32 episodes

THE FAILED EXPERIMENT is a weekly podcast hosted by Southern California based DP/cinematographer, Kyle Cowling, along with a guest. 

Each week, in his dining room, Kyle sits down with filmmakers, photographers, musicians, artists, athletes, and individuals from all walks of life to discuss everything from their journey of how they got to where they are today, their goals, accomplishments, failures, mental health, work/life balance and more.

TFE is an open and honest exploration in sincere conversation with a new guest each week, sharing laughs and stories to help us better understand the humanity in all of us.

The Failed Experiment Kyle Cowling

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    • 4.9 • 19 Ratings

THE FAILED EXPERIMENT is a weekly podcast hosted by Southern California based DP/cinematographer, Kyle Cowling, along with a guest. 

Each week, in his dining room, Kyle sits down with filmmakers, photographers, musicians, artists, athletes, and individuals from all walks of life to discuss everything from their journey of how they got to where they are today, their goals, accomplishments, failures, mental health, work/life balance and more.

TFE is an open and honest exploration in sincere conversation with a new guest each week, sharing laughs and stories to help us better understand the humanity in all of us.

    31. Kyle Crabb - Filmmaker

    31. Kyle Crabb - Filmmaker

    A Bakersfield, CA native, Kyle Crabb is a filmmaking within the motocross industry. Most recently, Kyle released his long form passion project on YouTube entitled, YOUNG BLOOD, which highlights the amateur motocross scene. It's a modern twist with old school sensibilities. Essentially, think a modern day version of Mini Warriors. In today's episode with Kyle, we dive into his years growing up in Bakersfield, CA, struggling with a speech impediment, how and why he got into filmmaking, cleaning...

    • 2 hr 8 min
    30. Corey Martin - L.A. County Firefighter

    30. Corey Martin - L.A. County Firefighter

    Originally from the Thousand Oaks, CA area, Corey Martin is a Los Angeles County firefighter who is married with two children. Corey grew up riding and racing motocross with aspirations of racing professionally. However, injuries hindered that goal and, eventually, he found his way to becoming the transport driver for the TLD/Red Bull racing team during their tenure with Honda and KTM.In today's episode, we dive into Corey's early years of racing motocross, the journey to becoming a tra...

    • 3 hr 18 min
    29. Allie Anderson - Stand-Up Comedian

    29. Allie Anderson - Stand-Up Comedian

    Allie Anderson is a stand-up comedian based in Los Angeles, CA. A Las Vegas, NV native, Anderson grew up with a very unique family dynamic that spilled into a very unique academic career where Harry Potter Club was the biggest club on campus. Yes, seriously.Today, we dive into Allie’s upbringing with a father who had wild conspiracy theories and identified as a sovereign citizen, how she eventually found her way to California and comedy, her first time performing comedy and forgetting her set...

    • 2 hr 19 min
    28. Oliver Keenan-Lyu - Musical Composer

    28. Oliver Keenan-Lyu - Musical Composer

    Oliver Keenan-Lyu is a musical composer and audio engineer currently based in Scotland with his wife and son. Oliver has been working as a professional musical composer since 2013, working for brands such as Red Bull, American Honda, Dunkin' Donuts, Jennifer Lopez, Volvo, and more creating music for all kinds of unique projects. However, many may know Keenan-Lyu from his work on The Spectrum Series, which was a docu-series that I directed, shot and edited. Oliver was responsible for almost al...

    • 2 hr 13 min
    27. Ryan Marcus - Filmmaker

    27. Ryan Marcus - Filmmaker

    Ryan Marcus is an award-winning director, filmmaker, and editor based out of the Orange County, CA. Originally with ambitions of becoming a professional skateboarder, Ryan eventually found his way behind the camera and a job at the iconic 411 Video Magazine. After his tenure at 411, Ryan moved onto DVS where he was responsible for one of the most progressive and forward-thinking motocross commercial ever done in the sport entitled, DVS Flux, with the GEICO Honda team. Eventually, Ryan spent 1...

    • 3 hr 18 min
    26. Ryan Holliday - Team Green Kawasaki Team Manager

    26. Ryan Holliday - Team Green Kawasaki Team Manager

    Ryan Holliday is the team manager Team Green Kawasaki. Team Green Kawasaki is the most prestigious amateur support program within the sport of amateur motocross racing. Throughout the decades, Team Green has been responsible for the success of athletes such as Ryan Villopoto, Jeremy McGrath, Ricky Carmichael, James "Bubba" Stewart, Jeff Emig, David Bailey, and more. In today's episode, we dive into Holliday's background: growing up in Pittsburgh, PA, wanting to be a photojournalist while work...

    • 2 hr 47 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
19 Ratings

19 Ratings

racefan! ,

Cool

Came for keefer stayed for the others

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Enjoy

Loved episode two. Need to know what Jordan’s are in Justin’s collection!

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Kyle does a great job along with great guests that give genuine perspectives on what it’s like to be a creative in tough industries. sincere, open, honest conversations that are eye opening, great listen!

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