Authenticated

Kate McLeod

The podcast for diverse, in-depth discussions around the creative conscious™ of creative thinkers. Join creative entrepreneur Kate McLeod as she examples in conversation, the path for authentically optimized creative patterns of thinking with other innovative creative thinkers. The result: an array of tools for listeners who want to habitualize their creative conscious™ or just take their creative thinking to the brain gym for about an hour. Get ready to get introspective, creative and expansive with the latest episode of Authenticated.  

  1. hace 5 días

    Documenting as a Witness w/ Berman Fenelus

    On the latest episode of "Authenticated," Kate hosts NY Emmy-winning storyteller, director, cinematographer, and photographer Berman Fenelus (Have a nICE day, Kojo, Privilege, Lana, PSA Spell It Out) to ask for his thoughts on bearing witness through a lens, and what it costs to tell a story you're drawn to entirely on your own terms.   NOTE: At the time of the recording, Berman was fresh off shooting Have a nICE day, a one-take short film about an ICE raid that he wrote within two days of seeing a news story and shot the same weekend New York's first ICE protests broke out, all while starting a self-funded web series with his production company, All Area Crew.   Berman and Kate measure backwards from his path in music and mini DV tapes to two decades of documenting Brooklyn and the ways New York disappears and rebuilds itself anew at a pace we cannot always catch the cadence of in real time. Kate's hunch on why Berman is so drawn to single take shots, illuminates his desire to witness as a storyteller and give his audience same un-curated opportunity to their own witnessing. Berman's investment in creating quick and in depth stories born from topical reactions, serves his case for self-funding your own work instead of waiting on festivals or financiers to say yes.   This episode is an opportunity to reflect on what we choose to document and why. It is a striking example of witnessing in filmmaking, in community, and in the moments you decide are worth giving more permanency for future witnesses.   Show Notes: Berman Fenelus Instagram: @bermanfenelus Berman Fenelus Website Kate McLeod Website Authenticated All Access

  2. 4 ago

    On Joy and The Ice w/ John-Andrew Morrison

    On the latest episode of "Authenticated," Kate hosts Tony-nominated, Lucille Lortel and OBIE Award winning actor John-Andrew Morrison (Oh, Mary!, A Strange Loop) to ask for his thoughts on joy as an active practice, and the cost to choose it.  *At the time of the recording, John-Andrew was back at the Lyceum Theatre where he made his Broadway debut, and then playing Abraham Lincoln in Oh, Mary!.* John-Andrew talks about his gratitude for the rigor of doing a eight shows a week; how that rigor strengthens his professionalism and the discipline of showing up the same way for whoever is going to be "on the ice" with him. They share their joys of language, learning to not live just neck up, and seeing gratitude as evidence that joy can come from.  This episode is an opportunity to reflect on your definition of gratitude and joy. It is a a stunning example of malleability in acting, in life and in your daily habits that feed your attunement to the things supporting you.  Show Notes: John-Andrew Morrison Instagram: @jandymorri  Kate McLeod Website Authenticated All Access

  3. 28 jul

    Context Behind The Camera w/ James Daly

    On the latest episode of "Authenticated," Kate is joined by Director of Photography James Daly. It is a conversation between two well-versed creatives providing context, experience and ambitions from behind the camera. After sharing their expertise on "Opt In: An AI Trilogy" (being released by 6'2 Productions later this year), Kate and James share their thoughts out loud, starting from their working rapport and building into the industry today and what it may hold moving forward.   James Daly's twenty years of camera work, which scales from a 700 square foot apartment shoot to an overnight snowed-in mountaintop shoot, unpacks the difference between the right tool, the best tool, the person operating it and the best questions, and why environment, not equipment, is the deciding factor in what a shoot needs. They play with the future prospect of sourcing agents, the quiet math of who gets credit for a good idea, and what James calls the balance of the "glory cut" of stepping off the industry's rollercoaster and into what could bring more stability. The conversation moves through COVID-era sets, Panavision's unspoken rules, and the vanishing patience for a still frame, closing on James's two non-negotiables on any job: a great final product and everyone getting home safe.   "Context Behind The Camera w/ James Daly" will illuminate further context for any seasoned on-set talent in front of the camera or behind-the-scenes team member. It's a 53-minute listen that will inform those looking to understand the world of production outside of the output or guide those looking for a point of entry into their career as a Director of Photography.  James Daly Instagram @jimbowtie James Daly Website (www.jamesdalydp.com) Kate McLeod Website Authenticated All Access

  4. 21 jul

    An Episode For the Soul on Fear w/ L Morgan Lee

    On the latest episode of "Authenticated," Kate invites on Tony Award®-nominated Broadway actress, director, playwright and artist L Morgan Lee for a creative conversation on fear, and what lives on the journey to getting to the other side of it.  L Morgan spent two decades of her artist's journey proving that a role is never the whole story. She made Tony history as the first openly transgender actor nominated for the award, for a performance in A Strange Loop that also carried her an Obie, a Lucille Lortel nod, and a Drama League nomination. This heartfelt conversation is about the life lived years before the artist resume and awards, the life lived outside of it even now, the rooms that prescribe what you're allowed to be, and the courage it takes to stop believing them.  L Morgan talks about what the recent friction of stepping into a new teaching role illuminated in retrospect for her younger student self, the trap of always feeling the need to do things "right", and the artistic practice of intentionally leaving room for your version of mess. Kate and L Morgan share their perspectives of rejecting the industry's dated narrative of typecasting, the differences between sharing softness and perceiving it as weakness, and why the industry's default of primary focus on one dramatic arc leaves so many rich supporting characters stories unexamined. Kate and L Morgan question the industry standard practices of today, in a thought-provoking manner to uncover what iterations of standard practice could be next.  The warm, experience driven and vulnerable conversation offered by Kate and L Morgan moves through academia past, present and future; Broadway auditions, the particular fear of "what then?" that sets in after getting exactly what you asked for, and gorgeously closes on L Morgan Lee's definition of authenticity: daring to be. Show Notes: L Morgan Lee Website: https://www.lmorganlee.com L Morgan Lee Instagram: @lmorganlee Kate McLeod Website Authenticated All Access

  5. 14 jul

    The Distance Between Identity and Opinion w/ S. Asher Gelman

    On the latest episode of "Authenticated," Kate asks director, choreographer, playwright, producer, and Artistic Director of Midnight Theatricals, S. Asher Gelman what happens when a playwright refuses to give audiences a clear singular opinion on a multidimensional debate topic? Together, in conversation, they get into the details of his process to develop works that present audiences with different facets of a topic to form an opinion for themselves, not as a collective audience, but as individual witnesses to the same presented work.  Asher, the writer and director of Afterglow, Scarlet Dreams, and The Zionist: A Family Storm, offers insight behind the co-building of his theatre company Midnight Theatricals with his partner Stefano Milici, how he's designed his playwriting process around self delegated deadlines that turn into creative midnight writing sessions, and how a decade living in Tel Aviv gave him what he calls a "superpower" for separating the American experience from the human one.  Through this episode, the topic of polyamory peppers examples of hyper commitment and the dimensions of relationships the physical world doesn't always showcase, thoughts of why discomfort is a muscle we're losing are shared, the particular grief that comes with having to barter for empathy and what ignites the creative impetus to make art that generates conversation.  It is a wonderful discussion, devoid of judgement, meant for listeners desiring an hour to reflect on and re-examine what it means to listen, to hear and to have conversations with people holding opposing opinions.  Show Notes: S. Asher Gelman Website: https://www.sashergelman.com S. Asher Gelman Insta: @dancingasher Kate McLeod Website Authenticated All Access

  6. 7 jul

    More Than Society Wants From You w/ Corey Hayes

    On the latest episode of Authenticated, Kate spends a Saturday morning down with Corey Hayes, photographer and creative director at a nonprofit serving people experiencing homelessness, to explore what it actually means to see someone. Corey's work exists in two worlds: behind the lens capturing people whose stories not often offered the space to be told, and on the streets meeting people society has written off. But these worlds are the same world. They're both about witnessing. About creating space for someone to be seen, fully, without condition. They lean into the why's of society not wanting the entirety of our human dimensionality, why men are typically raised to keep their emotions down but bring their force, while women are asked for softness without strength. The themes of living with half of one self, the difference between focusing on what makes us different (fear-based, disqualifying patterns) versus what makes us similar (expansive, requiring opting into growth) laces the whole captured conversation. Their line of exploration examine their shared desire to meet someone exactly where they are, and not where you want them to be. Corey shares stories from his nonprofit work that will break your heart and restore your faith in the same breath. He talks about accepting people while they're actively struggling, the power of believing in someone when they can't believe in themselves, and why curiosity and creative thinking might be the most generous things you can offer another human.   Show Notes Corey Hayes Website Corey Hayes Instagram Kate McLeod Website Authenticated All Access

  7. 30 jun

    Thoughts On Opinion Today w/ Calley N. Anderson

    On the latest episode of "Authenticated," Kate is joined by playwright Calley N. Anderson to explore what it means to hold an opinion in an age that has made having one seemingly easier and simultaneously more dangerous than ever before. Their mutual investment in the internal "why's" of life is the tool they share to dig into the architecture of an opinion: why it can never be separated from lived experience, why ego is the thing standing between a good opinion and a great one, and what it costs us when we confuse fact with the illusion of objectivity.  Kate and Calley lead with their curiosities in the space between the globe and the spin of it, the panopticon and the performance of self, the "hit dog that hollers" and the person who sits quietly in the resounding of what just landed. Their conversation asks what is getting lost as we develop ourselves in public, whether the digital age has made us more seen or just more surveilled, and why the most honest creative act today might be the one you choose not to share. Show Notes: Calley N. Anderson Website Calley N. Anderson Instagram Kate McLeod Website Authenticated All Access

  8. 23 jun

    Authentic Community Building in New York w/ Maggie Wilt

    On the latest episode of Authenticated, Kate welcomes Maggie Wilt, community builder and creative entrepreneur, to talk about what it means to constantly be defining the landscape of belonging. The representation of Maggie's work looks simple on the surface: she photographs beautiful cafes, films moments of intentionally designed welcoming ambiance and defines community by the connection between residents to their local businesses. The underneath of it all, scales a more profound nature - a practice in witnessing, celebrating, and creating space for people to show up (and stay) as themselves. From her initial impulse of seeking beauty to survive trauma, to building community during times when connection felt impossible, to developing a business model focused on integrating new residents into neighborhoods they don't yet know, Maggie reveals how authenticity becomes a beacon amidst the landscape of community. How being yourself doesn't just attract your people; it gives permission for everyone around you to mirror that permission. Maggie and Kate sift through perspectives of what community actually requires in a city designed for isolation, why presence can matter more than you think, how neurodivergence changed their approaches their work, and how the smallest acts of connection can ripple out in ways you'll never fully realize. The conversation of this episode is for anyone who's moved somewhere new and felt lost looking for their starting point. Anyone with a desire to build, but hindered by fear of failure. Someone in the midst of learning that showing up fully, authentically, without performing is your most daring and generous offering to the world. Listen to Maggie discoveries from the gift of witnessing entrepreneurship fail, why a beautiful space nearly always brings tears to her eyes, and how community is a practice you have to keep choosing.   Show Notes to add for Maggie Wilt: website: www.abetterwaycreative.com AbetterwaycreativeA Better Way Creative | For The Love of Local Business instagram: @Maggie_onthemove Instagraminstagram.com/maggie_onthemove/?hl=en Kate McLeod Website Authenticated All Access

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The podcast for diverse, in-depth discussions around the creative conscious™ of creative thinkers. Join creative entrepreneur Kate McLeod as she examples in conversation, the path for authentically optimized creative patterns of thinking with other innovative creative thinkers. The result: an array of tools for listeners who want to habitualize their creative conscious™ or just take their creative thinking to the brain gym for about an hour. Get ready to get introspective, creative and expansive with the latest episode of Authenticated.  

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  • Creador
    Kate McLeod
  • Años de actividad
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodios
    38
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