Season 3 Ep. 5      Stepping Through the Wardrobe:  C.S. Lewis In this episode of So Dramatic, my guest is coach and educator Jim Clarke. Jim and I talk about the author C.S. Lewis.  We discuss Lewis’ kind spirit and generosity, his wife Joy and her often overlooked background, and Jim reveals his traumatic experience with Chronicles of Narnia. Remember to rate, subscribe, and review on iTunes and Spotify.  Find/like us on Facebook at So Dramatic page, Instagram, and our website www.thesodramaticpodcast.com. Here are links for those who still want more drama: Lenten Lands by Douglas Gresham  Lenten Lands: My Childhood with Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis: Gresham, Douglas H.: 9780060634476: Amazon.com: Books Joy: Poet, Seeker… by Abigail Santamaria Joy: Poet, Seeker, and the Woman Who Captivated C. S. Lewis: Santamaria, Abigail: 9780151013715: Amazon.com: Books A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis A Grief Observed: C. S. Lewis, Madeleine L'Engle: Amazon.com: Books The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia 8-Book Box Set + Trivia Book: Lewis, Clive Staples: 9780062690579: Amazon.com: Books

Season 3 Ep. 4    Same Old Shit (SAMO): Jean-Michel Basquiat In this episode of So Dramatic, my guest is artist and educator Lauren Thomas.  Lauren and I talk about Neo-expressionist painter Jean-Michel Basquiat. We discuss why artists should be willing to explain their work, how all artists struggle to stay relevant, and my limited memory about my master’s thesis. Remember to rate, subscribe, and review on iTunes and Spotify.  Find/like us on Facebook at So Dramatic page, Instagram, and our website www.thesodramaticpodcast.com. Here are links for those who still want more drama: Andy Warhol and Jean Michel Basquiat State of the Art - Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat - 1986 - Bing video Basquiat 40th Anniversary Edition  Basquiat. 40th Anniversary Edition: Nairne, Eleanor, Holzwarth, Hans Werner: 9783836580922: Amazon.com: Books The Radiant Child documentary Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child - YouTube Basquiat (1996) Watch Basquiat | Prime Video (amazon.com)

In this episode of So Dramatic, my guest is educator and performer Jen Hynes. Jen and I talk about burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee. We delve into the world's worst stage mom, our love of show tunes, and why you don't dump the whole roast on the platter. Remember to rate, subscribe, and review on iTunes and Spotify.  Find/like us on Facebook at So Dramatic page, Instagram, and our website www.thesodramaticpodcast.com. Here are some links for those who want more drama: Gypsy (1962 movie) Watch Gypsy | Prime Video (amazon.com) More Havoc by June Havoc More Havoc: Havoc, June: 9780060118112: Amazon.com: Books Gypsy: A Memoir Gypsy: A Memoir: Lee, Gypsy Rose, Preminger, Erik: 9781883319953: Amazon.com: Books The G-String Murders  by Gypsy Rose Lee The G-String Murders (Femmes Fatales): Lee, Gypsy Rose, Shteir, Rachel: 9781558615038: Amazon.com: Books  

Season 3 Episode 1 No Day at the Beach: Brian Wilson Part 2 In this episode of So Dramatic, my guest is educator and coach Patrick Flannigan. Patrick and I talk about musician Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. In this special two-part episode, we learn that his life was not just cars, girls, and surfing. Be sure and listen to part 1 first to get the full story. Here is part 2. Remember to rate, subscribe, and review on iTunes and Spotify. Find/like us on Facebook at So Dramatic page, Instagram, and our website www.thesodramaticpodcast.com. Laurel Canyon documentary: Documentary pulls back the curtain on a mythical world and provides an up-close look at the lives of the musicians who inhabited Laurel Canyon. It paints an intimate portrait of the artists who created a music revolution that would change popular culture. Laurel Canyon (TV Series 2020– ) - IMDb Helter Skelter by Bugliosi and Gentry: The True Story of The Manson Murders is a 1974 book that has been ranked as one of the best-selling true crime books. Amazon.com: Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders eBook: Bugliosi, Vincent, Curt Gentry: Kindle Store Pet Sounds album by The Beach Boys Pet Sounds (Original Mono & Stereo Mix Versions) by The Beach Boys on Amazon Music - Amazon.com Love & Mercy A 2014 American biographical drama film directed by Bill Pohlad that focuses on the Beach Boys' co-founder and leader Brian Wilson and his struggles with mental illness during the 1960s and 1980s. Watch Love & Mercy | Prime Video (amazon.com)

Season 3 Episode 1 No Day at the Beach: Brian Wilson In this episode of So Dramatic, my guest is educator and coach Patrick Flannigan. Patrick and I talk about musician Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. In this special two-part episode, we learn that his life was not just cars, girls, and surfing. Here is part 1. Remember to rate, subscribe, and review on iTunes and Spotify. Find/like us on Facebook at So Dramatic page, Instagram, and our website www.thesodramaticpodcast.com. Laurel Canyon documentary: Documentary pulls back the curtain on a mythical world and provides an up-close look at the lives of the musicians who inhabited Laurel Canyon. It paints an intimate portrait of the artists who created a music revolution that would change popular culture. Laurel Canyon (TV Series 2020– ) - IMDb Helter Skelter by Bugliosi and Gentry: The True Story of The Manson Murders is a 1974 book that has been ranked as one of the best-selling true crime books. Amazon.com: Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders eBook: Bugliosi, Vincent, Curt Gentry: Kindle Store Pet Sounds album by The Beach Boys Pet Sounds (Original Mono & Stereo Mix Versions) by The Beach Boys on Amazon Music - Amazon.com Love & Mercy A 2014 American biographical drama film directed by Bill Pohlad that focuses on the Beach Boys' co-founder and leader Brian Wilson and his struggles with mental illness during the 1960s and 1980s. Watch Love & Mercy | Prime Video (amazon.com)

Season 2 Revisited:  Can We Touch Back on Something? As we prepare to launch Season 3, we revisit with our guests from Season 2 and take a quick look back at our topics (Truman Capote, Mark Rothko, Andy Kaufman, John James Audubon, and Zelda Fitzgerald). Remember to rate, subscribe, and review on iTunes and Spotify. Find/like us on Facebook at So Dramatic, Instagram, and our website www.thesodramaticpodcast.com.

Season 2 Episode 5:  Sometimes Madness is Wisdom In this episode of So Dramatic, my guest is fitness instructor Cathy Conjar. Cathy and I discuss Zelda Fitzgerald, why we are on Team Zelda, that the role of a muse is not all it’s cracked up to be, and if the Barefoot Contessa’s husband is really all that. Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Ann Fowler https://www.amazon.com/s?k=z+a+novel+of+zelda+fitzgerald&i=stripbooks&crid=Y949ORQ5EV2G&sprefix=z%3A+a+novel+%2Cstripbooks%2C174&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_10 Save Me the Waltz by Zelda Fitzgerald https://www.amazon.com/Save-Me-Waltz-Zelda-Fitzgerald/dp/1491583215 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald  https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+great+gatsby&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Scott-Dearest-Zelda-Fitzgerald/dp/0747566011 The Paris Wife by Paula McLain https://www.amazon.com/Paris-Wife-Novel-Paula-McLain-ebook/dp/B004DEPELY  A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway https://www.amazon.com/s?k=a+moveable+feast&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys https://www.amazon.com/Wide-Sargasso-Sea-Jean-Rhys/dp/0393352560 Remember to rate, subscribe, and review on iTunes and Spotify.  Find/like us on Facebook at So Dramatic page, Instagram, and our website www.thesodramaticpodcast.com.

Season 2 Episode 4: Borrowed From Our Children In this episode of So Dramatic, my guest is international businessman Geoffrey Prudence. Geoff and I talk about naturalist and painter John James Audubon.  Most famous for his paintings in his book Birds of America, we wonder whether at times he did more harm than good, learn why Marjory Stoneman Douglas was a badass who saved the Florida Everglades, and that this world is only borrowed from our children.  Here are links for those who still want more drama: Birds of America by John James Audubon https://www.amazon.com/Birds-America-John-James-Audubon/dp/1435142578 The National Audubon Society https://www.audubon.org/ The Everglades: River of Grass by Marjory Stoneman Douglas https://www.amazon.com/Everglades-River-Marjory-Stoneman-Douglas/dp/1561649902/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=marjorie+stoneman+douglas&qid=1572646015&s=books&sr=1-1 Remember to rate, subscribe, and review on iTunes and Spotify.  Find/like us on Facebook at So Dramatic page, Instagram, and our website www.thesodramaticpodcast.com.

Season 2 Episode 3: Thenk You Vedy Much! In this episode of So Dramatic, my guest is comedian Jim Flannigan. Jim travels the country entertaining audiences and has opened for some of the biggest names in comedy including Sebastian Maniscalco, Rob Schneider, Jon Lovitz, and Dave Attell.  Jim and I talk about performance artist Andy Kaufman, the timelessness of his art, his love of professional wrestling, and my anxiety watching I Love Lucy. Here are links for those who still want more drama: Comedy at the Edge by Richard Zoglin https://www.amazon.com/Comedy-Edge-Stand-up-Changed-America/dp/1582346259 Man on the Moon, biopic of Andy Kaufman https://www.amazon.com/Man-Moon-Jim-Carrey/dp/B003Q0PUV0/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=man+on+the+moon+movie&qid=1570303127&sr=8-1 Jim and Andy, documentary about the making of Man on the Moon https://www.netflix.com/title/80209608 The Andy Kaufman Special https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjrXPNgvDGk  Remember to rate, subscribe, and review on iTunes and Spotify.  Find/like us on Facebook at So Dramatic page, Instagram, and our website www.thesodramaticpodcast.com.

Season 2 Episode 2: It's Not Just A Rectangle In this episode of So Dramatic, my guest is artist and educator Sandy Washington. Sandy and I talk about the abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko, most famous for his deep color rectangles. Sandy and I discuss why sometimes artists are most creative when they have a deadline, sometimes it’s o.k. to let your kids touch the art, and never hang her paintings in the bathroom. Here are links for those who still want more drama: The Rothko Chapel in Houston: http://www.rothkochapel.org/ The Artist’s Life by Mark Rothko: https://www.amazon.com/Artist%C2%92s-Reality-Philosophies-Art/dp/0300102534/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1552164767&sr=1-1-fkmrnull Mark Rothko: From the Inside Out by Christopher Rothko https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Rothko-Inside-Out-Christopher/dp/0300204728 The Legacy of Mark Rothko by Lee Seldes: https://www.amazon.com/Legacy-Mark-Rothko-Seldes-1978-03-01/dp/B01K0R71B8/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=lee+seldes+rothko&qid=1552164855&s=books&sr=1-1-spell Website about modern art: https://www.theartstory.org/artist-rothko-mark.htm

Season 2 Episode 1: Crime and Capote In this episode, of So Dramatic, my guest is Business Manager Peggy Hines. Peggy and I talk about the intriguing but sad story of author Truman Capote, our own obsession with true crime, and why you should never divulge your friends’ darkest secrets. Here are links for those who still want more drama: A Visit with Truman Capote, brief documentary by the Maysles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbaAYR0oox8 In Cold Blood by Truman Capote https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Truman-Capote-published-Random/dp/B00E32OX72/ref=sr_1_6?crid=WTE7BIATODS7&keywords=in+cold+blood+by+truman+capote&qid=1567533211&s=gateway&sprefix=in+cold+blo%2Caps%2C232&sr=8-6 The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin https://www.amazon.com/Swans-Fifth-Avenue-Novel/dp/0345528700/ref=sr_1_1?crid=388AKUS1G78EI&keywords=the+swans+of+fifth+avenue+melanie+benjamin&qid=1567533488&s=gateway&sprefix=the+swans+of+fifth+%2Caps%2C176&sr=8-1 Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trail by Harper Lee by Casey Cep https://www.amazon.com/Furious-Hours-Murder-Fraud-Harper/dp/178515074X/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2Z6JNQEJCKDBS&keywords=furious+hours+casey+cep&qid=1567533369&s=gateway&sprefix=furious+hours%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-2  Infamous (Movie based on Capote’s experience writing In Cold Blood) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003G1LU0Y Capote (Movie based on Capote’s experience writing In Cold Blood) https://www.amazon.com/Capote-Bob-Balaban/dp/B001MKQS4O/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IRZAY28FYWUM&keywords=capote+movie&qid=1567533788&s=gateway&sprefix=capote%2Caps%2C187&sr=8-1 Murder by Death (Detective spoof starring Truman Capote) https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Death-Peter-Falk/dp/B001IWV030/ref=sr_1_2?crid=LEJHTZ0F3Q4R&keywords=murder+by+death+movie&qid=1567533859&s=gateway&sprefix=murder+by+death%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-2  

Season 1 Revisited: Can We Touch Back on Something?  Part 2 As we prepare to launch Season 2, we take a quick look back at episodes 4 and 5 from Season 1, Sid and Nancy and Robert Mapplethorpe. Remember to rate, subscribe, and review on iTunes and Spotify. Find/like us on Facebook at So Dramatic, Instagram, and our website www.thesodramaticpodcast.com.

Season 1 Revisited: Can We Touch Back on Something?  Part 1 As we prepare to launch Season 2, we take a quick look back at episodes 1, 2, and 3. Frida Kahlo, Thomas Kinkade, and The Beales. Remember to rate, subscribe, and review on iTunes and Spotify. Find/like us on Facebook at So Dramatic, Instagram, and our wbebsite www.thesodramaticpodcast.com.

In this episode of So Dramatic, my guest is humanities professor Meg Murphy. Meg and I talk about the controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. We imagine what it would have been like to live at the Hotel Chelsea, reminisce about our stays in European hostels, and discuss why it’s important to expose ourselves to things that make us uncomfortable. Here are links for those who still want more drama: Documentary: Mapplethorpe Look at the Pictures https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ9QP_aF2fY Autobiography: Just Kids by Patti Smith https://www.amazon.com/Just-Kids-Patti-Smith/dp/0060936223 Album: Horses by Patti Smith https://www.amazon.com/Horses-Patti-Smith/dp/B000002VQQ Vivian Maier Documentary: Finding Vivian Maier http://www.vivianmaier.com/film-finding-vivian-maier/  Remember to find/like us on Facebook at So Dramatic page, Instagram, and our website www.thesodramaticpodcast.com.

Season 1 Episode 4: Love is Vicious In this episode of So Dramatic, my guest is the executive director for a non-profit organization, Jennifer Devens.  Jen and I talk about the star-crossed lovers of punk rock fame Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen, why you should not give your three-month-old baby barbiturates, and the best place to get donuts in New York City. Here are links for those who still want more drama: Documentary Who Killed Nancy?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7QBlDAT1oY Movie about the couple Sid and Nancy (1986): https://www.amazon.com/Sid-Nancy-Gary-Oldman/dp/B00004ZBVO Movie Soundtrack: https://www.amazon.com/Sid-Nancy-Various/dp/B000002O4Z Remember to find us on Facebook at So Dramatic page, Instagram, and our website www.thesodramaticpodcast.com.

In this episode of So Dramatic, my guest is entrepreneur and businessman extraordinaire Steven Kent. I share with Steven the story of Thomas Kinkade, the Painter of Light. Steven and I talk about our favorite paintings (spoiler alert: they are not by Kinkade), what we love about them, and how the truest expression of a human being is to create something.   If you want more drama, be sure and go to our webpage thesodramaticpodcast.com where you can find links to the things we talk about in each episode.

In this episode of So Dramatic, my guest is Diane Sintich, an actress, singer, and voiceover artist. I introduce Diane to artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, and I learn of her love for communist superstar Leon Trotsky. If you want more drama, be sure and go to our webpage thesodramaticpodcast.com where you can find links to the things we talk about in each episode.

In this episode of So Dramatic, my guest is social activist Annie Laven. Annie and I talk about Big Edie and Little Edie Beale and all the glory of Grey Gardens. These were two women who were not afraid to be so dramatic. If you want more drama, be sure and go to our webpage thesodramaticpodcast.com where you can find links to the things we talk about in each episode.