Next Chapter Podcasts

(Curtains open) ‘THE TAMING OF THE SHREW’ is here! Listen to the story unfold 🎧 https://lnkd.in/gXHbCBFk Tremendous work by Michael Goodfriend and the Play On Podcasts cadre to get Season 4 launched this week, taking me to Italy no less. Through Lindsay Jones’ award-winning original music composition and sound design, I’m transported to a Venetian suburb for this standard in storytelling. It will whisk you away to a different time and place 🪄 ✨ And the first episode proves that Shakespeare was an influencer. Omg LOL IDK but his writing inspired many actively used turns of phrase that you’ll hear and realize language is just evolving slowly over time. No cap. Big moment for us at Next Chapter Podcasts Titillating artwork by Darren Melchiorre Episode 1 of the new PLAY ON SHAKESPEARE podcast series is available wherever you get your podcasts. ➡️ Directed by Art Manke and designed by Lindsay Jones, Amy Freed’s translation of “The Taming of the Shrew” pits the two smartest people in the room against each other in a match of wits to tame the society that surrounds them. EPISODE 1: When the wealthy Baptista announces that he will not marry off his beautiful young daughter, Bianca, until he finds a husband for his temperamental eldest daughter, Katherina, Bianca’s suitors welcome the arrival of the overly confident Petruchio, who has come to Padua to find himself a wife with money. EPISODE IS OUT NOW - available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever you listen to podcasts! . . . #applepodcasts #ncpodcasts #playonpodcasts #shakespeare #theatrepodcast #theatrepodcasts #PlayOnShakespeare #theatreeducation #theatreed #actor #theatrelife #Theatre #englisheducation #shakespearetranslation #podcast #podcasts #englishteacher #teacherlife #teacherresources

I’m thrilled to share I’m hosting a new podcast called ‘Your Next Chapter’. It’s conversations with innovators about storytelling for change. I’ve always been curious about what makes people tick, and how they’ve pivoted from one gig or career to the next, especially when it comes to having a positive impact. For the first episode, we decided to tell our story as a company Next Chapter Podcasts where I ask my business partner Michael Goodfriend about his path from acting 🎭 to podcasting 🎙️ We talk about our time at SiriusXM together, and how his work with PLAY ON SHAKESPEARE berthed our award-winning partnership creating the Play On Podcasts series. In episode 2, I talk to Jerry Kolber CEO of Atomic Entertainment Group about his work in media and education with the wildly successful Who Smarted podcast and Brain Games on NatGeo, both collaborations with Pharrell Williams. Nothing like spending 30 minutes with a guy who thinks differently and can help any storytellers or podcasters out there, myself included. More to come as we plan to publish every other week moving forward. I truly hope you enjoy it and please don’t hesitate to reach out if you’re looking to start your next chapter in podcasting, media or social impact.

Strong start to 2024 with Next Chapter Podcasts in USA Today 📈 ⚾️Thick Skin with Jacque & Hawk is all about seeing the humans behind the stories the media tell. Couldn’t ask for better humans behind the mic telling the truth from a professional athlete’s perspective. Big 🙏 to Jacque Jones and LaTroy Hawkins for reaching out with the idea for the show, Brian Douglas for making it a reality, Justin Cortese for designing the logo, Joe Schlosser for PR support, and everyone at NCP for supporting it. Listen to the show at ncpodcasts.com/thickskin Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/g8Rz3KBE

In the Spring of 2018, I was asked to produce a short documentary film about a 12-year old boy named Santos Rodriguez who had been murdered in 1972 by a Dallas Police Officer who was interrogating the kid "Russian-roulette" style while he and his brother were handcuffed in a police car. Prior to accepting the project, I asked to speak with Santos' mother, Bessie, because I did not want to open the deep wounds of 45 years without knowing that she would be not only ok with this, but that she would be willing to tell her own life story, the good and the bad, that surrounded Santos' life and death. After 45 years the story had gone cold in Dallas with no real recognition of her son, so she called me a couple of days later and said that she was willing to dig deep into her soul to relive this painful and tragic story with hope that perhaps now would be the time that his story finally got told. And she trusted me. For that trust, I am thankful that the incredible exposure gained by the documentary, Santos Vive, was instrumental in allowing Bessie to finally get to see real recognition for her son in her lifetime, including a recreation center named in his honor and a statue of Santos in the very park that he played in during his brief life. It was Bessie's courage that led to Santos Rodriguez becoming a historic figure in Dallas and across the state of Texas, especially for young Latinos. Bessie left this Earth on November 30th, 2023 to be with the ancestors and I'm sure Santos is waiting. Rest in Power, Bessie.