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Shawn’s Picks #17 Carol Barbee

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Shawn’s Picks: Carol Barbee.

Hey Streetwalkers. THANK YOU SO MUCH for inspiring me to get to 400 episodes!
As you may have guessed; lm taking March “off” from releasing new episodes.
HOWEVER; all month long, l will be releasing some of my wife’s very favorite episodes, in a “Best Of” style.

So expect a re-release of an older favorite every weekday; with an all new intro from my wife, explaining why she chose each specific episode.

Keep in mind that these are in no particular order, and l’ll be back in April with all new episodes.

Like, follow, subscribe and tell a friend!

-Steve Owens
Fascination Street Podcast

Carol Barbee.
THIS IS PART OF MY RAISING DION SEASON 2 WEEK-LONG PODCASTING EVENT
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Carol Barbee. Carol is a television writer and show runner; currently for the Netflix show Raising Dion. In this episode we chat about her journey to become a writer in Hollywood, some of the previous shows she worked on including Judging Amy and Providence. We discuss some very important advice and tips to anyone who wants to become a television writer; and we talk all about how she came to be part of the great TV show Raising Dion. Along the way; we talk about her involvement with Donate Life Hollywood, and how important their mission is. Raising Dion season TWO is now available on Netflix!
Follow Carol on social media:
Insta: @CBarbee1

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Steven Kunes – Screenwriter (Television & Film)

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Steven Kunes
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know television and film screenwriter, Steven Kunes. In this episode, we chat about how Steven got into writing for Hollywood through a simple, yet sincere, reaching out to one of television’s most iconic and prolific producer-screenwriters. We also get into some of Steven’s writing credits, including: The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, A.K.A. Pablo, Kate & Allie, The Love Boat, Rain Main, Cast Away, and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Then we REALLY get into it. Steven tells me about the time he had some issues in his personal life that led to his losing everything and going to prison. Steven describes these events, and this period of his life as somewhat of a cautionary tale, and he even did a TED Talk about it. Finally, we discuss his new show on Amazon Prime (also released as an audio only podcast), called OVER MY DEAD BODY. Steven explains the premise of the show and we talk about some of the episodes that I listened to that made me subscribe. This is a redemption story, folks; a comeback tale of starting over in the later chapters of his life.

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Griff Furst – Producer / Screenwriter / Director / Actor (Devil’s Peak / 57 Seconds / Half Baked 2)

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Griff Furst
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Griff Furst. Griff is: an actor, a producer, a screenwriter, and a director. In this episode we get his origin story. He shares stories from acting class, and how in a ‘domino effect’ sort of way, his career got kicked off from those classes. We chat about being a producer in that role’s various incarnations, where he finds his inspirations for screenwriting, the difficulties managing a film set as it’s director, and what he loves about acting. We cover quite a lot here, but it is all in the name if FUN! We touch a little bit on what it was like growing up on different sets with parents in the business, and lastly, we discuss his newest T-H-R-E-E projects!
Available now on VOD everywhere is Devil’s Peak, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Robin Wright, and Jackie Earle Haley.
Available September (ish) is 57 Seconds, starring Morgan Freeman and Josh Hutcherson.
Keep your eyes peeled later this year is the long awaited sequel Half Baked 2, starring Jeff Ross and Harland Williams!

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Paul Sidhu – Actor / Screenwriter / Producer (Repeater / 2307: Winter’s Dream)

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Paul Sidhu
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Paul Sidhu.
Paul is an actor, producer, screenwriter, and………. dermatologist. In this episode we chat about why he decided to get into the medical field, and what he felt was missing, even with a thriving medical practice. He tells me about his decision to become an actor, and how he broke into the business; once in India with Bollywood, and again in Los Angeles. We discuss why he stepped away from Bollywood, after his first successful film, and how he started over again in LA. He explains the lucky meeting of Joey Curtis, and how they teamed up to bring “2307: Winter’s Dream” to the big screen, as well the story behind Paul’s newest release “Repeater” co-starring alongside Nick Moran, and Corbin Bernsen, and directed by R. Ellis Frazier. Finally, Paul shares some on set stories about working with Tom Sizemore and some of the tips he learned from the seasoned actor, and whether or not he will continue to work in the film industry and still maintain his medical practice.

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John Griffin – Actor (Call Me Kat / Jersey Boys / Bare: The Musical)

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John Griffin
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know John Griffin. John is an actor that you may have seen in the television shows: Chuck, Castle, Lucifer, Dexter, Call Me Kat, and so many more. In this episode John explains what it was like growing up being pulled between acting and tennis. (He was a ranked tennis player as a teen). We explore a little of his time at Stanford, and Oxford, he shares stories from the set of Jersey Boys and what it was like to work with Clint Eastwood on that project. John explains to me what Bare: The Musical was all about and how he came to originate one of the roles in it. I pepper John with questions about what it was like to work with the late Leslie Jordan on the current Fox T.V. show Call Me Kat, where John played the serious love interest of Leslie’s character Phil. He tells stories of being on set and acting opposite Leslie and how caring, kind, funny, and generous a scene partner he was. Leslie Jordan was an infectious and loving friend and colleague; John makes that very clear. Finally, we chat about John’s newest project: Go Love Go, a film he wrote and is working to get made, and how YOU can help.

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Carol Barbee – Show Runner / Executive Producer / Writer (Raising Dion)

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Carol Barbee.
THIS IS PART OF MY RAISING DION SEASON 2 WEEK-LONG PODCASTING EVENT
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Carol Barbee. Carol is a television writer and show runner; currently for the Netflix show Raising Dion. In this episode we chat about her journey to become a writer in Hollywood, some of the previous shows she worked on including Judging Amy and Providence. We discuss some very important advice and tips to anyone who wants to become a television writer; and we talk all about how she came to be part of the great TV show Raising Dion. Along the way; we talk about her involvement with Donate Life Hollywood, and how important their mission is. Raising Dion season TWO is now available on Netflix!
Follow Carol on social media:
Insta: @CBarbee1

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Nikki Dixon & Nicholas Rice – Actors / Producers

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Nikki Dixon & Nicholas Rice
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Nikki Dixon & Nicholas Rice. These two actors have been is tons of stuff, including; Queen Of The South, Claws, Fear The Walking Dead, and Cruel Summer. In this episode we chat about some of those things, as well as why and how they came to be in the film & television business. We talk about the acting class that they met each other in, which is also how they came to be on my show! (Thanks to Stephanie Carter). However, MOSTLY we talk about the new project they are working on which is a film called Preemptive Strike and some of the names that are associated with it. Enjoy!
Follow Nikki & Nick on social media:
Twit: @TheNikkiDixon / @TheNicholasRice
Insta: @TheNikkiDixon / @TheNicholasRice
FB: Nikki Dixon / Nicholas Rice
TikTok: @NicholasAndrewRice

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Liliana Tandon – Actress / Screenwriter (A Ring For Christmas)

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Liliana Tandon
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Liliana Tandon. Liliana is an actress, writer, and producer. In this episode, we chat about why she got into show business, some of her amazing highlights given how long she has been doing this. We talk about her massively successful and award winning original YouTube series Period Piece, her role in the Lifetime channel thriller Indiscretion with Mira Sorvino, and her new film A Ring For Christmas that premiered last month on UPtv. She wrote, produced, and stars in this sweet holiday film!
Follow Liliana on social media:
Twit: @LilianaTandon
Insta: @LTandon
FB: Liliana Tandon
Website: LilianaTandon.com

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Peter Pardini Returns! – Director (Rolling Thunder)

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Peter Pardini RETURNS!
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to speak once again with filmmaker Peter Curtis Pardini. In this episode, we catch up with how each of us has been doing with the NSNG dietary lifestyle, plus we talk about Peter’s new feature film Rolling Thunder. He also explains how this project came to be, plus how he was able to get such amazing talent in this film. This film was shot IN ONE DAY! I really enjoyed this film and I think you all will too. (Psst, this film has SEVERAL previous guests in it!). Rolling Thunder (2020) is available on itunes right now!
Follow Peter on social media:
FB: Peter Pardini

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James Moses Black – Actor (Black And Blue)

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Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know James Moses Black. James is an actor who you may know from such shows as: Entourage, Criminal MInds, Dexter, Sons Of Anarchy, and Theis Is Us. In this episode we chat about where James grew up and the path that led him to acting, and some of the things he is currently writing. He also tells some stories about working with some pretty big names; and we do cover a couple of the biggest assholes he has ever worked with! Finally, we chat about his new film Black And Blue; which is a gritty cop thriller in the spirit of Training Day.
Follow James on social media:
Insta: @JamesMosesBlack_
FB: James Moses Black

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