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YBY ep 302: Olivia Wise and being funny in your own special way

Olivia Wise

In this episode of Yes But Why, I talk to Chicago-based theatre artist, Olivia Wise. Olivia Wise is a writer, actor, and improviser with a background in theatre. She recently relocated to Chicago from Austin, where she studied and performed improv at ColdTowne Theater and starred in scripted shows such as ColdTowne’s Sex AKA Weiners and Boobs and Fallout Theater’s Losers in Space. Currently, Olivia cohosts a weekly podcast calledWe…
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YBY ep 301: Jermaine Trice gives a stage to underrepresented performers.

Jermaine Trice The Improv Place

This episode of Yes But Why, I sat down to chat with Jermaine Trice, improviser and artistic director of The Improv Place (US). Jermaine Trice is the founder of The Improv Place in the US. He is a Chicago native who has been performing long form, short form, musical, and experimental improv off and on since the late 1990s, starting with Second City. I had a great time chatting with…
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YBY ep 300: A retrospective of the 299 Yes But Why episodes!

Hello Yes But Why listeners! Welcome to Episode 300 of the Yes But Why Podcast! I thought episode 300 would be the perfect time to give you a little backstory and some fun clips! So this week on Yes But Why, it’s a retrospective of the podcast’s past. There have been a lot of changes to the podcast since the first episode of Yes But Why on April 18, 2016….
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YBY ep 298: The magic of Natalie Grigson’s determination and imagination.

author artist facilitator Natalie Grigson

This week on Yes But Why, I chat with author, artist and facilitator, Natalie Grigson. Natalie Grigson was born and raised in Austin, Texas. She is the author of seven books, including the bestselling Peter Able series. Natalie is a facilitator both in-person and online. She teaches connection-focused improv (in-person), creative writing (online), and art classes for both adults and teens (in-person). She has also been writing and editing professionally…
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YBY ep 297: Chris Green creates fun content for his own little corner of the internet!

Chris Toph Green GravityBeard Podcast

This week on Yes But Why, I chatted with podcaster, Chris Green. Known as “Toph” in his role of host/producer for multiple podcasts, Chris Green builds each podcasting project until it inspires another. “My podcast projects are basically a set of Russian nesting dolls,” he said to me.   Toph started by creating Gravity Beard, a successful podcast variety show that featured lots of different segments. Some turned into other…
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