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Jan 28, 2019

Jimmy Slonina is an actor, clown, comedian, and lip-sync extraordinaire. He has occupied some big stages with Cirque du Soleil and P!NK. In this episode, he tells Shannon about the components of a good lip-sync, what goes through his mind when he's picking someone for audience participation, and what he considers when...


Jan 21, 2019

Cate happened upon the world of street performing almost by accident, but once she did, she knew she had found her calling. She trained at The Quebec School, and then set out to create a character, a show, and a lifestyle that is uniquely her own. Seventeen years later, she’s still at it.

Please won’t you be a...


Jan 14, 2019

While Shannon was visiting Portland, Oregon, she got to meet up with the amazing Jack StockLynn. Jack is a transgender aerialist who creates and produces spectacles with his own circus, Sir Cupcake’s Queer Circus. In this episode, Shannon and Jack discuss the roles of gender in circus, Jack’s process for creating...


Jan 7, 2019

Contortion and flexibility instructor Catie Brier started off as just another flexible girl with dreams of performing in circuses far and wide. However, she sustained several injuries and decided to stop working. She became dedicated to the pursuit of helping people who wanted to push their limits of flexibility safely....