Improv Saves! World Agrees.
Improv Saves! World Agrees.
Podcast Description
Each week, Improv Saves! World Agrees. brings you a headline-worthy tale of transformation. Host Mike Garvin sits down with guests to explore how improv has shaped their lives offstage: in relationships, careers, confidence, and a few unexpected ways. Every guest kicks things off with their own headline, ripped from the front page of a slightly absurd, deeply sincere imaginary news reel. Who will agree next?
Host: Mike Garvin
Executive Producers: Christina Ashworth + Emma Supica
Editing: Cammie York
Mixing: Dave Strumfeld
Graphic Design: Cammie York
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on the transformative power of improv, exploring themes like creativity, resilience, and community building. Episodes delve into diverse topics, such as the intersection of improv with career paths, personal relationships, and confidence-building. For example, the first episode with Lynda Drewry discusses her journey through childhood challenges to become a successful performer and director, highlighting the importance of saying 'yes' to life's unpredictable moments.
Each week, Improv Saves! World Agrees. brings you a headline-worthy tale of transformation. Host Mike Garvin sits down with guests to explore how improv has shaped their lives offstage: in relationships, careers, confidence, and a few unexpected ways. Every guest kicks things off with their own headline, ripped from the front page of a slightly absurd, deeply sincere imaginary news reel. Who will agree next?
Host: Mike Garvin
Executive Producers: Christina Ashworth + Emma Supica
Editing: Cammie York
Mixing: Dave Strumfeld
Graphic Design: Cammie York
S1E5:
Improv for Personal Growth: Managing Anxiety with Jessica Morrison
Host: Mike Garvin
Guest: Jessica Morrison
In this episode, Mike chats with Jessica Morrison, a jack-of-all-trades who took Unscripted’s “Improv for Anxiety” class via Zoom during the pandemic and then in person when classes resumed, and then kept taking more improv classes afterwards. At the time of the interview, Jessica was still taking improv classes, so they spend some time discussing what she’s learned in classes.
While some improv students dream of the stage, Jessica’s motivation was more toward personal growth. After a terrible job interview where she “felt like [she] couldn’t talk unless it was scripted,” Jessica signed up for “Improv for Anxiety” to help her with her anxiety around re-entering the workforce after a burnout-inspired sabbatical. Listen in to hear about being a student of improv from the perspective of someone without a performance background and who’s in it for the growth more than the stage.
About the Guest:
Jessica Morrison is a journalist and nonprofit leader with a doctorate in geochemistry and a collection of increasingly cool hobbies. She’s a baker, a drummer, an improviser, and in her spare time, she runs the Baking Notification Project with her husband, Brandon (https://www.thebakingnotificationproject.com/)
Improvised Ad by Christina Ashworth and Luke Watson
Executive Producers: Christina Ashworth + Emma Supica
Editing: Cammie York
Mixing: Dave Strumfeld
Graphic Design: Cammie York
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