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Our last interview of season one is here and it's an amazing one! Out hosts chatted with Vicki Perez, founder of Satya Sun Journeys. They talked about the real tea on presence, manifesting, and healing personal trauma. Connect with Vicki on Insta! @satyasunjourneys https://instagram.com/satyasunjourneys Explore Satya Sun Journeys! https://www.satyasunjourneys.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJoQlsUuozDUFyPf5TsUezQ https://www.facebook.com/satyasunjourneys/ Books mentioned in this episode: https://www.amazon.com/Ask-Given-Learning-Manifest-Desires/dp/1401904599/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24LKCH65B6LKH&dchild=1&keywords=ask+and+it+is+given+abraham+hicks&qid=1608591090&sprefix=ask+and+%2Caps%2C187&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Squared-Do-Yourself-Experiments-Thoughts/dp/1401938906/ref=sr_1_1?crid=276XC84O1F56R&dchild=1&keywords=pam+grout+e2&qid=1608591138&sprefix=pam+grou%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-1 Connect with us on Insta! @bigfanpod_ For more information about us and the show, check out our website: https://bigfanbusiness.wixsite.com/mysite

This week our hosts chat with one of their favorite ladies, Brittyn Bonham! They fangirl over Brittyn's work as a playwright, her job in social work, and how she used pink oatmeal to dismantle stereotypical female narratives! Connect with Brittyn on Insta! @brittyn_in_the_stars Learn more about the organization Brittyn works for, Youth Villages: https://www.youthvillages.org/adoption/adoption-profiles/ Connect with us on Insta! @bigfanpod_ For more information about us and the show, check out our website: https://bigfanbusiness.wixsite.com/mysite

Back by popular demand, we give you another episode of banter with our two hosts!  Enter our #Cozymas Holiday Giveaway via our Instagram @bigfanpod_ *Please note due to personal obligations the giveaway post will go live next week, Wednesday Dec. 16th. Apologies for the delay but thank you for your understanding, friends! For more information about us and the show, check out our website: https://bigfanbusiness.wixsite.com/mysite

This week our hosts chat with musical genius Alanna Skye! They fangirl over her songwriting journey, her experience scoring a Christmas film, and her foray into steamy Scottish literature! Listen to Alanna's music! https://open.spotify.com/artist/5mrc7ycOOaYcWdWf9fmrK5?si=ao9X67WBTeKInvqYgA8l3g Connect with Alanna on Instagram! @alanna_skye_music Connect with us on Instagram! @bigfanpod_ For more information on us and the show, check out our website: https://bigfanbusiness.wixsite.com/mysite Check out the film Alanna scored: https://instagram.com/twasthenightmovie?igshid=1unpy710ll4y6 Tune in to the concert for Alanna's original compositions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYDTX6UNzu6o-Ew52z5cQA?feature=emb_ch_name_ex

We are officially halfway through Season 1! Woot woot! This week our hosts are also our guests as they sit down for an hour of banter about everything from pop culture news and the film and theatre industries, to Kara's new relationship with orange juice and Austin's psychic abilities! Connect with us on Instagram in order to enter our Holiday Giveaway! @bigfanpod_ For more information about us and the show, check out our website: https://bigfanbusiness.wixsite.com/mysite

Our hosts chat with Chicago based theatre artist Lydia Moss! They fangirl over Lydia's research in abolition studies, how we can use abolition theory to free ourselves as well as our nation's prison system, and how she found herself in the middle of a K pop dance battle! Connect with Lydia on Instagram! @lyd.ia.marie Connect with us on Instagram! @bigfanpod_ For more information about us and the show, check out our website: https://bigfanbusiness.wixsite.com/mysite

This week our hosts chat with writer and fashionista, Alyssa Fisher! Alyssa is a general-interest, human-interest features writer living in Brooklyn, NY. One day she may be reporting on how women are most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the next she’ll be meeting Bushwick-based artists, sharing their art made in reaction to the recent nail-biting election season. In addition to writing feature stories, she also covers food, fashion, art, health and travel. She had our hosts fangirling over her bravery as a writer, passion for fashion, and conviction to flip the script on the typical Carrie Bradshaw NYC stereotype! Connect with Alyssa on Instagram and Twitter! @alyssalfisher Check out some of Alyssa's AMAZING articles! https://alyssafisher.journoportfolio.com She’s also new to the world of freelance — say hi! Here's the Tom Hanks feature article Kara and Alyssa mention (quite a lot, hehe) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/movies/tom-hanks-mister-rogers.html Connect with us on Instagram! @bigfanpod_ For information about us and the show, check out our website: https://bigfanbusiness.wixsite.com/mysite

This week our hosts chat with the iconic Ryan Moore! They fan girl over Ryan's perseverance as a an LGBTQ+ activist, how he flipped the script on gender during a big audition, and why he owns eight posters of Lady Gaga! Connect with Ryan on Instagram! @ryan.jay.moore & @hollywood_dragqueen Connect with us on Instagram! @bigfanpod_ For more information about us and the show, check out our website: https://bigfanbusiness.wixsite.com/mysite Want to help support queer spaces and members of the LGBTQ+ community? Please check out these resources! @alokvmenon @i_weigh https://secure.actblue.com/donate/blacktrans-queer?tandembox=show https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/ https://mindout.org.uk/ https://www.lgbtqfund.org/

Our hosts sit down with director, activist, and overall ray of sunshine, Claudia Campos! They fangirl over Claudia's commitment to intersectionality in theatre, how London inspired her to make art on her own terms, and what questions she'd want to ask Lin Manuel Miranda at a dinner party! Connect with Claudia on Instagram! @clauds.campos Claudia is also the Company Manager at Miami New Drama! Connect with them on Instagram: @miaminewdrama @thecolonytheatre Connect with us on Instagram! @bigfanpod_ For more information about us and the show, check out our website: https://bigfanbusiness.wixsite.com/mysite Interested in activism and art for change? Check out these resources! Accounts to follow: @blackartistsburrough  @blackpuertoricanphd @migrantscribble @sonyareneetaylor @dereckaprunell For white latinos thinking through the implications of latinidad and how it fits into the entertainment industry, @priscilagarciajacquier To read: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Black-Theatre-Girl-Magic-Publishes-An-Open-Letter-to-American-Regional-and-Community-Theatres-on-Inclusion-20200627 https://howlround.com/weve-seen-white-american-theatre?fbclid=IwAR1NBfajd5FxWyOK-lEM7wm8W_n-gtyUw0vBTs7vrpwYg03YrOE8wlH0v-g https://variety.com/2020/legit/news/listen-how-to-make-anti-racist-theater-1234629085/ https://www.seagullbooks.org/stories-under-occupation/?fbclid=IwAR3iGq0HiBoXqe1ThaTNM12kGcjEEmVPKYSxieEtBUeeKGU6paOfO-VLGCE https://howlround.com/staging-bilingual-classical-theatre https://howlround.com/exploring-anti-policing-theatre

Our hosts chat with their bestie and PR powerhouse, Daniella Bernadel! They fangirl over her insider secrets on collegiate greek life, her experience as one of the only women of color in her chapter, and her hot take on Rick Riordan vs. JK Rowling! Connect with Daniella on Instagram and Twitter! @dani.dea_ Connect with us on Instagram! @bigfanpod_ For more information about us and the show, check out our website: https://bigfanbusiness.wixsite.com/mysite For more information about the sorority chapter and philanthropy mentioned in this episode, check out these resources! Alpha gamma delta foundation: https://alphagammadeltafoundation.org/donate/ Feeding America: https://www.feedingamerica.org/ Meals on wheels: https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/

Our hosts chat with actress and Chicago based theatre artist Aszkara Gilchrist! They fangirl over Aszkara's dedication to inclusive theatre, her experience growing up as an actor with a disability, as well as her love of juicy CW shows and obsession with Ian Somerhalder's jawline! Connect with Aszkara on Instagram @aszkarasparkles Connect with us on Instagram @bigfanpod_ For more information on amazing inclusive theatre companies like the ones mentioned in this episode, check out these resources! Babes with Blades Theatre Company: www.babeswithblades.org Disability Support | The Actors Fund: https://actorsfund.org/services-and-programs/disability-support Possibilities Theatre Company: @possibilitiestheatrecompany on Instagram

This week, Austin and Kara take a deep dive into the world of fan theory's by looking at the upcoming re-release of Taylor Swift's discography and explore what it means to look at old work with new eyes.

This week, Austin and Kara are back for another bit o' banter! Together they look at the romance genre from the perspective of a 20-something in 2021, tackle the great divide between team android and team iPhone (with a special reveal from Austin), and discuss the rise in anti-Asian American sentiment. Asian American resources https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CGLrII9ycdPPcavGkatzGpoqGsdwJm46AgDXVWla3H8/mobilebasic Books: Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura Yellow Peril!  edited by John Kuo Wei Tchen and Dylan Yeats Film: Minari The Farewell In Between Days Minding the Gap In the Family

You know those talks with your friends that can go from High School Musical one minute to dismantling capitalism the next? Well that's kind of what this podcast feels like! Big Fan is a podcast where two recent grads dive into different peoples' passions. Our two hosts' dynamic will make you feel like you're having worldly discussions with your best friends over coffee. Connect with us on Instagram! @bigfanpod_