In this episode, Brad and Matt Mullins -- two middle-aged white guys -- discuss how the election of Donald Trump changed the way they approached writing and storytelling.
In this first post-election episode, Storyteller Celestine Bloomfield stopped by to talk about her career as a storyteller, and how she used those skills in the business world. But she is not about to get hemmed in by the shifting political winds.
Ben Asaykwee left Indiana to pursue his music and returned home to form one of Indianapolis' most interesting and innovative theater companies, Q Artistry. And his show Cabaret Poe has been running for eight years. But his story is really about the...
Frankie Bolda stopped by the Jam to talk about her improv comedy work at Comedy Sportz, her life as the associate artistic director of the EclecticPond Theater Company, and writing.
Brad talked with Indianapolis writer Adam Petty about the importance of science fiction in their lives, and the difficulties of making time for writing.
Shannon McLeod is a soft-spoken writer from Michigan who writers stories where characters almost, but not quite. Brad talked with her about why sometimes stories really aren't about anything.
Brad caught up with author Kelli Allen before her Etchings Fest workshop in Indianapolis. She talked about her eclectic journey through the world, and how that has shaped her writing.
Brad sits down with Loren Niemi, who explains his life as a Storyteller, his work with businesses, and his background in Philosophy and Visual Arts that prepared him for it all.
In this episode of The Downtown Writers Jam Podcast, Brad talks with Indianapolis playwright Casey Ross about how theater helped her find her voice, and some understanding with her family.
In this episode of The Downtown Writers Jam Podcast, Brad talks Les Kurkendaal about finding your voice as a writer, and how his writing has evolved from comedy to theater to storytelling.