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  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Steve Kroll and Jordon Meyer about the mysterious world of PPC and what it’s like to be a digital agency. Timestamps (6:40) What is Jordan watching right now? (8:04) Who is Jordan Meyer? (9:20) What is Steve watching right now? (12:10) Who is Steve Kroll? (14:47) […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, John and Ryan are chatting about the pre-production that goes into Backflip’s annual Christmas video! Timestamps (4:24) Christmas video origins. (21:21) Backflip’s approach to their Christmas videos. (26:15) Where we’re going there is no box. (53:27) Crew with no budget. Transcript Ryan Freng 1:58 Hello and welcome back to […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Nathan Stevens and Matthew Roth about documentary filmmaking and narrative shorts, with a focus on exploring the complexities of faith. Timestamps (8:15) Who are Nathan and Matthew and what is their story? (10:24) How did Matt start making films? (13:16) Nate’s origin story. (16:57) Enjoyable Christian […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Fr. Tait Schroeder about the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, discipline within the Catholic Church and Covid in Rome. Timestamps (13:09) Who is Fr. Tait Schroeder? (19:19) What is the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and what role does Fr. Tait fill? […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Carolyn Averill about a big website we just redesigned for her. Joining us will be Hannah Hess, designer, and Emily Wenman, developer, here at Backflip. Timestamps (5:21) St. Ambrose website redesign. (21:23) What was the most challenging part of the process for Hannah and Emily? (26:58) […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Matthew Pearson about his vocation, the Vatican during COVID, and Breaking Bad! Timestamps (9:27) Who is Matthew Pearson? (13:01) What led Matthew to study media? (22:00) Where stage of the seminary is Matthew in? (30:23) How does Matthew see his interest in media carried out in […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Lynne Fraser about German beer hall party’s, film school, and the challenge of innovation. Timestamps (12:20) Who is Lynne Fraser? (24:24) Good Fortune. (27:58) Ski Team. (30:41) German beer hall party. (35:15) Agencies. (48:29) Film school? (1:03:06) What innovations is Lynne excited about? (1:23:18) Two truths […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, John and Ryan are chatting about software that they use to keep productions running smoothly. Timestamps (6:31) Studio Binder. (18:43) Frame.io (27:46) Dialpad. (40:02) Basecamp. (46:27) Notion. Transcript Ryan Freng 2:18 What’s up world? I’m Ryan Freng, co creative director here at backflip. And joining me as I say […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Max Olmsted about life at Backflip, VFX, and The Top Hat Balloon Show. Timestamps (7:18) Who is Max Olmsted? (11:28) The interview. (17:38) Jordan Johnson. (26:37) Story time. (32:30) VFX. (39:15) Life at Backflip. (42:46) The Top Hat Balloon Show. (45:40) How does Max stress out? […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Benny Rose about being a father, music, and pop culture. Timestamps (6:40) Who is Benny Rose? (15:35) Pop culture. (17:12) The Toys That Made Us. (21:36) Conventions. (26:06) Being a father. (30:28) Not the drummer. (44:02) How do you produce remotely? (50:30) Two truths and a […]