Episodes
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Mini-Sode: The Esther/Koester Sequester Fest Part II
It’s been a while! Welcome to the new and improved and completely different Hollywood Fishbowl. It looks like guests are a thing of the past and if we are doing a show, we’re doing it just the two of us. In this episode of the Esther/Koester Sequester Fest, we discuss Covid-19 and how it’s…
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WAM: Heroes In A Half Shell In A Whole Movie!!!
Guests are hard to come by during a global sequester so we’re turning to a classic format - What A Movie(?)! In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, we’re watching the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie! Jesse’s seen it before so he’s out of…
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Potpourri: Landing In LA & Straightening Out With J-John
Arriving in LA wasn’t easy for J-John (like it is for anyone…) and getting on his feet involved a bit more hustle than our average guest. He started his first businesses down in Skid Row and it wasn’t long before legal intervention prevented his enterprises from growing as wide as he’d like....
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Potpourri: The Wisdom of a Childhood Fully-Lived with J-John
J-John is our first guest to be booked by Swinky! J-John is a charmer always ready with a yarn about growing up in the dirty south. His stories are so plentiful that we’ve had to split this conversation into two parts. The first half covers his childhood and time in the foster care system. The...
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Mini-Sode: The Esther/Koester Sequester Fest!
We’re on voluntary lockdown! Won’t you join us? No, really. Please join us. We’d love love it if we all came together (separately, of course) in an effort to slow the spread of Covid-19. In this episode, we talk about what a unique week it’s been, breaking the developments down day by day and the...
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Music: Life In The Mix With Burt Blackarach
Producer and DJ Burt Blackarach grew up in the thick of the Los Angeles music scene and he never really left. The list of people he’s worked with is indeed formidable. It’s so beefy, in fact, that we decided not to list it here because it would just look like we were trying to butter up to…
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Mini-Sode: Parasite In Paradise (Spoilers, obviously...)
Swinky and Jesse have co-hosted co-ghosted with the co-mosted before. In a different life… In a different world… Back in Japan, they produced a movie-review podcast called What A Movie(?). In celebration of Bong Joon-ho taking home Best Picture at The Oscars this year, we’re reviving that old...
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Storytelling: Confessions Of A Dangerous Deer With Megan Rippey
We sat down with actor/dancer/writer/performer Megan Rippey as she was in the process of moving her solo show Deer Woman from the showcase stage of The Whitefire Theatre to The Fringe Festival circuit. Having gotten the nuts-n-bolts perspective of directing the show from Valerie Hager, we were...
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Musicians: Pancakes, Music and Light Conversation with Robert Parker Jr. and Jennifer Foster
The ever-growing network continues to grow! And grow again! If you follow our non-Fishbowl work, you’re already familiar with Robert Parker Jr. and his collaborations with Swinky (at Babylon Cabaret and strolling down the beach). We finally do the deep dive with Robert and midway through the...
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Comedy: Santina Muha Takes Us From The Shores Of Jersey To The Halls of UCB
We’d love to introduce Santina Muha but you likely already know about her from shows like the impossible to spell Spontaneanation, the strangely punctuated Comedy Bang! Bang!, the slightly difficult to spell and slightly strangely punctuated Assscat! and the easy to spell and punctuate One Day At…
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Magic: Excavating Introversion With Tina Lenert
Introverts called to a life-long career of public performance, this episode is for you! Magician/Mime (/many other trades and skills) Tina Lenert identifies as a life-long introvert but is also a career performer. As the conversation unfolds, we discover that she’s not a magician in spite of her...
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Music: Navigating Cultures of Competition With Miss Charity Lockhart
In the history of The Hollywood Fishbowl, this conversation is easily the most likely to never have happened. Swinky first met Miss Charity Lockhart in Korea at a swing festival where the two were booked as co-headliners. While Charity was tearing up the stage and Swinky was contending with some...
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Storytelling: Harnessing The Power Of The Solo Show With Director Valerie Hager
Season 03 Episode 02 Storytelling: Harnessing The Power Of The Solo Show With Director Valerie Hager Recorded on January 16, 2020 Released on January 21, 2020 Episode Duration: 01:17:50 Valerie Hager can be found on www.nakedinalaska.com and www.valeriehager.com. Jesse can be found on Instagram...
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Shhh! Swinky's At Work!
Shhh! Swinky's At Work!
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Happy New Year! We Welcome You With Open Arms, 2020!
NOTES Season 03 Episode 01 Happy American New Year! We Welcome You With Open Arms, 2020! Recorded on January 12, 2020 Released on January 14, 2020 Episode Duration: 00:44:34 Swinky can be found on Twitter & Instagram @swinkymusic and on the web at www.swinkymusic.com. Jesse can be found on...
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The Thrilling Conclusion of The Inaugural Annual 2019 Hollies Woodies Fishies Bowlies!
Season 02 Episode 54 The Thrilling Conclusion of The Inaugural Annual 2019 Hollies Woodies Fishies Bowlies! Released on: December 31, 2019 Episode Duration: 03:08:09 Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
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Silent Moly! Holy Moly! It’s The Holiday Spectacular! PART I
Season 02 Episode 53 Silent Moly! Holy Moly! It’s The Holiday Spectacular! PART I Released on December 28, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:40:58 Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
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Magic - Simone Turkington Is A Tiki Doll Come To Life
NOTES Season 02 Episode 52 Magic - Simone Turkington Is A Tiki Doll Come To Life Recorded on November 30, 2019 Released on December 17, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:17:44 Simone Turkington can be found on Twitter @tikidoll, Instagram @tikidoll and on the web at https://www.magicsimone.com/. Swinky…
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Magic - Hannibal Unpacks The Emotions That Birth The Art
Season 02 Episode 51 Magic - Hannibal Unpacks The Emotions That Birth The Art Recorded on November 21, 2019 Released on December 10, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:51:03 Hannibal can be found on Twitter @magicartist on the web at http://chrishannibal.com/. Swinky can be found on Twitter & Instagram...
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Magic - Cover To Cover With Micah Cover
Season 02 Episode 50 Magic - Cover To Cover With Micah Cover Recorded on November 14, 2019 Released on December 3, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:18:32 Micah The Magician can be found on Twitter @micahcover, Instagram @micahthemagician and on the web at http://micahthemagician.com/. Hollywood Fishbowl...
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Magic - Katrina Kroetch Talks Magic, Juggling, Small Business and So Much More
Season 02 Episode 49 Magic - Katrina Kroetch Talks Magic, Juggling, Small Business and So Much More Recorded on October 28, 2019 Released on November 26, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:39:21 Katrina Kroetch can be found on Twitter @amagicalkatrina, Instagram @themagicalkatrina and on the web at...
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Mini-Sode 002 - The Great Hollywood Settle Continues
NOTES Season 02 Episode 48 Mini-Sode 002 - The Great Hollywood Settle Continues Recorded on November 14, 2019 Released on November 19, 2019 Episode Duration: 00:27:35 Swinky can be found on Twitter & Instagram @swinkymusic and on the web at www.swinkymusic.com. Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on...
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Comedy - Madeline Wager Takes Drip Dry Dracula And Runs With It
Season 02 Episode 46 Comedy - Madeline Wager Drips & Dries Dracula Recorded on October 16, 2019 Released on November 11, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:07:26 Madeline Wager can be found on Twitter @MadelineWager, Instagram @madwages and on the web at www.madelinewager.com. Swinky can be found on...
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Wrestling - Darwin Finch Teaches Vocabulary (Like A True Punk Rock Poindexter)
NOTES Season 02 Episode 45 Wrestling - Darwin Finch Teaches Vocabulary (Like A True Punk Rock Poindexter) Recorded on October 13, 2019 Released on November 5, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:15:11 Darwin Finch can be found on Twitter @darwinfinch3 and Instagram @punkrockpoindexter. Swinky can be found…
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Our First Mini-Sode (miniature episode)!
NOTES Season 02 Episode 44 Our First Mini-Sode (miniature episode)! Recorded on October 6, 2019 Released on October 29, 2019 Episode Duration: 00:24:17 Swinky can be found on Twitter & Instagram @swinkymusic and on the web at www.swinkymusic.com. Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and...
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MWP - Weiko Lin Is Bad At Keeping (Crazy Screenwriting) Secrets To Himself
Season 02 Episode 44 MWP - Weiko Lin Knows That Everyone’s Trying (Because It’s Hard) Recorded on September 29, 2019 Released on October 22, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:27:59 Weiko Lin can be found on Facebook at /weiko and on the web at www.weikolin.com. Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on…
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Comedy - Kristen Studdard Takes Us To The Magical Church Of Michael
Season 02 Episode 43 Comedy - Kristen Studard Takes Us To The Magical Church Of Michael Recorded on September 21, 2019 Released on October 17, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:01:22 Kristen Studard can be found on Twitter & Instagram @kstud and on the web at http://www.hellokristen.com/. Hollywood...
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Comedy - Kristen Does Her Best (And It’s Damn Good)
Season 02 Episode 42 Comedy - Kristen Does Her Best (And It’s Damn Good) Recorded on September 21, 2019 Released on October 15, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:17:56 Kristen Studard can be found on Twitter & Instagram @kstud and on the web at http://www.hellokristen.com/. Hollywood Fishbowl can be…
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Comedy - Ryan Barton Joins Us In Blowing Out The Mics
NOTES Season 02 Episode 41 Comedy - Ryan Barton Joins Us In Blowing Out The Mics Recorded on September 14, 2019 Released on October 8, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:08:22 Ryan Barton can be found on Instagram @rrybrator. Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at...
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Indie Musicians: Phoebe Silva Shreds The Violin For Fun And Profit
Season 02 Episode 40 Indie Musicians: Phoebe Silva Shreds The Violin For Fun And Profit Recorded on June 17, 2019 Released on October 1, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:58:04 Phoebe Silva can be found on Twitter and Instagram @phoeborama. Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter...
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Swinky Got Her Visa!!!
Season 02 Episode 39 Swinky Got Her Visa!!! Recorded on September 22, 2019 Released on September 24, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:33:05 Swinky can be found on Twitter & Instagram @Swinkymusic and on the web at www.swinkymusic.com. Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl...
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Wrestling: Derek Smith Invites Us To Enjoy His Dark Secret Hole
Season 02 Episode 38 Wrestling: Derek Smith Invites Us To Enjoy His Dark Secret Hole Recorded on June 14, 2019 Released on September 17, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:01:16 Wrestling Pro Wrestling can be found on Instagram @wrestlingprowrestling and on the web at...
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Wrestling: Derek Smith Fought In The Great Diabestie Boys Wars
Season 02 Episode 37 Wrestling: Derek Smith Fought In The Great Diabestie Boys Wars Recorded on June 14, 2019 Released on September 17, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:21:33 Wrestling Pro Wrestling can be found on Instagram @wrestlingprowrestling and on the web at...
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Wrestling: Ben Trandem Takes Over The Hollywood Fishbowl
Season 02 Episode 36 Wrestling: Ben Trandem Takes Over The Hollywood Fishbowl Recorded on June 5, 2019 Released on September 12, 2019 Episode Duration: 00:58:27 Wrestling Pro Wrestling can be found on Instagram @wrestlingprowrestling and on the web at...
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Wrestling: Ben Trandem Introduces The World of Wrestling Pro Wrestling
NOTES Season 02 Episode 35 Wrestling: Ben Trandem Introduces The World of Wrestling Pro Wrestling Recorded on June 5, 2019 Released on September 10, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:09:44 Wrestling Pro Wrestling can be found on Instagram @wrestlingprowrestling and on the web at...
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Indie Musicians: Tony Glaser Is The Love Doctor
Season 02 Episode 34 Indie Musicians: Tony Glaser Is The Love Doctor Recorded on July 24, 2019 Released on September 3, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:47:51 Tony Glaser can be found on Instagram @tonyglasermusic and on the web at https://www.tonyglasermusic.com. Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on...
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Comedy: In Which Elizabeth McIrvin Takes Over The Hollywood Fishbowl
NOTES Season 02 Episode 33 Comedy: In Which Elizabeth McIrvin Takes Over The Hollywood Fishbowl Recorded on June 5, 2019 Released on July 11, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:19:09 Elizabeth McIrvin can be found on Instagram @elizabethmcirvin. Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram @HWFishbowl and...
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Comedy: Elizabeth McIrvin Podcasts, Acts, Produces and Comedies
NOTES Season 02 Episode 32 Comedy: Elizabeth McIrvin Podcasts, Acts, Produces and Comedies Recorded on June 5, 2019 Released on July 9, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:15:27 Elizabeth McIrvin can be found on Instagram @elizabethmcirvin. Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram @HWFishbowl and at...
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Journalism: Zon D’Amour Loves Tea, Turns It Down
NOTES Season 02 Episode 31 Journalism: Zon D’Amour Loves Tea, Turns It Down Recorded on August 10, 2018 Released on July 2, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:23:10 Zon D’Amour can be found on Instagram @zondamour and on the web at https://zondamour.com/. Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and...
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Acting: The Yes. No. Maybe. Extravaganza Episode With Raymond-Kym Suttle and Al LaFleur
Season 02 Episode 30 Acting: The Yes. No. Maybe. Extravaganza Episode With Raymond-Kym Suttle and Al LaFleur Recorded on June 21, 2019 Released on June 25, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:28:52 Raymond-Kym Suttle can be found on Instagram @rksuttle. Al LaFleur can be found on Instagram @al_lafleur....
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Storytelling: David & David Take Over The Hollywood Fishbowl
NOTES Season 02 Episode 29 Storytelling: David & David Take Over The Hollywood Fishbowl Recorded on June 7, 2019 Released on June 11, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:02:38 Bulletproof can be found on Twitter @bulletproofscr1, Instagram @bulletproofscript and on the web at...
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Storytelling: David & David Deliver Dual Discussion Directly
David Diamond and David Weissman have written a fair number of movies that made it to the screen. Then, they wrote a book called Bulletproof sharing the wisdom they’ve gained from their shared multi-decade career. And, now? They’re on The Hollywood Fishbowl!
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Comedy: Aaron Ross Takes Over The Hollywood Fishbowl
Season 02 Episode 27 Comedy: Aaron Ross Takes Over The Hollywood Fishbowl Recorded on May 15, 2019 Released on June 6, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:11:00 Aaron Ross can be found on Twitter @whostherossboss, Instagram @whostheross and on the web at https://whostheross.com/. Hollywood Fishbowl can be...
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Comedy: Aaron Ross Is The Comedy Boss
Season 2 Episode 26 Comedy: Aaron Ross Is The Comedy Boss Recorded on May 15, 2019 Released on June 4, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:02:19 Aaron Ross can be found on Twitter @whostherossboss, Instagram @whostheross and on the web at https://whostheross.com/. Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on…
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Poetry: Charles Jensen Takes Over The Hollywood Fishbowl
Season 02 Episode 25 Poetry: Charles Jensen Takes Over The Hollywood Fishbowl Recorded on May 15, 2019 Released on May 30, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:30:58 Charles Jensen can be found on Instagram @charlesjensen and on the web at https://charles-jensen.com/. Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on...
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Poetry: Charles Jensen Is The Self-Proclaimed Last Poet on The Hollywood Fishbowl
NOTES Season 02 Episode 24 Poetry: Charles Jensen Is The Self-Proclaimed Last Poet on The Hollywood Fishbowl Recorded on May 15, 2019 Released on May 28, 2019 Episode Duration: 00:57:19 Charles Jensen can be found on Instagram @charlesjensen and on the web at https://charles-jensen.com/.…
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Burlesque: Miss Spent Youth Takes Over The Hollywood Fishbowl
Season 02 Episode 23 Burlesque: Miss Spent Youth Takes Over The Hollywood Fishbowl Recorded on May 8, 2019 Released on May 16, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:08:02 Marie Ilene can be found on Instagram @ms.spentyouth and on the web at http://www.babyloncabaret.com/. Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on...
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Burlesque: Marie Ilene Miss Spent Her Youth
Season 02 Episode 22 Burlesque - Marie Ilene Miss Spent Her Youth Recorded on May 8, 2019 Released on May 14, 2019 Episode Duration: 01:02:35 Marie Ilene can be found on Instagram @ms.spentyouth and on the web at http://www.babyloncabaret.com/. Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and...
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Comedy: Nicole Feenstra Takes Over The Hollywood Fishbowl
Season 02 Episode 21 Comedy: Nicole Feenstra Takes Over The Hollywood Fishbowl Recorded on April 19, 2019 Released on May 9, 2019 Episode Duration: 00:59:31 Nicole Feenstra can be found on the web at https://www.nicolefeenstra.com/. Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter...
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Comedy: Nicole Feenstra Made A Very Funny Web Series
Season 02 Episode 20 Comedy: Nicole Feenstra Made A Very Funny Web Series Recorded on April 19, 2019 Released on May 7, 2019 Episode Duration: 56:36:15 Nicole Feenstra can be found on the web at https://www.nicolefeenstra.com/. Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl...
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Dreaming of Hollywood? Curious how talent get their foot in the door? The Hollywood Fishbowl is the must-listen podcast for anyone hoping to make a splash (and earn a living) in Los Angeles.
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