Storytelling Clubhouse

Helenna Santos
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“For storytellers and story lovers”. Storytelling Clubhouse is a weekly podcast featuring creatives and storytellers in a variety of fields and vocations. This is truly meant to be a love letter to storytelling in all of its forms and the people who bring those stories to life. ⁠w: storytellingclubhouse.com⁠ e: helenna@storytellingclubhous.com ig: @StorytellingClubhouse

  1. Ep 17 - "The best antidote to fear and doubt is to just keep going." with Stephanie Izsak

    11/24/2025

    Ep 17 - "The best antidote to fear and doubt is to just keep going." with Stephanie Izsak

    Vancouver-based director, writer, and actor Stephanie Izsak and Helenna talk about the horror genre, adding more creative career tools to her toolkit, her 3 short films featured for our 2025 book + film club, the importance of coffee, and so much more... Stephanie's IG: ⁠⁠@stephanie_at_the_movies Stephanie's website: stephanieizsak.com _________ email Helenna at: helenna@storytellingclubhouse.com follow us on IG at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @storytellingclubhouse ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow Helenna at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@helennamsantos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ join our book + film club at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠storytellingclubhouse.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our advertisers/friends/sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠D Studios Productions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reading Glasses Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reading Smut ⁠⁠

    53 min
  2. Ep 16 - Art for a Better World with Celine Parreñas Shimizu

    11/10/2025

    Ep 16 - Art for a Better World with Celine Parreñas Shimizu

    Helenna goes "back to school" in this conversation with Celine Parreñas Shimizu, the new Dean of UCLA Theater, Film and Television and the highest-ranking Filipina American woman in the UC system.  "So To Speak" film website: ⁠sotospeakfilm.com Dean Celine’s IG: ⁠@uclatftdean _________ email Helenna at: helenna@storytellingclubhouse.com follow us on IG at:⁠⁠⁠⁠ @storytellingclubhouse ⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow Helenna at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@helennamsantos⁠⁠⁠⁠ join our book + film club at ⁠⁠⁠⁠storytellingclubhouse.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our advertisers/friends/sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠D Studios Productions⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reading Glasses Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reading Smut ⁠⁠

    48 min
  3. Ep 15 - Being a "VICTIM" w/ author Andrew Boryga

    10/27/2025

    Ep 15 - Being a "VICTIM" w/ author Andrew Boryga

    Helenna and author Andrew Boryga talk about his novel “Victim” and do a deep dive into their lived experiences regarding “mining trauma”, questioning what authenticity even means, and Andrew’s personal creative process.  Andrew’s website: andrewboryga.com  Andrew’s IG: @borywrites Andrew’s Substack: DWELL _________ email Helenna at: helenna@storytellingclubhouse.com follow us on IG at:⁠⁠⁠ @storytellingclubhouse ⁠⁠⁠ follow Helenna at: ⁠⁠⁠@helennamsantos⁠⁠⁠ join our book + film club at ⁠⁠⁠storytellingclubhouse.com⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our advertisers/friends/sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠D Studios Productions⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠Reading Glasses Podcast⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠Reading Smut ⁠⁠

    49 min
  4. Ep 14 - What is Wattpad? w/ Head of Content Alessandra Ferreri

    10/12/2025

    Ep 14 - What is Wattpad? w/ Head of Content Alessandra Ferreri

    Helenna learns all about Wattpad from their Head of Content, Alessandra Ferreri. What is Wattpad you ask? Listen in to find out!  ABOUT ALESSANDRA:  Alessandra Ferreri is the Head of Content at Wattpad, a leading global webnovel platform and storytelling community from WEBTOON Entertainment.  With nearly a decade spent accumulating her “fan-thropological” understanding of online communities and their evolving appetite for stories, she specializes in balancing both the art and science of uncovering adaptation hits on Wattpad for screens and bookshelves around the world. Previously, Ferreri was the VP of Content at Wattpad WEBTOON Studios, an integrated studio and publishing business from WEBTOON Entertainment that has introduced webcomics and webnovels to new entertainment audiences around the world. _____  Check out Wattpad HERE: https://www.wattpad.com/  and on IG: @wattpad https://www.instagram.com/wattpad/  _________ email Helenna at: helenna@storytellingclubhouse.com follow us on IG at:⁠⁠⁠ @storytellingclubhouse ⁠⁠⁠ follow Helenna at: ⁠⁠⁠@helennamsantos⁠⁠⁠ join our book + film club at ⁠⁠⁠storytellingclubhouse.com⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our advertisers/friends/sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠D Studios Productions⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠Reading Glasses Podcast⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠Reading Smut ⁠⁠

    39 min
  5. Ep 13 - How We Made a Micro-budget Movie w/ Alexandra Boylan & Helenna Santos

    09/29/2025

    Ep 13 - How We Made a Micro-budget Movie w/ Alexandra Boylan & Helenna Santos

    Helenna Santos and Alexandra Boylan spill all the tea on how they made "At Your Own Risk" for only $5,000 ALL IN. Now, ten years later, that film made it onto the "most popular" list of movies on TUBI. This is one that filmmakers do not want to miss! ______ Watch "At Your Own Risk" on TUBI HERE. Watch the trailer HERE. ______ Check out Alexandra's indie filmmaking class/Producer's mentorship program HERE. Follow Alexandra on IG at @alexandramboylan _________ email Helenna at: helenna@storytellingclubhouse.com follow us on IG at:⁠⁠ @storytellingclubhouse ⁠⁠ follow Helenna at: ⁠⁠@helennamsantos⁠⁠ join our book + film club at ⁠⁠storytellingclubhouse.com⁠⁠ Thank you to our advertisers/friends/sponsors: ⁠⁠D Studios Productions⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Reading Glasses Podcast⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠Reading Smut ⁠

    1h 11m
  6. Ep 12 - BONUS - What is “Audrey Is All Alone”?

    09/16/2025 ·  Bonus

    Ep 12 - BONUS - What is “Audrey Is All Alone”?

    A quick bonus episode to introduce to you "Audrey Is All Alone" from our host Helenna Santos. Find "Audrey Is All Alone" exclusively on Amazon worldwide, and visit AudreyIsAllAlone.com for more info! _____________________ email Helenna at: helenna@storytellingclubhouse.com follow us on IG at:⁠⁠⁠⁠ @storytellingclubhouse ⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow Helenna at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@helennamsantos⁠⁠⁠⁠ join our book + film club at ⁠⁠⁠⁠storytellingclubhouse.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our advertisers/friends/sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠D Studios Productions⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reading Glasses Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reading Smut ⁠

    7 min
  7. Ep 11 - Creative Expansiveness & Sparkling Happiness w/ author Olivia Muenter

    08/25/2025

    Ep 11 - Creative Expansiveness & Sparkling Happiness w/ author Olivia Muenter

    Author and Bad on Paper podcast co-host Olivia Muenter sits down with Helenna to talk about her journey from fashion & beauty editor, to influencer, to author, and the way cultural and societal beauty standards have played into her experiences. They also discuss Olivia's bestselling book “Such A Bad Influence” and her upcoming novel “Little One”. LINKS: Olivia’s Website: oliviamuenter.com Olivia’s IG: @oliviamuenter Olivia’s Substack: oliviamuenter.substack.com “Little One”: order via any place you find books!  “Such A Bad Influence”: ditto!  Bad on Paper podcast: badonpaperpodcast.com _________ email Helenna at: helenna@storytellingclubhouse.com follow us on IG at:⁠⁠⁠⁠ @storytellingclubhouse ⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow Helenna at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@helennamsantos⁠⁠⁠⁠ join our book + film club at ⁠⁠⁠⁠storytellingclubhouse.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our advertisers/friends/sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠D Studios Productions⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reading Glasses Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reading Smut ⁠

    56 min
  8. Ep 10 - Joy in Life's Simple Pleasures w/ "Saving Face" actress Lynn Chen

    08/18/2025

    Ep 10 - Joy in Life's Simple Pleasures w/ "Saving Face" actress Lynn Chen

    Helenna sits down for some coffee &  tea (literally and figuratively), in this frank conversation about career, life, aging, and the wisdom that comes with 2 decades in the entertainment industry with actor and filmmaker Lynn Chen. Lynn stars in “Saving Face” (2004) which was the Storytelling Clubhouse film club pick for August. The film just had it’s 20 year anniversary of release and it was also recently added to the prestigious Criterion Collection.  LINKS: Lynn’s Website: lynnchen.com  GenX Taste: genxtaste.substack.com Watch "Saving Face": find a viewing platform email Helenna at: helenna@storytellingclubhouse.com follow us on IG at:⁠⁠⁠⁠ @storytellingclubhouse ⁠⁠⁠⁠ follow Helenna at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@helennamsantos⁠⁠⁠⁠ join our book + film club at ⁠⁠⁠⁠storytellingclubhouse.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our advertisers/friends/sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠D Studios Productions⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reading Glasses Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reading Smut ⁠

    47 min
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“For storytellers and story lovers”. Storytelling Clubhouse is a weekly podcast featuring creatives and storytellers in a variety of fields and vocations. This is truly meant to be a love letter to storytelling in all of its forms and the people who bring those stories to life. ⁠w: storytellingclubhouse.com⁠ e: helenna@storytellingclubhous.com ig: @StorytellingClubhouse

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  • Creator
    Helenna Santos
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    18
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    © Helenna Santos
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