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  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Sarah Noonan about her role as Social Media Director for the Wisconsin Historical Society. Timestamps (5:23) Who is Sarah Noonan? (10:49) A finger in every pie. (12:32) Moving to social. (22:18) What does the Wisconsin Historical Society do? (28:20) Does the WHS have any Native American […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Megan McDuffee about her work in music for video games. Timestamps (2:31) Shootin’ the breeze. (20:31) How did Megan get into music? (22:31) River City Girls. (27:04) Writing music for video games. (31:01) Who are Megan’s musical influences? (32:37) Classical and electronic influences. (35:19) Does Megan […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Michael Graf about his Emmy Award-Winning directing. ] Timestamps (15:43) Catching up with Michael. (20:36) What does Michael do with scripts once they are finished? (34:15) What is the challenging part of Michael’s job? (41:59) Out of the box thinking. (49:28) Script switching. (56:50) Benefits and […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Shane Reinbold about marketing and ministry. Timestamps (6:19) Who is Shane Reinbold? (11:28) How did Shane get into ministry? (15:41) Skillsets. (18:54) Shane’s faith story. (24:58) Marketing. (1:09:06) Making beautiful work. (1:13:07) Patek Philippe ad. (1:16:39) Two truths and a lie.

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Angela Hineline about producing the musical Singin’ in the Rain virtually. Timestamps (4:51) Who is Angela Hineline? (7:24) Quality not quantity. (10:48) Delayed because of Covid. (15:54) The film elements of Singin’ In The Rain. (22:28) Jeff the cinephile. (26:29) What was it like working with […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Ryan Orr about editing and up-cycled art. Timestamps (3:27) Who is Ryan Orr? (7:11) Upcycling. (11:22) What is it like creating commissioned art? (18:45) How long do Ryan’s projects take? (30:04) Ideation. (36:45) Is Ryan organized? (40:53) Editing. (50:28) Switching from Adobe Premiere Pro to DaVinci […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Ryan Dembroski about his roles as producer, pilot, filmmaker, and YouTuber. Timestamps (3:07) Who is Ryan Dembroski (7:31) Staying local vs moving to LA. (14:19) Ryan and the pandemic. (23:51) UWM. (27:52) Working with what you have. (36:55) Best Milwaukee frozen custard? (41:31) Ryan the filmmaker. […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting account management and producing with Julia Smith. Timestamps (6:15) Who is Julia Smith? (15:12) Directing. (18:17) Backflip layoff (23:08) Be Grounded: Mental Health & Yoga Therapy (1:00:29) Podcasting (1:04:47) Two truths and a lie.

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting music and composing with Joshua Stromer. Timestamps (2:36) Who is Joshua Stromer? (3:27) How do you teach music during a pandemic? (11:12) Josh’s kids. (16:22) How did John and Ryan meet Josh? (18:44) The first project. (21:52) EV Land – Electricity (47:29) Who choreographed the dance for […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Brent King, Communications Director for the Diocese of Madison. Timestamps (5:00) Brent’s origin story. (24:24) Creating high quality content. (28:41) Priests for Our Future Campaign. (41:42) What are the challenges of being a communications director for a diocese? (45:11) What was Brent’s experience during the pandemic? […]