Best Greg & Ella Podcasts (2024)

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Demel Bolden (The DRVN Way, finding your passion, overcoming adversity) 49:13

3h ago49:13

49:13

On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, Demel Bolden, a multifaceted creator and founder of DRVN LLC, joins the show to talk about overcoming adversity and taking life head on. Demel shares about the traumatic experience that shaped his early life, the origins of his passion for visual storytelling, and his first viral moment. He also breaks …

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The Reign of King John, 1199-1216 (Episode 137) 1:24:20

17m ago1:24:20

1:24:20

Auntie Lynn joins us to discuss the disastrous reign of King John - and the numerous sidebars with which we become distracted. This episode is a free-wheeling discussion of John and a lot of random - but interesting - nonsense surrounding his reign! Note: As happens often, the dogs wanted to co-host, so you will hear some puppers in the background.…

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Twelfth Night in Regent's Park, London 31:10

13h ago31:10

31:10

The 2024 summer season at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in London will open with a new production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night Or What You Will directed by Owen Horsley, an Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company and an Associate Director for Cheek by Jowl. BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to Owen at a break during rehearsals …

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Ella Ashwill (the ERA, equity for artists, building bridges) 55:01

3d ago55:01

55:01

On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, Ella Ashwill, CEO and founder of the ERA, joins the show to talk about equitable artist representation, how to get it, and where we're at now. Ella shares her journey from Indiana to California and back and how the numerous roles she's played throughout her career have helped inform her approach to her …

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The London Beer Flood of 1814 (Episode 136) 18:09

4d ago18:09

18:09

A flood is a flood, whether it's water or beer - and a 571-ton, 15-foot tall wave is going to be destructive, no matter what it's made of. Join us as we talk about beer, rookeries, prejudices, and settle some myths.

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Now, I See continues Malaolu's family trilogy at Stratford East 42:14

5d ago42:14

42:14

Actor, writer, choreographer and film-maker Lanre Malaolu’s play Samskara had a sell-out run at London’s Yard Theatre in 2022 and was subsequently published by Nick Hern Books. Now, I See is the second play of what has become a trilogy which, like the first part, examines family relationships through a modern black, British lens. BTG Editor David C…

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Anthony Murdock II (Storytelling as Liberation, Systemic Disruption, Self Healing) 56:24

10d ago56:24

56:24

On this week’s episode, the one and only Anthony Murdock II joins the show to talk about the journey of finding wholeness within ourselves. Murdock talks about resisting whiteness through discovering identity, the way language helps us give life to our experiences, and how liberation is at the root of all our stories. He also shares how the lives o…

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The Australian Cane Toad Invasion (Episode 135) 18:43

11d ago18:43

18:43

Back in the 1930s, some folks in Australia's sugar industry imported the Cane Toad from South America to help control a destructive beetle population. It... did not go well. It continues to not go well. It will likely keep not going well.

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Greg Buck (Push Prep, Community for Indianapolis creators, Building together) 40:13

22d ago40:13

40:13

On this week’s episode, multimedia mastermind and CEO of Push Prep Greg Buck joins the show to talk about the work he’s been doing in the city and the things we can achieve when we come together as a creative community. Greg shares growing up in the city after moving from Michigan, his basketball career, and how he got started in photography. He al…

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The Chi'Ing-yang Event of 1490 (Episode 134) 8:42

18d ago8:42

8:42

The city of Chi'Ing-yang got flattened in the late fourteen hundreds... and nobody really knows what happened. We'll talk about meteorites, comets, and explosions as we examine some of the more plausible theories. A nerdy brother and sister talk about disasters - that's what the show's all about. Especially in early April.…

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Casey Harrison (Polished Communications, Entrepreneurship, Equity) 46:43

24d ago46:43

46:43

On this week’s episode, Polished Communications CEO and President Casey Harrison joins the show to talk all things entrepreneurship! Casey shares about when she first fell in love with communications, her journey into the small business world, and how her core values permeate both her personal and professional lives. We also discuss the unknown acc…

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The 1887 Nanaimo Mine Explosion (Episode 133) 17:59

25d ago17:59

17:59

We're headed underground yet again, to visit beautiful British Colombia and talk about what happens when you mix explosives, methane, and coal dust. It's a tragedy that affected an entire city and is still relevant today.

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Greg Hicks is Dostoyevsky's Ridiculous Man in London 33:07

1M ago33:07

33:07

Actor Greg Hicks has played many leading roles at the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company over the last forty years, as well as starring on the West End and appearing on screen in films including The Mercy and Snow White and the Huntsman. He is about to perform a one-man show, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, based on a short story by …

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The Malleus Maleficarum (Episode 132) 27:27

1M ago27:27

27:27

A guy wrote a book, collecting and codifying religious and social suppression of women. That book became a sensation, propelling the man to fame and fortune. No, we're not talking about some modern "MRA" idiot or so-called "incel"... no, this guy existed over half a millennium ago and we're still seeing his fingerprints on modern misogyny today.…

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317 Day with 4200Kory presented by Nap or Nothing 39:45

1M ago39:45

39:45

On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, we're dropping a little bit early for the holiday! That's right, it's 317 Day here in Indianapolis and we are joined by the young legend himself, Mr. How You What, 4200Kory. Kory talks about growing up on the far east side of Indianapolis, what led him to music in the first place, and the love he saw fr…

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Adoption Unfiltered (Sara Easterly, Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, and Lori Holden) 1:07:28

1M ago1:07:28

1:07:28

On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, Sara Easterly, Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, and Lori Holden join the show to talk about their new book Adoption Unfiltered: Revelations from Adoptees, Birth Parents, Adoptive Parents and Allies. They share about their respective relationships with adoption, how they all came together, and what it means …

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The 1933 Business Plot (Episode 131) 33:53

1M ago33:53

33:53

This week we're looking at an attempt to overthrow the American president Franklin Delano Roosevelt by a group of Wall Street financiers and big business leaders. Mocked and dismissed at the time - in newspapers owned by said business leaders - this attempted coup was a uniquely American close-call with facism.…

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Leah Burns (It's an honor just to be Asian, Navigating Faith and Identity) 1:27:18

1M ago1:27:18

1:27:18

On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, former guest and good friend Leah Burns joins the show to laugh it up while diving deep into a whole mess of things. Leah shares more of her personal journey growing up in Central Arkansas, the ongoing navigation of her faith, and questioning if it really is an honor to be Asian (spoiler alert: it is!).…

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They Read The Fine Print (Episode 130) 21:43

2M ago21:43

21:43

Join us for three stories of people exploiting - or trying to - ill-thought-out corporate promotions. We'll talk about Vacuums, Soft Drinks, and Pudding, all tied together by an odd connection to airplanes - The Hoover Free Flights promotion, the Pepsi Points Harrier Jet legal case, and the Healthy Choice airline miles promotion.…

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Jason Poon & Jeff Wu (NO CLOUDS IN MY SUMMER, Asian American filmmaking) 59:45

2M ago59:45

59:45

On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, film directors Jason Poon and Jeff Wu join the show to talk about their latest project, NO CLOUDS IN MY SUMMER, a surreal romantic drama that non-linearly explores a young man’s introspection after a breakup. Jason and Jeff share their experience working together, their origins in filmmaking, and how th…

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The L-8 Ghost Airship Incident of 1942 (Episode 129) 21:15

2M ago21:15

21:15

Join us in the skies off the coast of California in this episode. We'll talk about the US Naval airship L-8, the mysterious disappearance of its crew, and its brief time as an airborne ghost ship!

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Highighting Indianapolis’ Culinary Community with EatHere (LIVE @ All Star Weekend) 48:29

2M ago48:29

48:29

IT'S A BONUS EPISODE! On this very special episode of Conversation Piece, Patrick posts up at the Circle Centre Mall in downtown Indianapolis at The Intersection, part of the NBA All Star weekend where food and fashion come together in a showcase of who's who and what's what in Naptown, curated by EatHere and Cargo Streetwear. First, Patrick talks …

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The 1975 Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Episode 85) 1:03:07

2M ago1:03:07

1:03:07

Re-upload. Join us as Ella explains the events of a fateful night that sent a crew of 29 to the bottom of the largest freshwater lake in North America. We'll discuss shipping tonnage, the incredibly dangerous weather systems of the Great Lakes, and talk a little about Gordon Lightfoot's haunting tribute to the disaster. This episode was taken down …

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Skypp (Sorry 4 My Trauma, Naptown Hiphop, Therapy) 53:25

2M ago53:25

53:25

It’s NBA All Star Month in Indianapolis! On this week’s episode, one of Naptown’s hiphop staples Skypp joins the show to educate us on Indianapolis’ past and present hiphop scene and where we could go from here. Skypp shares his early beginnings, from writing rhymes in middle school to standing on set with legends in high school to continually risi…

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The Great French Wine Blight (Episode 128) 14:21

2M ago14:21

14:21

Join us as we head to the mid-1800's and learn about a very specific blight that nearly crippled the French wine industry!

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Sampson Levingston (Through2Eyes Walk & Talk Tours, Black History, Indiana History) 52:35

2M ago52:35

52:35

It’s NBA All Star Week in Indianapolis! On this week’s episode, the Walk and Talk legend himself Sampson Levingston joins the show to school us on how you can’t find a moment in Indiana’s history without Black people in it. Sampson talks about his journey from playing football at Indiana State to starting his Through2Eyes blog where he could share …

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The Byford Dolphin Explosive Decompression Incident of 1983 (Episode 127) 13:06

2M ago13:06

13:06

Another deep-sea oil rig, another disaster; in 1983, five saturation divers were killed when their air pressure was explosively decompressed. This episode covers a truly awful way to die.

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fix+foxy brings alternative Wild West story to Manchester 32:07

3M ago32:07

32:07

Danish theatre company fix+foxy premièred Dark Noon at the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe which “explores one of the great American myths—the Wild West” through seven South African actors. The production will be restaged at Manchester’s Aviva Studios this spring. BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to co-directors Tue Biering and Nhlanhla Mahlangu ab…

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Olivia West (NBA All-Star, Indianapolis, You're the Real All Star) 49:45

3M ago49:45

49:45

It’s NBA All Star Month in Indianapolis! On this week’s episode, the best host in the game Olivia West joins the show to get us hyped for everything going on in the city these next few weeks. Olivia talks about her upbringing in LaPorte running the 4H circuit and hooping, the pivotal moment at Purdue that set her on her current path, and becoming o…

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The Montparnasse Derailment of 1895 (Episode 126) 8:12

3M ago8:12

8:12

How does a train wind up outside of its station, standing on its face? Well, the answer involves a perfect storm of operator negligence, bad brakes, and good ol' financial incentive.

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Out of Place: The Lives of Korean Adoptee Immigrants with SunAh Laybourn 43:49

3M ago43:49

43:49

On this week's episode, good friend Dr. SunAh Laybourn joins the show to talk about her new book Out of Place: The Lives of Korean Adoptee Immigrants. Dr. Laybourn shares how the book developed over the past seven years, what it means to challenge our own identities as Korean adoptees and as immigrants, and the importance of building upon the schol…

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The Toba Supereruption of 74TYA (Episode 125) 19:06

3M ago19:06

19:06

Greg and Child Unit A explore one of the biggest volcanic eruptions of all time, and why a simultaneous massive decrease in the human population may be a case of correlation, not causation.

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imitating the dog follows Dracula and Living Dead with Frankenstein 33:28

3M ago33:28

33:28

Following Night of the Living Dead—Remix and Dracula: The Untold Story, imitating the dog is again collaborating with Leeds Playhouse, this time on a new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein co-created by Pete Brooks, Andrew Quick and Simon Wainwright. BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to Andrew Quick during rehearsals at Leeds Playhouse about…

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Becoming the authors of our own stories with Mindy Stern 1:14:07

3M ago1:14:07

1:14:07

On this week’s episode, screenwriter and personal essayist Mindy Stern joins us to talk about her experience as a domestic, same-race adoptee. Mindy shares about her early thoughts and feelings about adoption, how those feelings evolved very quickly, and the written journals that would come about because of it all. She also expands upon her journey…

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The 1995 Sampoong Department Store Collapse (Episode 124) 23:12

3M ago23:12

23:12

On this episode, we're going to the city of Seoul to take a look at another example of how greed kills people. In 1988, a building was constructed to maximize profit and minimize expense; in 1995, its inevitable collapse caused the most non-wartime deaths South Korea has experienced. We'll talk about construction techniques, building codes, why reg…

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New Roald Dahl family theatre; Witches and Croc are just the start 31:14

3M ago31:14

31:14

For Christmas 2023, there were two new stage adaptations of stories by Roald Dahl in the UK: The Witches at the National Theatre in London and The Enormous Crocodile at Leeds Playhouse, the first to be co-produced by the Roald Dahl Story Company. BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to the company’s Artistic Director of Theatre, Jenny Worton, about wh…

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Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story with Sarah Myer 1:18:46

3M ago1:18:46

1:18:46

On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, comics artist and author Sarah Myer joins the show to talk about their graphic novel Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story! We talk about the process of crafting such an intimate, imaginative telling of their early journey, from their love of The Little Mermaid and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as a ch…

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The 1976 Ladybird Plague (Episode 123) 11:55

3M ago11:55

11:55

We're going to the dry and drought-blasted British Isles of 1976 for this (short) episode; we'll talk about ladybirds, the population boom-and-bust cycles of insect life, and how weird weather can throw an entire ecosystem into red-shelled chaos.

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Almond's Ella Grey to open at home in Newcastle 28:12

3M ago28:12

28:12

Pilot Theatre, a York-based touring company that creates theatre for young people is to tour England in February and March 2024 with an adaptation of David Almond’s book A Song for Ella Grey, written by Zoe Cooper and directed by Pilot’s Artistic Director, Esther Richardson. BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to Esther while the production was still…

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Three core moments of my journey as an Asian American adoptee 38:11

4M ago38:11

38:11

On this week’s episode, Patrick takes a deep dive into three core memories of his journey: one great, two not so great. He talks about how these things became foundational in how he understands himself today and how he understands + contextualizes his past experience. He also discusses how these things tie together to form the sacred timeline of hi…

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Conspiratorial Thinking (Episode 122) 37:18

4M ago37:18

37:18

To kick off our 2024 season, I thought we'd cover the insidious disaster that is Conspiratorial Thinking! We'll discuss how our brain can get short-circuited in the strangest ways, why it takes fear and lack of self-reflection skills to be a true believer... and why this stuff cannot be dismissed and how we can all do a better job of guarding ourse…

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The act of adoption is inherently uncomfortable and other stuff 25:41

4M ago25:41

25:41

On this week’s episode, Patrick rings in the new year with a solo conversation about the adoptee experience, specifically, our comfort — and discomfort — with the conversations around adoption. He talks about the inherent discomfort that permeates the act of adoption and the dynamic between the stories we, as adoptees, want to tell and the stories …

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Holiday Spectacular + Best of 2023 Special! 2:02:15

4M ago2:02:15

2:02:15

On this week’s episode, it’s the Holiday Spectacular + Best of 2023 Special with my (Patrick’s) very dear friends Leah Burns and Erik Kemp ✨ Leah and Erik join the show to close out 2023 the right way: by talking about the difference between basements and storm shelters! They also answer some get-to-know-you questions and help Patrick celebrate the…

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