12 episodes

Join actress and creator Mary Kate Wiles (The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, Shipwrecked Comedy) as she chats with her friends in creative fields about their journeys, their struggles, and their experiences.

Dear Old World with Mary Kate Wiles Mary Kate Wiles

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    • 5.0 • 7 Ratings

Join actress and creator Mary Kate Wiles (The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, Shipwrecked Comedy) as she chats with her friends in creative fields about their journeys, their struggles, and their experiences.

    Dear Old World Episode 12 - Choreography and Creation with James Tolbert

    Dear Old World Episode 12 - Choreography and Creation with James Tolbert

    Welcome to Dear Old World, a podcast where I bring on my incredible friends to talk about our creative lives and journeys! This week my guest is the illustrious dancer, singer, actor, and writer James Tolbert, whom you may know as Rip Van Winkle in Shipwrecked Comedy's Headless, or from his various appearances with Team StarKid.. In this interview from April 2021, James shares his experiences traveling the world as a performer on cruise ships, at multiple Disney parks, and of course, his work with StarKid.



    You can hear the rest of this episode and over 35 other interviews on my ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠: http://www.patreon.com/mkwiles

    Follow James ⁠⁠here⁠⁠:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/jwtolb

    Support Shipwrecked Comedy's upcoming project here.



    Dear Old World is recorded and edited by me, Mary Kate Wiles. The music is by Dylan Glatthorn. Thanks to Sophie Lesher for the podcast art.

    • 53 min
    Dear Old World Episode 11 - Independent Filmmaking with Matt Enlow

    Dear Old World Episode 11 - Independent Filmmaking with Matt Enlow

    Welcome to Dear Old World, a podcast where I bring on my incredible friends to talk about our creative lives and journeys! This week my guest is the incredibly accomplished Matt Enlow, whom you may know as the writer/creator of Squaresville⁠. In this interview from March 2022, Matt shares a lot about his experiences in the indie film/web space, we talk about the trials and tribulations of independent producing, and so much more.

    And check out my current Kickstarter for my new travel series, ⁠Hobbit Houses of America⁠, if that sort of thing sounds exciting to you!

    You can hear the rest of this episode and over 35 other interviews on my ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠: http://www.patreon.com/mkwiles

    Follow Matt ⁠⁠here⁠⁠:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/mrmattenlow



    Dear Old World is recorded and edited by me, Mary Kate Wiles. The music is by Dylan Glatthorn. Thanks to Sophie Lesher for the podcast art.

    • 58 min
    Dear Old World Episode 10 - Writing The Lizzie Bennet Diaries with Margaret Dunlap

    Dear Old World Episode 10 - Writing The Lizzie Bennet Diaries with Margaret Dunlap

    Welcome to Dear Old World, a podcast where I bring on my incredible friends to talk about our creative lives and journeys! This week my guest is the lovely Margaret Dunlap, whom you may know as one of the writers on The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. In this interview from July 2020, Margaret and I reminisce about what made that project so special, she shares her advice for aspiring writers, and much more.

    And check out my current Kickstarter for my new travel series, Hobbit Houses of America, if that sort of thing sounds exciting to you!

    You can hear the rest of this episode and over 35 other interviews on my ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠: http://www.patreon.com/mkwiles

    Follow Margaret ⁠here⁠:⁠ https://twitter.com/spyscribe



    Dear Old World is recorded and edited by me, Mary Kate Wiles. The music is by Dylan Glatthorn. Thanks to Sophie Lesher for the podcast art.

    • 1 hr 7 min
    Dear Old World Episode 9 - The Origins of StarKid with Nick Lang

    Dear Old World Episode 9 - The Origins of StarKid with Nick Lang

    Welcome to Dear Old World, a podcast where I bring on my incredible friends to talk about our creative lives and journeys! This week my guest is the prolific Nick Lang. You probably know him as one of the creative minds behind Team Starkid, but you might also know him from a webseries we both appeared in recently by the Tin Can Brothers: Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye. In this interview from October 2020, Nick shares with me what it's like to write with your sibling, his dreams (at that time) for the future of the Hatchetfield shows, and much more. Enjoy!



    You can hear the rest of this episode and over 35 other interviews on my ⁠Patreon⁠: http://www.patreon.com/mkwiles

    Follow Nick here⁠: https://twitter.com/nicklangtweets

    • 1 hr 22 min
    Dear Old World Episode 8 - Producing for Different Mediums with Julia Cho

    Dear Old World Episode 8 - Producing for Different Mediums with Julia Cho

    Welcome to Dear Old World, a podcast where I bring on my incredible friends to talk about our creative lives and journeys! This week my guest is the wonderful Julia Cho. You probably know Julia as Charlotte Lu in The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, but you may also know her from Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story, or her work with her theatre collective here in Los Angeles, Artists at Play. In this interview from September 2022, we discuss the impact the LBD had (or didn't have) on our careers, being producers of theatre and film, and much more. Enjoy!

    You can help Artist at Play fundraise for their next production This Is Not a True Story, and learn more about their mission here: artistsatplay.org/support

    You can hear the rest of this episode and over 30 other interviews on my Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/mkwiles

    Follow Julia here: http://www.instagram.com/thatjuliacho

    • 57 min
    Dear Old World Episode 7 - Creating Content for the Internet with Ginny Di

    Dear Old World Episode 7 - Creating Content for the Internet with Ginny Di

    Welcome to Dear Old World, a podcast where I bring on my incredible friends to talk about our creative lives and journeys! This week my guest is the incredible Ginny Di. You know Ginny as a D&D cosplayer & content creator, but she's also worked with me as an actor in Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story, and she does so much more! We talk about Ginny's journey to being a content creator, dealing with annoying internet comments, how she got into Critical Role, and so much more. This episode was originally recorded in July of 2021.

    You can hear the rest of this episode and 30 other interviews on my Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/mkwiles

    You can also support Ginny on her own Patreon: http://patreon.com/ginnydi

    Follow Ginny here: http://www.instagram.com/itsginnydi

    • 54 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
7 Ratings

7 Ratings

rotaryf ,

Fascinating, fun, and informative

Mary Kate is a great interviewer, and the conversations really dig deeper than most of these types of formats usually do. Highly recommend!

Jaynaneeya ,

Mary Kate Wiles: is there anything she can’t do?

In addition to being a fabulous actress, a dedicated producer, and very kind to her fans, Mary Kate Wiles is also an amazing interviewer. Her conversations with friends in the industry on this podcast are delightful and informative and so fun to listen to!

Outer Space Guy ,

Its great!

MK is very authentic in her podcasts, and she conducts them really well. DOW jumps to the top of my "Up Next" podcast playlist whenever it shows up.

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