ARTS EDUCATORS SAVE THE WORLD is a new weekly podcast that brings successful artists together in conversation with their mentors. Season One... more
In this episode, we're sharing our pal Michael Goodfriend's conversation with Dorcas Leung, who plays "Juliet" in the Play On... more
This is the first episode in an ongoing mini-series we're calling "Erica & Alek Chats," where our hosts take a... more
Broadway and TV's finest production stage manager Cody Renard Richard reflects with his HS theatre teacher Carrie Wood about their... more
Multimedia artist, teaching artist, and all around badass Carlos Gacharna talks with his high school ceramics teacher Geof Hermann. They... more
Broadway's reigning Tony-award winner for Best Actor, Jonathan Groff (Merrily We Roll Along, oh yeah, and Frozen, oh yeah, and... more
Erica and Alek are back! And from now on, we're gonna be a semi-weekly podcast! New episodes start dropping Nov... more
So many first-time ingredients to spice up the episode we've whipped up this week: Our FIRST guest from the CULINARY... more
We launched this podcast in Season One with a conversation between Lin-Manuel Miranda, Robert Lopez, and Ms. Barbara Ames, who... more
Our guests today, working at the highest levels of network television, are proof that the mentorship doesn't end at graduation.... more
In Season One, we looked at the representation of arts educators on television with Christina Anthony (Episode 8, for those... more
We are back from the holidays and honored to have Chelsea Devantez in conversation with her "comedy mom", The Second... more
When we say that arts educators save the world, we mean it! And these two superheroes are fierce advocates for... more
On this episode we talk to an Emmy-award winning writer from “The Daily Show.” We talk to a writer from... more
As part of the Wisconsin Arts Integration Symposium, we bring you our first LIVE episode! Erica and guest host Dr.... more
Speaking of mentoring, today we speak with artists of the spoken word, rapper and teacher Rich Robbins, along with actor,... more
A great addition to the Arts Pod, mathematician and author Jordan Ellenberg calculates the multiplicity of areas covered by his... more
We launch our second season with actress, model, and disability activist Jillian Mercado in conversation with two of her mentors... more
Erica and Alek look back on the first (and definitely not the last) season of Arts Educators Save The World.... more
Erica checks in to let everyone know how amazing this first season has been and how excited we are about... more
The incomparable Cecily Strong, fresh off her search for signs of intelligent life, soon to once again be live from... more
In a break from our core curriculum, this elective episode brings Erica together with actress and teaching artist Christina Anthony... more
This week we are joined by Tony-nominated broadway actress and singer Kate Baldwin, who has performed with just about every... more
Erica checks in to let everyone know that we're taking a week off to catch our breath, and she previews... more
Faisal Abdu’Allah is the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art at the University of Wisconsin, and a barber. (Not a... more
It might be faster to name everything that Annaleigh Ashford HASN'T done, but let's just summarize her work and say... more
Josh Radnor's career has spanned television (HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, HUNTERS), Broadway (DISGRACED, THE BABYLON LINE), film (HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE, LIBERAL... more
Bill Strickland is the founder of Manchester Craftmen’s Guild and Bidwell Corporation. He's also a MacArthur Fellow. Sharif Bey is... more
Let the Storm Rage on, because You'll Be Back! It's Part 2 of our conversation with Robert Lopez, Lin-Manuel Miranda,... more
Wait for It... then Let it Go. Lin-Manuel Miranda (HAMILTON, ENCANTO) and Robert Lopez (FROZEN, BOOK OF MORMON) together in... more
A new weekly podcast brings successful artists together in conversation with their mentors. Season One guests include Lin-Manuel Miranda, Robert... more
Wait for It... then Let it Go. Lin-Manuel Miranda (HAMILTON, ENCANTO) and Robert Lopez (FROZEN, BOOK OF MORMON) together in their first... more