Mark Freid

Happiness Counts! That’s a strong message from Mark Freid, who developed it after extensive research and from his own work experiences. He and Nick chat about the importance of being happy at work, shame as a motivator for bad business ideas, and all the studies that say running is bad for you.

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Our Orlando Artists Panel

On the July 10, 2017, episode, we shared some highlights from an artists panel courtesy of The Mennello Museum of American Art. The panel featured four of the five artists taking part in the Our Orlando show.

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Hannah and Sue

Two of the people behind Orlando Shirts, Sue Hannah and Hannah Zuk, come to the studio to talk fashion, bad business ideas, and what makes Orlando Orlando. Which is what Orlando Bloom would be named if he married Tony Orlando.

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Terry Olson

Orange County’s Director of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Terry Olson, shares insight from his more than three decades as a producer, writer, and performer in the central Florida area.

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Tisse Mallon and Jack Graham

Living Room Theater visits To a Certain Degree, with Tisse Mallon and Jack Graham offering insight into their in-house experience. It’s a fun conversation that covers saying yes, songwriting, and glitter confetti. Enjoy!

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Rachel Simmons

On this episode of To a Certain Degree, artist and art professor Rachel Simmons joins Nick for a talk that ranges from Cyndi Lauper to the language of birdwatching to a studio in the LSU stadium. It’s like a coat of many colors, except a radio show. And the patches are topics. Actually, it’s not like that at all. Enjoy!

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Dandy Darkly

On this episode of To a Certain Degree, the Orlando Fringe is still running, and an out-of-town guest (two guests sort of) stops in to talk about his show. Dandy Darkly, along with his alter ego Neil Arthur James discuss the writing process, perform an excerpt, and are good for quite a few laughs to go with their insights.

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Ryan Rivas

On this episode of To a Certain Degree, Ryan Rivas of Burrow Press joins Nick to talk about Orlando’s growing literary scene and the community that has sprung up around central Florida in support of authors. Come for the words and stay for the sounds!

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Victor Davila

On this episode of To a Certain Degree, Victor Davila stops in to talk about art, teaching, Orlando’s flag, and much more. He helps design some Bad Business Ideas, and we spend a lot of time talking about movie soundtracks as well. Listen up!

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The Fringe Festival

On this episode of To a Certain Degree, a number of guests are in the proverbial house to talk about the 26th annual Orlando Fringe Festival. There’s an interview with the festival’s producer, Michael Marinaccio. Leesa Castaneda talks about writing and performing her first one-woman show. And the husband and wife team of Ana and Sam Hammersley get all up in your puns.

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