The Illuminate Podcast Episode Archive

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 »

Episode 165 – Ayden Behn and fun with playlists

May 29th, 2024

In honor of SCAD graduation, this week we bring you senior and soon to be grad, Ayden Behn! In this conversation, we talk through how Ayden approaches new albums (like the Arianna Grande album from earlier this year) and then we dive into playlists, music, and more! This episode makes me fall even more in … more »

Episode 163 – Laura Stuart: The Weekly Warmup

Apr 10th, 2024

Laura Stuart is an amazing vocal pedagogue who has tapped into a way to bring joy, technique, and self-trust to singing. In this conversation we hear how Laura got into the world of singing and then we dive deep into working with adult singers, aging voices, and all kinds of vocal technique. If you always … more »

Episode 162 – Pattiejean McTernan – Keeping Life Yummy with Ayurveda

Feb 28th, 2024

In this episode, we are talking with Pattiejean McTernan – a practitioner and student of Ayurveda. In our conversation, we discuss what Ayurveda is, how it can be incorporated in our everyday lives and the power it holds to start to shift our lives into one of ease. Pattiejean brings a wealth of knowledge and … more »

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