Wild At Art The Costons

Asha Basha Duniani is an actress, dancer, and painter. She recently starred as Nia in Synchronicity Theater's 2 women production of In the Continuum in Atlanta.  This is where we pick up her story. We met Asha at the Atlanta Jazz Festival over a game of Bocce and were immediately captivated by this vivacious young actor. We saw her performance of In the Continuum, and the power and magic of her portrayal of Nia, and several other diverse characters, is beyond description. This episode is a back stage pass to what goes on in the mind of a performer, and what drives one to walk out onto that stage, in front of everyone. She says that she lives by Stanislavski’s quote "Love the Art and Not yourself in the Art." Enjoy a heart warming conversation with the one and only... Asha Basha.

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Ellie Krieger is best known for her hit Food Network show “Healthy Appetite,” and as the host and executive producer of the cooking series “Ellie’s Real Good Food” on PBS. Ellie is a New York Times bestselling, IACP and two-time James Beard award winning cookbook author. She writes regular columns for The Washington Post and has also been a columnist for Fine Cooking, Food Network magazines and USA Today. Ellie is also the author of seven cookbooks, her latest being Whole in One: Complete, Healthy Meals in a Single Pot, Skillet or Sheet Pan. Most recently, Ellie has launched 
her own podcast One Real Good Thing that debuted at #8 on Apple Podcast charts. 

Ellie is a registered dietitian and nutritionist who earned her bachelors in clinical nutrition from Cornell University and her masters in nutrition education from Teacher’s College Columbia University. She joins us to talk about her career in the food world, how she carved out her unique niche at the cross roads of food, nutrition, and communications. And she shares her passion for cooking, recipe creation, writing and talking all things food. And most important to the nutrition equation: Taste! Explore food life, with Ellie Krieger, and visit elliekrieger.com for her podcast, great recipes and more.

In this episode we talk to an up and coming band called TopHouse. It’s a four man show featuring Jesse Davis, Joe Larson, William Cook, and Andy LaFavre. Now residing in Nashville, they hail from Montana and their music is a soulful mix of mountains, blue grass, and folk, with Irish undertones. We caught their show at a great Atlanta venue, Smith’s Old Bar, for a sold-out performance. Their hit, Number One is trending on Instagram reels and it seems they have hit a tipping point with the new LP called Campfire Stories. Listen now as we get to know a great band, and great group of guys who are clearly on their way up.

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Leslie Charleville is a one-of-a-kind artist, practicing the 17th century Japanese art form of Gyotaku. Growing up in Louisiana, Leslie was fascinated by the great outdoors where she nurtured an appreciation for the nature of God in nature. She loved hunting and fishing, and honoring the creatures involved. She graduated from LSU with a degree in art, and soon discovered the art form that would merge her sportsmanship with her artistic passion. From a 600lb. tuna to a 13' alligator, Leslie records these natural wonders on canvas, linen, and paper, expressing her artistic vision beautifully, in Gyotaku. Bold and humble, adventurous and artful, meet Leslie Charleville. 

Meet the beautifully recovering Jason Umidi. After being clean and sober for a couple of years it became clear to Jason that he has a talent for writing. As he shared his journey in social media the story evolved into a series of short blog posts. His friend and publisher Michael Albanese (Episode 32) believed that these short reads should be curated into an inspirational book. And so they published "Jesus and Seltzer," one minute reads on addiction, recovery, and hope. Jason says that the book will meet you where you are, with or without faith, with or without hope. One thing is for sure, Jason found solace in discovering himself as a writer. 

New York artist Rachelle Krieger is fresh from her solo show at VOLTA NY, where Susan Eley Fine Art featured her recent paintings and ceramics. Her latest work is called “These In-between Days,” an ongoing series of mixed media paintings and works on paper. Her style is enthusiastic with powerful colors, mainly painted in acrylic and spray paint. We talk about how her art can be inspired by literally everything, including invisible forces. 
 Shout out to Rachelle’s sister, Ellie Krieger for making the introduction. If this podcast is of interest to you it’s likely you will enjoy Ellie’s. It’s titled “One Real Good Thing,” which we help to produce.