Episode #89: The Oscar Nominations & Digital Blackface

Silas Lindenstein & Nicole Santora discuss the recent Academy Award Nominations, how Netflix is affecting the awards, what shows they are streaming right now, and digital blackface. This is the first episode of 2020 because Silas was sick the last two weeks. Thanks for hanging in there and supporting us!

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This episode is brought to you by Silas Lindenstein at Skyline Properties. If you are in the Seattle area and looking to buy or sell a home. Email Silas at Silas@SilasGetsReal.com or text him at 206-351-9230.

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Episode #86: Harlem Nights & The Black Wall

Today’s episode is a hostful with Silas, Manny, and Samantha as they talk about reboots using POC, black people in Cinema and catch up on the newest movie trailers. Also, Silas and Manny discover Samantha has not watched enough older films. 

Episode #83: Klingon Honeymooners & Adam Hegg

Joseph Grienauer came by to help Silas cohost a fun interview with the artistic director of Turbo Turkey productions, Adam Hegg, and they talk about streaming shows, our dream Klingon sitcoms,  and Adam’s Superhero plays.

About the Guest

Adam Hegg is originally from South Bend Indiana and has a Bachelor of Theater degree from Indiana University.  He moved out here in 2008 to both pursue acting and Sketch comedy and improv and be with his Girlfriend and now wife Anna.   Adam is the founder of Turbo Turkey Productions now celebrating ten years. Adam has been seen in many plays including several shows at Burien Actor;s theater and Valley Center Stage in North Bend. WA.    Adam is also a avid comic book fan and favorite character is Spider-man. Adam created his own comic book universe and from that wrote his first play Electric Man in 2015. From there He wrote a horror comedy named Jenny as part of anthology called Turbo Turkey the Dark meat and played a Killer Otter.   From there he expanded the universe and brought in more characters and wrote Fiona Lelio and PANORAMIC and co-wrote The Safeguard Society. And plans to continue to produce plays, sketches and improv comedy for years to come

 

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This episode is brought to you by Silas Lindenstein at Skyline Properties. Is he a celebrity real estate agent or just a funny one? Either way, if you are looking to buy or sell a home in the Greater Seattle area, go to www.SilasGetsReal.com or email Silas at Silas@SilasGetsReal.com.  Also, check out his Home Buying podcast at www.YoureBuyingAHome.com.

Episode #82: Ella Anderson

On Today’s episode of Black & A Half, Samantha Rund & Silas Lindenstein are joined by actor, director and film producer Ella Anderson. She is producing an upcoming film festival called the Show Me Consent! Film Festival. They also talk about the awkwardness of public fighting, consent in relationships and in teaching children consent, how the rich will make you feel invisible, and how Samantha hasn’t seen the movie Boomerang.

About The Guest

Ella is an actor, writer, filmmaker-type person. She is currently organizing the first Show Me Consent! Film Festival with the Consent Academy, which will take place on November 10th. Her first short film, Jessie’s Theory, was filmed in Budapest, Hungary in 2015, and screened internationally. Since moving to Seattle in 2016, she has made several more shorts and worked on many series, feature films, and shorts films, both in front of and behind the camera, and studied filmmaking at Shoreline Community College. She has a face. And a spirit. And she’s gonna use them.

Facebook for Show Me Consent! Film Festival: https://www.facebook.com/ConsentFilmFestival

Black & A Half Podcast Episode #81: Cassandra Moselle

Actor, producer, an burlesque performer Cassandra Moselle drops in and chats with Manny & Silas about movies she never heard about, studying acting in Italy, Black Wall Street, initial thoughts on The Watchman, Mixed-ish, and so much more.


About Our Guest

 

Cassandra Moselle grew up in Ballard and decades of experience performing, both locally and internationally. She holds an M.F.A. in Physical Theatre from Accademia dell’Arte in Arezzo, Italy and a B.A. in Drama, English: Creative Writing Emphasis, & Women Studies from the University of Washington. Through her training she has studied commedia dell’arte, clown, Roy Hart Technique, Laban, as well as fan manipulation/juggling and partner acrobatics at Flic Circus school in Torino, Italy, mask theatre with Familie Flöz in Berlin, Germany, and did a 3 month intensive study with Divadlo Continuo in Malovice, Czech Republic that culminated in a final devised physical theatre show that toured the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In addition to physical theatre performances, she has been a burlesque performer for 9+ years. She’s currently the Artistic Director & Co-Founder of WhatNot Theatrics. Let’s stay connected

IG: vixenvalentine, Fb: Cassandra Moselle

 

 

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This episode is brought to you by Silas Lindenstein at Skyline Properties. Is he a celebrity real estate agent or just a funny one? Either way, if you are looking to buy or sell a home in the Greater Seattle area, go to www.SilasGetsReal.com or email Silas at Silas@SilasGetsReal.com.  Also, check out his Home Buying podcast at www.YoureBuyingAHome.com.

Black & A Half Podcast Episode #73: Yang-Yang Wang

Black & A Half returns with Silas & A Special Guest co-host, comedian and actor, Samantha Rund. They both sit down and talk with Seattle Filmmaker Yang-Yang Wang. They talk about Yang-Yang’s journey into filmmaking, and the craziest foods he’s eaten.

 

About Our Guest

Yang-Yang Wang is an award-winning director, writer, and actor who helps run the literary non-profit Clarion West. A lover of brevity, he currently resides in the Seattle area.

Black & A Half Episode #72: Marvel Blackout!

Comedian Mikey Pullman & Ultra Nerd Alan Oursland are guests today for a special “Marvel Blackout” episode where we talk all Marvel. We talk about the movies up through Phase 3 and what we are anticipating for Phase 4. We do discuss Star Wars a litte, but suprisingly it isn’t brought up by Silas, Manny is culprit.  Please note you can now help support this podcast by becoming a Patron for as little as $5 a month over at https://www.patreon.com/blackandahalf.

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