The Illuminate Podcast Episode Archive

Episode 171 – Johanna Garton: Author, Runner, and more!

Dec 11th, 2024

Johanna Garton began running on the dirt roads surrounding her family’s farmhouse in Wisconsin at age seven. She continued through college, where she competed for Syracuse University as a walk-on. She’s run more than twenty marathons, including five finishes at the Boston Marathon. Johanna’s first book, Awakening East, is the story of the adoption of her … more »

Episode 170 – Dr. Sushma Hallock, The Rainbow Bridge Medium

Nov 13th, 2024

Do you ever wonder what is going on inside your pets mind? Today we talk with Dr. Sushma Hallock, The Rainbow Bridge Medium and her work as an Intuitive Animal Communicator. We discuss what an Animal Communicator is and does, how she got started, intuition, her incredibly impressive background, and life in general. Get in … more »

Episode 169 – Meet “Phoebe” from Friends the Parody Musical!

Oct 2nd, 2024

Want to know what it takes to live out the NYC Acting Dream? In this episode, we talk to singing actor and educator, Hannah Thompson as she shares her journey from high school choir to “Phoebe” in the off-broadway Friends, the Parody Musical. Follow The Illuminate Podcast: Illuminate Podcast on Instagram Illuminate Podcast on Twitter … more »

Episode 168 – Writing for Musicals with Assaf Gleizner

Sep 4th, 2024

What does 90210, Friends, and the Office have in common? Today’s guest, Assaf Gleizner, was part of the creative team that turned them into parody musicals! In this episode (a rebroadcast from The Illuminate Pod), Assaf shares the musical journey that lead to writing musicals – and a ton of fun stories along the way! … more »

Episode 166: Midyear musings with your hosts

Jul 3rd, 2024

In this episode, we take you behind the scenes into our monthly planning meeting. We talk about reasons why we host Illuminate, some of the future guests we have lined up, and what is going on in our lives, as well as stray off on several tangents as good friends do. So happy to have … more »

REPOST Episode 161 – (Tony Award Winner for Best Musical, “The Outsiders”) Producer Cristina Vivenzio and From Idea to Broadway!

Jun 17th, 2024

With the 77th Tonys airing last night, we couldn’t be more stoked for recent Illuminate guest, Cristina Vivenzio, a producer whose show just won the Tony for Best Musical (and Best Director and Best Lighting Design)! Not just any show, this one is based off of the well loved and still taught book, “The Outsiders.” … more »

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