All Episodes

177 - Piff the Magic Dragon on How You Turn 20 Minutes Into 90

176 - Artifact - Jay Gilligan talks creating a show with Erik Aaberg

175 - What if Money was no Object? With Jay GIlligan - Malmö Conversation 3 of 4

174 - How A Magician Builds A Full Theater World - Malin Nilsson 2 of 2

173 - Malin Nilsson - Why Art Still Matters when the World is on Fire - 1 of 2

172 - Building Real Connections With A Crowd - Jay Gilligan - Malmö Conversations 2 of 4

171 - Rolling Balls And Facing Mortality with Jay Gilligan & Captain Frodo- Malmö Conversations 1 of 4

170 - Juggling Tango with Menno Van Dyke - Part 2 of 2

169 - Menno Van Dyke Juggler and artistic director of Circusstaad - Part 1 of 2

168 - Art in the Brain with Captain Frodo

167 - Comedy, Character & the Fakir Academy - the Headmaster of Pain Håvve Fjell part 2 of 2

166 - The Headmaster of Pain Håvve Fjell Part 1 of 2

165 - A Philosophical Map Of Showmanship - A live talk about my upcoming book

164 - Redefining Progress with Jack Denger Part 2 of 2

163 - Redefining Progress with Jack Denger part 1 of 2

162 - How Artists Edit Reality To Tell Emotional Truths with Ivar Hackscher, Jay Gilligan & Frodo

161 - Folk Circus is Real Showmanship with Jay Gilligan & Captain Frodo

160 - From Poolside Jam to Cabaret Juggernaut with Paul Dabek & Captain Frodo

159 - The Paradoxes of Juggling - Michael Staroseletsky & Niels Duinker Publishing

158 - Jesus, Bananas, And Baby Unicorns Walk Into A Church w Clay Hillman & Captain Frodo

157 - Serious Play and The Road To Joy with Clay Hillman

156 - Ringling Trains, Three Rings, And The Craft Of Comedy with Adam Kuchler

155 - Chainsaws, Pumpkins, And Philosophy w JellyBoy the Clown

154 - What Creates Stage Presence w Jay Gilligan & Frodo part 2 of 2

153 - Stage Presence Demystified w Jay Gilligan & Captain Frodo part 1 of 2

152 - Magic, Originality, and the Burden of Knowledge with Nick Difatte

151 - Creating Your Own Voice in a World of Borrowed Tricks with Nick Diffatte

150 - Antje Pode: Kicking Suitcases & other Acts of Innovation

149 - Suitcases, Bears, and Train Journeys: A Foot Juggler's Tale with Antje Pode

148 - Play is the Way (Showmanship & Play 30 of 30)

147 - Imagination at the Heart of Reality (Showmanship & Play 29 of 30)

146 - Unleashing Your Inner Showman (Showmanship & Play 28 of 30)

145 - Is Your Life Missing a Dose of Pure Purposelessness? (Showmanship & Play 27 of 30)

144 - Toilet Plunger Aliens and the Value of Effortless Attention (Showmanship & Play 26 of 30)

143 - The Metaphorical Showman: Connecting Performance to Play (Showmanship & Play 25 of 30)

142 - Alive! On the Inside - Carnival Wonders and the Essence of Showmanship (Showmanship & Play 24 of 30)

141 - The Sacred Art of Play (Showmanship & Play 23 of 30)

140 - Play Reveals the True Nature of Existence (Showmanship & Play 22 of 30)

139 - Redefining Seriousness (Showmanship & Play 21 of 30)

138 - Play for a Living: Finding Joy in Your Work (Showmanship & Play 20 of 30)

137 - Serious Play (Showmanship & Play 19 of 30)

136 - The Games We Play - with Chris Canfield

135 - Juggling the Past, Present, and Future with Niels Duinker & Captain Frodo

134 - Circus Church: When Performance Becomes a Spiritual Experience - Jay Gilligan & Captain Frodo explore Cirque’s first Vegas show 4 of 4

133 - Does Meeting Your Heroes Kill the Mystery? Jay Gilligan & Captain Frodo explores Cirque du Soleil's first Las Vegas show. part 3 of 4

132 - Mystere Unveiled: Exploring the Art of Cirque - Jay Gilligan & Captain Frodo explores Cirque du Soleil's first Las Vegas show 2 of 4

131 - How Mystère Reinvented Circus for Las Vegas: A True Tale - Jay Gilligan & Captain Frodo explores Cirque du Soleil's first Las Vegas show 1 of 4

130 - Freak Shows: From Sideshow Curiosities to Modern Media Spectacles with Anna Maria Sienicka - Part 4 of 4

129 - Beyond Spectacle: The Art and Philosophy of Freak Shows with Anna Maria Sienicka 3 of 4

128 - Reimagining Reality through the Freak Show Lens - Philosophy & Freakshow with Anna Maria Sienicka 2 of 4

127 - Beyond Monsters: Philosophy & Freakshow with Anna Maria Sienicka - 1 of 4

126 - We are the Children pt 2 of 2 (Showmanship & Play 18 of 30)

125 - We are the Children pt 1 of 2 (Showmanship & Play 17 of 30)

124 - On the Value of Art with Jay Gilligan (Unpacking PLAY episode 110 & 111)

123 - Innovative Expressions Through Play and Imagination with Jay Gilligan (unpacking PLAY episode 109)

122 - Hold Your Ideas Lightly with Jay Gilligan (Unpacking PLAY episode 107)

121 - Further SECRETS!!! with Nick Difatte part 2 of 2

120 - SECRETS!!! with Nick Difatte (part 1 of 2)

119 - Love as Origin of Play pt 2 of 2 (Showmanship & Play 16)

118 - Father & Showman - Reflections on my Evolving Relationship with my Daughter

117 - Love as Origin of Play pt 1 of 2 - What we Have to do VS What we Choose to do (Showmanship & Play 15)

116 - Jay & Frodo How to Play in Performance - (Unpacking episodes 103 & 104)

115 - Why Are We Born so Helpless (Showmanship & Play 14)

114 - Play as Self Creation (Showmanship & Play 13)

113 - Nick Difatte & Audience Volunteers

112 - How Play Manifests in the World pt 2 of 2 (Showmanship & Play 12)

111 - How Play Manifests in the World pt 1 of 2 (Showmanship & Play 11)

110 - the Play Instinct (Showmanship & Play 10)

109 - Unpacking Play pt 2 (Showmanship & Play 9)

108 - Memoirs of a Coney Island Clown w Jellyboy the Clown

107 - Unpacking Play pt 1 (Showmanship & Play 8 of 30)

106 - Active Practice w Jay Gilligan (unpacking episode 96 & 98)

105 - Don't Be Afraid to be Modern with the Birdmann Trent Baumann

104 - Play in 5 Easy Steps (Showmanship & Play 7 of 30)

103 - What is Play (Showmanship & Play 6 of 30)

102 - Jay Gilligan Questions Showmanship & Play episode by 2 (Unpacking episode 95)

101 - Connect & Play - (Showmanship & Play 5 of 30)

100 - the Clown and the New World - epic poem audio extravaganza

99 - Jay Gilligan Questions Showmanship & Play episode 1 (Unpacking episode 94)

98 - the Nature of Shows & Geometry - (Showmanship & Play 4 of 30)

97 - Back in Las Vegas, now with Cirque du Soleil - Birthday Ramble

96 - How to See through the Lens of Showmanship - (Showmanship & Play 3 of 30)

95 - the Inner Ear Bone of Showmanship - (Showmanship & Play 2 of 30)

94 - Showmanship & Play - Introduction (S&P 1 of 30)

93 - Clarity of Expression makes you a better Artist - Jay Gilligan and Frodo - pt 2 of 2

92 - Making Ideas Concrete by Making Choices - Jay Gilligan and Frodo - pt 1 of 2.m4a

91 - The Importance of Intention - Ivar Hacksher, Jay Gilligan & Frodo -pt 2 of 2

90 - Freedom to Make Choices - Ivar Hacksher, Jay Gilligan & Frodo - pt 1 of 2

89 - the One Being Educated is YOU - Jay Gilligan, Ivar Hacksher, Erik Åberg & Your Truly - Pt 2 of 2

88 - Listening is the Art of Life - Jay Gilligan, Ivar Hacksher, Erik Åberg & Captain Frodo - pt 1 of 2.m4a

87 - Mac King - Las Vegas Legend - 2 of 2

86 - Mac King - The Structure of a Masterful Magic Show - 1 of 2

85 - Erik Åberg - Expanding Our Artistic Practice - part 2 of 2

84 - Erik Åberg: Asking Big Questions through Juggling - Part 1 of 2

83 - Another Sunset pt 3 of 3 - The Show

82 - Another Sunset pt 2 of 3 - Juggling in an art gallery with props you've made

81 - Another Sunset - Jay Gilligan - A Ten Year Long Process pt 1 of 3

80 - Meet Marvelous Mario the Maker Magician, an exploration of Authenticity

79 - Jay Gilligan - Process and not having time for Everything - Stockholm Kitchen Conversation 2of2

78 - Jay Gilligan - Making your show valuable - Stockholm kitchen Conversations 1of2

77 - What's the spirit of Circus & much more with Garreth Bjaaland pt 2 of 2

76 - Laughing in the Face of Death & other matters of importance with Garreth Bjaaland pt 1 of 2

75 - What's your Gift to the Audience - Talking with Tom Greder pt 2 of 2

74 - Choices, Road's Taken and Not - Talking with Tom Greder pt 1 of 2

73 - Captain Frodo's Secret Approach to Creation - Helsinki Conversations pt 3 of 3

72 - Presentation and Character - Helsinki Conversations w Jay Gilligan part 2 of 3

71 - Magic, Character & Dani DaOrtiz - the Helsinki Conversations with Jay Gilligan pt 1 of 3

70 - 3rd annual Birthday Ramble

69 - the Ingredients of Comedy pt 3 the Final Ingredients - a conversation with Gareth Bjaaland

68 - the Ingredients of Comedy pt 2 The First Ingredients - with Gareth Bjaaland

67 - the Ingredients of Comedy pt 1 - a Conversation with Gareth Bjaaland

66 - Understanding Skill Based Acts - Conversations With Jay Gilligan

65 - Jay Gilligan & Frodo - Reflections on Realising REFLEX

64 - Creating New Realities - theWay 35

63 - Shows Made us Human - theWay 34

62 - the Showman's Two Homes - theWay33

61 - Exclusively Human? - theWay 32

60 - the Show: a Creation Story - theWay 31

59 - Transforming Time into Showtime. - theWay 30

58 - Transforming Your Audience's Attention - 29 theWay

57 - the Murder of Mystery - A Showman's Guild Story

56 - Curator of Time and Attention - theWay 28

55 - A One Man Circus, a conversation about creation with Morgan James

54 - Attention Creates Your Reality - theWay 27

53 - Understanding Attention - theWay 26

52 - Foreplay at the Theatre - theWay 25

51 - the Art of Entertainment - theWay 24

50 - Art OR Entertainment? - theWay 23

49 - Reverence and Relationships - theWay 22

48 - Check Your Attitude - theWay 21

47 - Understanding the Audience - theWay 20

46 - Our Responsibility - theWay 19

45 - Looking with Cooperative Eyes - theWay 18

44 - the One who Faces the Other Way - the Way 17

43 - Novelty & Cosmic Considerations - theWay 16

42 - the Way and the Universe - Poetic Mind Expansion

41 - A Year of Creation w Jay Gilligan

40 - Who is the ShowMan - theWay15

39 - Finding Your Calling - theWay14

38 - the Eye in the Triangle - the Way:13

37 - REFLEX: On Creative Process and collaborating with Jay Gilligan

36 - the Geometry of Showmanship - theWay:12

35 - the Anatomy of Showmanship - theWay:11

34 - the Flowing Bedrock of Showmanship - theWay:10

33 - The Anatomy of Shows - theWay:9

32 - A Human Map to Guide Creation - theWay:8

31 - Inspiration - theWay:7

30 - Inner and Outer Exoloration - theWay:6

29 - a Life and a Living - theWay:5

28 - the Frontier of Authenticity - theWay:4

27 - A Campfire by the Wayside - a personal catch-up

26 - the Secrets of ShowMan - theWay:3

25 - What is the Way? This is the Way - theWay:2

24 - Introducing the Way - theWay:1

23 - Riffing on my Artistic Process

22- Pandemic Birthday Ramble

21 - Captain of the ShowmanShip - Poetic Audio-play S1 Finale

20 - Homesick for Shows (or: how plague made me homeless)

19 - Seeing Through Illusion (Mystery & Science)

18 - Suckers Are Born Every Minute

17 - Carny Wise at the Social Media Circus

16 - As If! We CAN Change the World.

15 - the Imaginary Circus

14 - the Kingdom of Childhood

13 - Get Into It (Secret Doorway)

12 - Strange Loops

11 - Sexual Selection of Carnival Attractions

10 - the Carny & the Circus Princess

9 - Mythopoetic Carnival

8 - Where's My Art?

7 - the Showbiz Devil

6 - the Soul Spectacle

5 - In Defence of Children

4 - Clowns & Truth

3 - Secret Knowledge

2 - Welcome to the New World

1 - the Day Showbiz Died

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