Story Matters
Summary: A weekly podcast with creators Curt Mega, Kim Whalen and Mike Tobias, exploring the art of storytelling with retrospectives on films and stories new and old, examining their impact, their legacy and their lessons and applying them to the world today. Each episode we will take a deep dive into stories across a wide variety of genres and mediums to gain better insight and understanding into how the stories we tell shape our lives, impact our culture and transform our world. Special guests and in-depth conversations about the creative process and the art of storytelling. New episodes every Monday. Available on iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast or wherever you listen to podcasts! You can also find all episodes at www.storymatterspodcast.com
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Podcasts:
In this special BONUS episode, I talk about the 2017 Oscar wins and what it means to me for film and storytelling as a whole.
In this episode, I sit down with my dear friend Joey Richter to talk about the 2017 Oscar Best Picture nominations! We also talk about our favorite films from 2016, our take on the film industry as a whole and what films and we hope will win that little gold statue! Enjoy!
In this special Broadway-themed bonus episode of the podcast, I sit down with the awesome Tessa Netting (Broadway's Billy Elliot, Bunk'd, YouTube) for a special bonus episode to talk about Broadway, Hamilton, Les Mis, Rent, Billy Elliot, and other shows that changed our life and storytelling through the medium of theatre. Enjoy!
In this episode, I sit down with the fiercely talented Mary Kate Wiles to talk about her journey as an artist, creator, YouTuber, producer and all around amazing artist!
My journey from Texas to Los Angeles to becoming a Warbler on the set of Glee was strange, wonderful, crazy, and bizarre. In this episode, I talk about my journey coming to LA, living in a tiny shed covered in fleas, being chased by an angry pitbull, my meth dealing neighbors, mopping the floors of Starbucks, winning a nationwide talent search on Myspace and auditioning for the role of Sam Evans (Chord Overstreet) on the hit Fox show Glee.
In this episode, I sit down with the amazing Tessa Netting (Billy Elliot, Bunk'd, Voice Over Actress, Maker of Incredible Parodies and YouTuber extraordinaire) and talk about her journey as an artist from Broadway to YouTube sensation, fantasy, fandom, audience ownership of the stories they love, and the power and joy of creating your own world to escape reality.
In this episode, I had the joy of hosting a special Story Matters meetup live from Pearl Studios in New York City where we talked BroadwayCon, Broadway as a medium of story, why it matters to each of us on a personal level and what makes it such a unique and transformative art form. Enjoy!
In this episode, I talk about the time that I was (almost) invited to the Teen Choice Award's gifting suite, my addiction to social media, ruining Chord Overstreet's red carpet moment and discovering how saying one number on a little show called Glee would profoundly change the course of my life. Enjoy!
In the wake of the election, your voice matters more than ever.
Riker Lynch is a man of many talents. Glee Warbler, Rockstar, Dancing with the Stars alumni and blossoming actor. In this episode, Curt sits down in Riker's dining room at the Lynch home in Southern California to talk Glee, Warblers, social media, the new yet-to-be-released R5 album, his upcoming films Voyeur and Colossal Youth, storytelling through music, creating comedy and more
Welcome to the very first official episode of Story Matters! In this episode, I talk about the inspiration behind creating the show, becoming the next great American novelist at the age of six and using Ernie from Sesame Street as a stunt double for a violent scene in my feature film directorial debut. Enjoy!
Welcome to Story Matters, a new weekly podcast about stories and the artists who tell them. Join me on this new, creative journey as we go backstage of the creative process and find out what drives storytellers to create the stories they tell.
Welcome to Story Matters, a weekly podcast about stories and the artists who tell them, hosted by Curt Mega. Topics will cover all aspects of storytelling including film, television, theatre, Broadway, acting, performing, creating, fandom, nerd culture, digital content, music, writing, comedy, improv, design, production, poetry, visual arts, experimental arts and everything in-between with special guests and original content.
