Episode 127: Being on the Autistic Spectrum, ADHD, Ritalin, and more with musician Jason Gravley of Antitypical and Ven Perp

In this episode of BS'ing with Sean K, Sean Kneese talks to musician Jason Gravley of the bands Antitypical and Ven Perp.  Antitypical describe themselves as :"A couple of neurodivergent people making some music." They do a mix of industrial metal, alternative rock and other genres. According to the Ven Perp Facebook page: 'Ven Perp is short for 'venture in perpetuity'. They create alternative rap music, and digital art about living life to the fullest with a raw authenticity that is unrivaled. " Jason talks about their music, being on the autistic spectrum and being "anti-typical", ADHD, Ritalin and other interesting topics.

Antitypical bandcamp: https://antitypical.bandcamp.com/releases

Ven Perp Bandcamp: https://venperp.bandcamp.com/community

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Episode 126: Martial Arts, Stunts, Alec Baldwin (Set Safety),Brandon Lee, Bruce Lee, Acting and more with Christine Hillary Lee: Actress and Martial Artist

In this episode of BS'ing with Sean K, Sean Kneese talks to actress and martial artist Christine Hillary Lee. Christine is a Brooklyn-born and raised actress to a family of Chinese immigrants. She attended LaGuardia High School, graduating in 2012 and is expected to graduate from the Maggie Flanigan acting training program later this year. Christine has also trained in various martial arts including Muay Thai, Tae Kwon Do, and MMA, since she was 10 years old. A passionate artist with a fierce heart, Christine portrays the powerful Yellow Ranger in a viral Power Rangers web series entitled Power Rangers Unworthy. Topics discussed include TV/film set safety, Alec Baldwin, stunts, the acting industry, the different schools of martial arts, Bruce Lee, Brandon Lee, and more.

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Episode 125: Writing in 2021, defining success, and indigenous life with writer and poet Luke Young

In this episode of BS'ing with Sean K, Sean Kneese talks to writer, poet, and bartender Luke Young. Luke also describes himself as a bibliophile, proletarian and factotum. He is of mixed Indigenous and European American heritage. He grew up among Southeast Asian war refugees in Washington and California before moving to Cambodia and Southeast Asia with his parents as a child. He lived overseas for more than twenty years before relocating back to the United States in the autumn of 2017 with his wife and four children. His next collection of poetry is coming from Between Shadows Press. Topics discussed in this episode include being a writer in 2021, indigenous rights, defining success, what it means to be "American", Ayahuasca, and more. Donate to BS'ing: Paypal: Skneese1989@gmail.com Zelle: Skneese1989@gmail.com Venmo: @Sean-kneese

Episode 124: Desirée Justin: Actress, Dancer, Stylist and Improviser

 

In this episode of BS'ing with Sean K, Sean Kneese talks to Desirée Justin. Desirée is a professional dancer, actress and and stylist. She previously danced with Boston Ballet, and has performed as an actress in many stage productions in NYC and nationally. In addition to her performance career she is also a successful coach and professional stylist working with actors, photographers and other artists on image consulting and editorial photography. Follow her on instagram @mamades1 and @des_.styles. More recently, Desirée has become interested in improv comedy and has performed in improv shows in NYC and throughout the US.

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Episode 123: BS'ing about improv, comedy and life with Sunny Atwal

In this episode of BS'ing with Sean K, Sean Kneese talks to comedian, performance artist, improviser and improv teacher: Sunny Atwall. Sunny has over a decade’s worth of public speaking experience. He is a former State Champion in poetry. He has written, acted, and produced several shows for the Indy Fringe festival as well as his own 45 minute Solo Show, Taxi Cab Driver, at SOLOCOM 2019. Sunny has also hosted for the Indy Visitor’s Channel which played throughout Indianapolis hotels explaining tourist attractions. Additionally, he produces an all South Asian casted Improv Comedy show for The People’s Improv theater. He also is the director of classes and an instructor at the People's Improv Theater and hosts a Friday Improv Jam every Friday at 5pm at the PIt Loft in New York, New York. Donate to BS'ing: Paypal: Skneese1989@gmail.com Zelle: Skneese1989@gmail.com Venmo: @Sean-kneese

Episode 122: Self-improvement, creative visualization, Tik-Tok comedians, and more with Shiv Patel: Comedian and host of the Uncomfy Conversations Podcast

In this episode of BS'ing with Sean K, Sean Kneese talks to stand-up comedian and host of the Uncomfy Conversations podcast Shiv Patel about comedy, self-improvement, Neville Goddard, creative visualization, how the pandemic affected comedy, Tik Tok, and more.

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Episode 121: Juneteenth, July 4th, Gentrification, BLM and more with musician and activist Rostafa

In this episode of BS'ing with Sean K, Sean Kneese talks to musician and activist Rostafa about Juneteenth, July 4th, gentrification, Black Lives Matter, and more with musician and activist Rostafa. Rostafa also talks about the second annual Kemit Music Festival, which he is the founder of. This year it falls on July 31th and will take place at the Montclair Brewery Room in Montclair, NJ. Rain date is August 1st. Learn more info and buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kemet-music-and-arts-festival-2-tickets-158255547603 Paypal: Skneese1989@gmail.com Zelle: Skneese1989@gmail.com Venmo: @Sean-kneese

Episode 120: Discussing Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and more with Multimedia Artist and Photographer Katelyn Kopenhaver

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In this episode of BS’ing with Sean K, Sean Kneese talks to photographer and multimedia artist Katelyn Kopenhaver. One of her projects is: “She was Last Seen”, where she spray paints: SHE WAS LAST SEEN (a statement often written in news articles related to missing persons cases) on mattresses she finds on the street. Kopenhaver attacks these mattresses aggressively, takes a momento, and discards them - paralleling the dark reality experienced by victims of violent crime. As of late, Katelyn has placed mattresses in site specific locations contingent upon historical areas of crime and abuse. Kopenhaver also has a strong interest in the notorious Jeffrey Epstein case and created a banner that reads “Epstein is the Worst Kind of Virus” which she has displayed at various locations relevant to the case. Within photography, Kopenhaver considers herself a blend between an anthropologist and a journalist - sometimes making photographs and sometimes seeing photographs. Portraiture especially holds a unique and special place because of the collaboration it entails of photographer, camera, and subject. Kopenhaver has been published and exhibited both nationally and internationally, including Metal Magazine, Article 22, Pen + Brush, The Brooklyn Rail, and ABC News. Her photography clients include Netflix, New York Magazine, Interview Magazine, Culture Trip, Havas Group, and others. Kopenhaver graduated from SVA in 2016 where she studied photography. She is originally from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and currently resides in New York, New York. Paypal: Skneese1989@gmail.com Zelle: Skneese1989@gmail.com Venmo: @Sean-kneese

Episode 119: Jewish and Palestinian Solidarity, Sheikh Jarrah, The West Bank, Gaza, and Palestinian Rights with Activists Awdah Al-Hathalean and Sam Stein

In this episode of BS’ing with Sean K , Sean Kneese talks to activists Awdah Al-hathalean and Sam Stein about Gaza, Sheikh Jarah, The West Bank and the struggle for Palestinian rights. Awdah and Sam met while Sam was with a group called Jewish Center for Non-Violence. He stayed with Awdah in his home in the Palestinian village of El Kherson for several months and celebrated Ramadan with him and his family. He was with Awdah and other Palestinians as they were being attacked by radical settlers. Sam talks about growing up in an Orthodox Jewish household, and how he started to become more critical of Israeli policy towards Palestinians as he got older. Awdah talks about life in his village El Kherson, life for people in Gaza and the human rights abuses Palestinians face on a regular basis. He also talks about how meeting Sam and other Jewish people fighting for Palestinian rights changed his perspective as well. Since their first meeting, Sam and Awdah have become best of friends and are living proof that Jews and Palestinians can stand together for justice.

Article about Malak Mattar: https://eoinhiggins.substack.com/p/the-last-time-i-felt-young-was-when?fbclid=IwAR1TQ-w3v-WuA7cnlZgabXnh2DOwB5h9F7U1lwijJcKaul-i1HjLl-0dl0o My podcast with the amazing Malak: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0NysoxFP3SjmnprmFDWxYC?si=5KzrlayHSL-1zUMuhRiN4w&dl_branch=1

Malak's BBC appearance: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-57148368

Full video clip with Noura Erakat on Katie Halper Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTzcJhOLkkQ&t=283s ​Jewish center for Non Violence fundraiser for Women Against Demolitions: https://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/donate_cjnv_special_fund?fbclid=IwAR07L-oMc-VBYdY2JdyYS2M0zlQO4NlngMu5mxDO6R8uZGsPRX52mAt0HxM Other good articles/links/podcasts on this topic: https://theintercept.com/2021/05/14/palestine-israel-hamas-netanyahu-biden/?utm_campaign=theintercept&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2w7g0haWbvPRBcuSeydT-IKA-H79Xcv452LnWskdh8YKkzKGsxFLzHGB0 https://theintercept.com/2021/05/12/israel-palestine-jerusalem-social-media/?utm_campaign=theintercept&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2P4vRWCCXpZ3iDo43hqZcOmcUFx8SIwfydnLuYy2tVwuuLu46hWmHJ2nc https://theintercept.com/2021/05/11/not-fine-video-ultranationalist-frenzy-jerusalem-unsettling/?utm_campaign=theintercept&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR1ho6txjqIoU-uuDvsTf3XDciJby3PnAsMzGIaM0v https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210430-palestinians-facing-eviction-rescued-my-family-says-jewish-professor/?fbclid=IwAR06DBCUutoyxKVxHKAQ5V-uIa38TRgKs9H4qYz-7d89-v-jOeGd53_nqQs#.YJBLzIURcAt.facebook ​https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-lehava-extremist-group-marching-jerusalem?fbclid=IwAR2UhCgrQhI-w5T866a3R5vUv9DCxVssuH8qG19tnQMtYwD1uoZ2bzRDmYI https://open.spotify.com/episode/25KcU5gBvfCNJzOH71KEgN?si=4ddef0503ca84782 https://open.spotify.com/episode/12HhnHNOtHH1K7A048dMJl?si=307e9b32508940dc https://open.spotify.com/episode/4BAeWJJImNQfopCjsnn5Nm?si=XN8in4zHTh6KoizyTv_s3A&dl_branch=1 https://caitlinjohnstone.substack.com/p/the-israel-narrative-is-crumbling?fbclid=IwAR10VeDc4fRimTU4-HoI7VPjAvbk0NOdmpH4T8LGkl5AUkQq4vVdyZEcOa8

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Episode 118: Danette the Toy Builder and Collector: Jurassic Park Toys, Mystery Science Theater 3000 Toys, and more!

In this episode of BS'ing with Sean K, Sean Kneese talks to Danette(IG: @Danettetoycollector ) about her passion for collecting and building toys. Danette has built her own Mystery Science Theater 3000 toys from scratch and collects Jurassic Park toys, Simpsons toys, and various other kinds of toys and retro video games. Donate to BS'ing: Paypal: Skneese1989@gmail.com Zelle: Skneese1989@gmail.com Venmo: @Sean-kneese

Episode 117: Overcoming the ego, learning from mistakes, filmmaking, acting and more with Kasia Walczak: Actress, Model, Yogi and Filmmaker from Poland

In this episode of BS'ing with Sean K, Sean Kneese talks to actress, filmmaker and model Kasia Walczak. Kasia began in the industry as a fashion and pose model then expanded into a working actress who has been in many films, tv shows, music videos, and new media projects. Originally from Poland, Kasia can speak both Polish and English. She also has the ability to create character voices in many dialects and accents. Kasia is also a filmmmaker and editor. Her current finished project, is "Enter Chaos" which she has been submitting to film festivals around the world. In this episode, Kasia talks about her inner spiritual journey that influenced this project and the various characters she plays in it. Donate to BS'ing: Paypal: Skneese1989@gmail.com Zelle: Skneese1989@gmail.com Venmo: @Sean-kneese

Episode 116: The future of comedy after Covid-19, marijuana legalization, the healing power of comedy, and more with Shawn Wickens: Comedian, Performance Artist, Podcaster and Writer

In this episode of BS'ing with Sean K, Sean talks to comedian, performance artist, a podcaster Shawn Wickens. Shawn is a co-host of the Stoner Morning Show and a producer at the Bad Theater Fest/Bad Film Fest. Topics discussed in this episode include the future of comedy after Covid-19, how everyday life influences art and performing, marijuana legalization, the healing power of comedy, and more.

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Episode 115: Balancing pursuing creative passions with being a mom, burlesque, horror, metal and more with Renata De Los Rios: hair and makeup artist for Troma entertainment, Horror Metal burlesque performer & Spooky mom

In this episode of BS’ing with Sean K Sean Kneese talks to Renata De Los Rios:  hair and makeup artist for Troma entertainment, Horror Metal burlesque performer & Spooky mom. Renata talks about balancing her multiple passions with being a mom, her experiences working on set, and more.

Renata's Instagram: @bathory1981

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Episode 114: Using sci-Fi and fantasy to address issues in the real world. spiritual wealth Vs. material wealth and more with horror/sci-fi Filmmaker: Patrick Devaney

In this episode of BS'ing with Sean K, Sean Kneese talks to actor, filmmaker, and editor Patrick Devaney. Devaney is known primarily for crime-based television programs and for creating "Zombie Hunters: City of the Dead", the world's first Zombie-based broadcast television program. Born and raised in New York City, he founded Devarez Films, LLC, in 2008 to handle the business end of Zombie Hunters, and the company has worked in league with Mass Grave Pictures since 2009. Patrick started his performance career as a musician on the 1980's club circuit, performing in legendary venues such as CBGB. After scoring the off-Broadway play "Shadow Trilogy" in 1995, he left the music business and turned his talents to painting, sculpture, and writing. In 2005, he began work on what was to become the Zombie Hunters program. To date, he has appeared in dozens of films (both lead and supporting roles), written over thirty screenplays, acted as general background and with small featured roles in various major television program. He also released "Aemorraghe", a short film based on the short story/comic of the same name by the artist known as Caza, created the upcoming "Mastic PD" web-series, and created the Science-Fantasy film "Impervia", which to date has screened at twenty-seven film festivals around the world. Patrick is regularly acting in a wide variety of Independent films and is in PR-production for three of his latest scripts: "New Zero", "One Flash Of Light", and "Identity Check".

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Episode 113: Sobriety in Performing, the art of improv and more with Patrick McCartney: Actor, Improviser, Improv Teacher and Writer

In this episode of BS'ing with Sean K, Sean Kneese talks to actor, improviser, improv teacher and writer Patrick McCartney. Pat teaches acting and improv at the People's Improv Theater in New York, New York and a member of the long-form improv group Centralia Improv.  Patrick talks about how he developed his interest in the arts, applying improv to scripted material, how Covid hurt improv and theater, and his battle with alcoholism and his path to sobriety. 

Pat's website: HTTP://www.patmcartney.com

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Episode 112: Being gay in Brazil, the actor's life, and musical theatre with actor and singer Gabriel Morse

 In this episode of BS'ing with Sean K: Sean Kneese talks to singer, writer, and aspiring actor Gabriel Morse. Gabriel talks about growing up poor in a favela of Brazil and realizing his dream of traveling, singing, and acting. He also talks about his experience being gay in Brazil and coming out later in life, the cultural differences between the United States and Brazil, and more.

Gabe's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabe_has_arrived/

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Episode 111: BS'ing about Voice Acting with Kevin M. Connolly and Danny Kramer

In this episode of BS’ing with Sean K, Sean Kneese BS’es with voice actors Kevin Connolly and Danny Kramer about ...well, voice acting! Kevin M. Connolly is best known for voicing the character Kain Fuery in the popular anime series Fullmetal Alchemist and its reboot Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. He also voiced Harley Hartwell in Case Closed. Danny is most known for his work Pokemon as Raihan and playing various roles on Yu-Gi-Oh as well. Topics discussed include how to get started in the voice acting and voice-over studio, building your own home studio, and more!

Episode 110: Growing up Apache, Native Americans in Hollywood, Ufos and Bigfoot with Actor and singer Alan Tafoya

 

In this episode of BS'ing with Sean K, Sean Kneese talks to singer/songwriter, actor and UFO investigator Alan Tafoya. Tafoya was born in Dulce, New Mexico and grew up on the Jicarilla Apache reservation.  He has appeared in films and television shows, including the TV series Comanche Moon (as Peta Nacoma) and the Tracker in the series Special Ops Mission, as well as his appearance as himself on the Gladiator vs Apache episode of Deadliest Warrior featuring UFC fighter Chuck Liddell. He also played the lead role of Sitting Bull in the 2016–17 touring stage musical Sitting Bull's Last Waltz.Tafoya talks about the time a UFO came to his reservation, his theories about Bigfoot and UFOs,  his passion for music, breaking into acting as a Native American and more.

Episode 109: Zumba, punk, hip hop and the Universal Language of Music with Shari Piontowskie: Dancer, Choreographer and Drummer

In this episode of BS’ing with Sean K, Sean Kneese talks to Shari Piontowskie: dancer, choreographer, and drummer. Shari talks about her experience teaching dance classes, choreography, her pet peeves with musicals, drumming, punk music, hip hop, the universal language of music and dance, and more.

Episode 108: Art, aliens, The Simpsons, Joe Rogan, and more with Dana Danger: Mixed-Media Artist

In this episode of BS'ing with Sean K, Sean Kneese talks to mixed-media artist Dana Gambale AKA Dana Danger.  Dana talks about the process behind her art and some of the sculptures she's made by gathering various materials together. Other topics discussed include art, aliens, The Simpsons, Joe Rogan, acrylic painting, creative writing, and more. 

Dana Gambale's website: http://danagambale.com/