, and her lifetime connection with nature.Beautiful music by: Doug HarveyFollow us @spodapodEmail us insights and developments of your own! [email protected] Dr. Tanushree Verma @Wormtea.community and @t.wormzCheck out Tanushree's website to join her community! :)www.wormteacommunity.com 

This episode starts with an Ari and Olivia Original Chat involving a medium-sized career breakdown and recovery, and Ari's continuing forgiveness practice discoveries.Then we bring on our delightful and hilarious and wonderful guest, Doug Harvey, to have an honest and insightful chat about his artistic and spiritual journeys, dealing with the passing of his Dad, the multiverse, eclipses, being in a long-distance marriage, and how nirvana might just be an In and Out Burger.You can follow Doug @_doug_harvey_ and you can follow us @spodapod!Also, we have an email address now (we fancy) where you can send us voice memos or notes about the show! Feel free to try out the spiritual practices with us, and send us a note about your experience. Our email is: [email protected] for listening!Beautiful music by our guest Doug HarveyHosted by Olivia Spirz and Ari Hader

This episode kicks off with a juicy Ari and Olivia tea time about our latest spiritual practice assignment from Philip Rossi's episode (and how Olivia's throat chakra may need some serious help- send us a chakra specialist!!), how the podcast has changed us, some new hobbies, and some new thoughts (cough: complaints) about this nutso-bananas industry we're in.Our guest this episode is tarot card reader, writer, and psychic medium Julia Rose Barnett. We dig into all things mystical: spirit guides, spirit sightings, past lives, and more. Follow Julia Rose @healwithrose. And follow us @spodapod!Beautiful music by: Doug Harvey

In this funny, honest, and free-flow interview, we delve into Philip's Catholicism and how it supports, and sometimes does not support, his life as an actor. Philip's truthfulness about his struggle to be an artist when he feels like God is only giving him crumbs (instead of the whole cookie) is something we think a lot of people will be able to resonate with and relate to.Beautiful music by: Doug Harvey(No cookies were harmed in the making of this episode :) Hosted by Ari Hader and Olivia Spirz. Follow us on IG @spodapod !

In this episode, Kate Nienhauser gets really raw about her journey into sobreity, coming out as gay, and how her spirituality deepens the more she gets to know herself.Beautiful music by Doug HarveyHosted by Ari Hader and Olivia Spirz. Follow us on IG @spodapod !

On this Episode of Spiritual Practices of the Disgruntled Artist, we talk to Grant Jossi! Grant is a writer on the newly announced Avatar show, Seven Havens. We talk to him about how breaking a sweat helps him crack a scene, his relationship to the industry and how he maintains a healthy state of mind. Music by Doug Harvey

In our very first episode, we explain the concept of the podcast and explore each other's spiritual practices and spiritual history. Next episode we'll have on our first guest!Beautiful music composed and performed by Doug Harvey