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This week we interview game designer extraordinaire Jay Domingo who is among many thing the co-creator of the upcoming Mystic Punks Tabletop Roleplaying Game.  Check out there kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/exaltedfuneral/mystic-punks-table-top-roleplaying-game.

We kick off our new studios (you will be able to hear the sound quality difference) with an interview with Timi Conley.  The musician and visual artist who is also the founder of the Athens hallmark event The Wild Rumpus.  Check out Timi's band The Wonderland Rangers at https://wonderlandrangers.bandcamp.com/album/trouble-treasure-pt-3.  It was great talking with Timi and hope you enjoy the episode.

This episode we talk with multi-talented author Brandy Hayes Angel.  Brandy is a local Photographer, Artist, Writer and founder of a non profit, Be the Change-Brandy Angel Foundation, Inc. She is a self proclaimed poster child for ADHD and always has her hands in something new and creative. She was born and raised in Georgia and began a career as a traveling Surgical Technologist in 2000 and traveled and lived all over the US. After the birth of her two daughters she decided to return home to Georgia. Once she returned in 2012 she began focusing on her lifelong love of photography and began building a business that allowed her to work and still stay at home with her young daughters. Since then she has won many awards and her work has been featured and published all over the world. Last year she fulfilled another lifelong goal by self publishing her first book of Poetry, “Wonderings and Wanderings”. Brandy truly believes that everyone has a voice, gift and story worth sharing and by doing so they make the world a better place. She lives her life by following her passions and looks at her nuerodivercity as a super power that helps her see the world from a different perspective that should be shared and hopes she inspires more people to do the same. She believes our only limits are the ones we put on ourselves. She is currently working on her next book and has no plans of slowing down. 


You can learn more about Brandy Hayes Angel at https://www.brandyangelphotography.com/, https://www.bethechangebaf.com/ and find her book at https://amzn.to/4aXrJu6. 

This week we talk with local filmmaker Aaron Strand.  Aaron Strand is a filmmaker, actor, and podcaster based in Atlanta, GA. He graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in drama and has performed Off-Broadway as well as in films and television (NCIS:NOLA, Dynasty, American Soul, Manhunt). Aaron's journey as a writer began in 2009, developing raunchy on-stage spectacles for New York's most notorious nightclub, The Box. Since returning to Georgia in 2013, he has founded Stranded Entertainment, an independent film production company which has produced award winning short films, music videos, and commercials. He has written multiple feature-film scripts that have appeared in acclaimed screenwriting competitions such as the Austin Film Festival and the Atlanta Film Festival. In 2022, Aaron launched “Behind the Slate”, a film history podcast that explores the lives and work of cinema's greatest directors. It has quickly risen to appear in the top-10 on the American film history podcast charts.
You can learn more about Aaron at :  https://www.aaronstrand.net/home

This week we talk with composer Jacob Schoenle.  Jacob is not only a composer but also plays in three bands and teaches at UGA.  Hope you enjoy our conversation.

Jacob Schoenle is an American multi-instrumentalist, music theorist, and composer of chamber and orchestral music. His style prioritizes harmony and rhythmic groove in a way described by colleagues as witty and effective, and draws inspiration from nature, philosophy, and mathematics. His music has been performed around the globe by world-class ensembles including the Mivos Quartet, the icarus Quartet, and the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra.

You can find more about Jacob at https://www.jacobschoenle.com/.

This week we talk with Stephanie Calabrese about her new documentary feature "Unspoken", her love of photography and her other artistic ventures.  It is a great conversation.  
You can find out more about Stephanie Calabrese at
www.stephaniecalabrese.com/

Bio
Stephanie Calabrese is an acclaimed interdisciplinary artist, recognized for her exploration of the human experience and her talent for capturing transformative moments. Her debut documentary feature, "UNSPOKEN," examines racial division within a small southern town. The film garnered recognition at seven U.S. film festivals, earning multiple awards. She is the author of best-selling book "The Art of iPhoneography: A Guide to Mobile Creativity” (first and second editions), and "Lens on Life: Documenting Your World Through Photography.” These books have been translated into multiple languages and have found a global readership. Stephanie's photography and storytelling have been featured in prestigious publications including The New York Times, Time, Forbes, and LIFE. Her work extends to documentary projects for clients including UPS, The Coca-Cola Company, and CARE International. She delivered a TEDx Talk on "Building a Better World, One Picture at a Time." She resides in Monroe, Georgia.