The Latest From Yes But Why

YBY ep 292: Morgan Phillips on music, improv, and going viral in your forties!

Morgan Phillips

In this week’s Yes But Why Podcast episode, I talk to Morgan Phillips, performer of improv and music since 1994. Morgan Phillips is an improviser and improv coach based in New York City. He is the creator and temporary Artistic Director of Not A Bit Comedy Theater. Morgan has been studying and performing improv on a regular basis for almost 30 years. He loves performing improv. In 2015, Morgan did…
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YBY ep 291: Shweta Bhat on appreciating the art that you create.

Shweta Bhat

In this week’s episode of Yes But Why Podcast, I chatted with joyful storyteller, Shweta Bhat. Shweta Bhat is a software professional, a teacher, a writer, a psychologist, a theatre artist, an improviser and a poet. She is a counsellor, trainer and consultant at SASHA (Support Against Sexual Harassment). Shweta is also the host and editor of “Voice – The SASHA PoSHcast,” a monthly podcast dealing with topics around the…
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YBY ep 290: Laurie Wagner Storlie on using the “Yes And” philosophy of improv to fix every part of your life!

Laurie Wagner Storlie

This week on Yes But Why, I connected with parent support coach and certified hypnotherapist, Laurie Wagner Storlie. Laurie Wagner Storlie is a child development expert with an extensive background in producing and performing improv comedy. She shows parents how to find parenting hacks using the rules of improv. Laurie is also the host of the podcast, “Improvised Parenting.” In our conversation, we talk about how Laurie got into improv…
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YBY ep 289: Kat Ramzinski’s wild stories and boundless energy!

Kat Ramzinski

This week on Yes But Why, I chatted with Austin comedian, Kat Ramzinski. Kat Ramzinski is a Stand Up Comic, Writer, Actor and Musician, best known for her story-telling abilities and that time she was stabbed. Kat has been showcased on the comedy docuseries “Cracking Up” on the Mental Health Channel, and the PBS show “Stand Up Empire”.  Kat has performed Stand Up comedy at Moontower Comedy Festival, End of…
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YBY ep 288: Ammon Taylor on saving the world one musical at a time.

photo credit Steve Rogers

This week on Yes But Why, I had the pleasure of speaking with pianist, composer, and music director, Ammon Taylor. Currently based in Austin, Texas, Ammon Taylor is The Paramount Theatre’s Education Music Director and an active member of Austin’s theatre community. With a Bachelor of Music in composition from UT Austin, Ammon has been using his background in classical, jazz, and musical theatre to set children’s narrative inventions to…
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