David Menkes walks the line between two separate creative worlds. The first is that of a VFX artist, while the other is that of an award-winning chocolatier. David joins us to share his unique experiences managing these two, disparate creative

Ep. 30 - Randi Singer

Sep 6th, 2016 23m 16s

Welcome to EPISODE 30 of CreateCast! Incredible to have made it this far... thank you for listening! Today's episode features Randi Singer, a screenwriter and producer best known for her work on films like The Tooth Fairy and Mrs. DoubtfireFor

Ep. 29 - Warren Huart

Aug 2nd, 2016 24m 30s

Today's episode features good friend and colleague Warren Huart, an incredible producer who has worked with everyone from Aerosmith to The Fray. Warren also hosts and manages the successful Produce Like A Pro YouTube channel, as well as an educ

Ep. 28 - Lisa Popeil

May 17th, 2016 25m 42s

Welcome to CreateCast!This week's episode features the incredible Lisa Popeil, vocal coach extraordinaire. She's worked with everyone from Frank Zappa to Weird al Yankovic, and has some incredible stories to tell.To find out more about Lisa and

Ep. 27 - Southern Craft Creamery

May 3rd, 2016 17m 40s

Welcome back to CreateCast! this week features the good folks from Southern Craft Creamery, a family run dairy and award-winning ice cream company from down in Florida. They have a really unique take on their product, and the interview was an a

Ep. 26 - Scott Menville

Apr 19th, 2016 24m 18s

Welcome to episode 26 of CreateCast! This episode features the fantastic Scott Menville, a friend and incredible voice actor. Many may recognize Scott as the voice of Robin from Teen Titans, as well as a ton of other shows like Avatar: The Last

Ep. 25 - Nyesha Arrington

Apr 5th, 2016 15m 7s

Welcome to episode 25 of CreateCast! This week's episode features the awesome Chef Nyesha Arrington, now of LEONA in Venice (link below). We talk about everything from Chef Nyesha's unique upbringing, her time on Top Chef, prejudice in the rest

Ep. 24 - Andy Nicholson

Mar 22nd, 2016 28m 22s

Welcome to episode 24 of CreateCast! This week’s guest is award-winning poet Andy Nicholson. Professor-in-residence and Schaeffer Fellow in Poetry at UNLV, Andy’s work has appeared in the Colorado Review, Witness, and many other journals. Addit

Ep. 23 - Cheap Talk

Mar 16th, 2016 22m 3s

Welcome to episode 23 of CreateCast! This week's guest is "Cheap Talk," a musical project helmed by L.A.-Based artists Joy and Nate. Having discovered their song "Push Play" through the hit game Firewatch, I knew that I had to get them on the s

Ep. 22 - Joanna Demers

Mar 9th, 2016 21m 49s

This week’s guest on CreateCast is Joanna Demers, author, associate professor and chair of musicology at the University of Southern California. In this interview, Chase and Joanna talk about her early intellectual influences, her work as a teac

Ep. 21 - Michael Kroesche

Mar 1st, 2016 21m 8s

This week's episode of CreateCast features my brother, Michael! He's an incredible writer, teacher, poet, and all around good guy. We talk about some of his early influences, his process, and how he starts and finishes his pieces. Make sure to

Ep. 2.7 - Fiona Halloran

Jan 20th, 2016 22m 50s

Welcome back to CreateCast! Today's guest is Dr. Fiona Halloran, historian, author, and total badass.In this interview, we discuss what it means to be a historian as well as her new book, Thomas Nast: The Father of American Political Cartoons.Y

Ep. 2.6 - Shab Ferdowsi

Jan 12th, 2016 27m 40s

Welcome to 2016 - now with more CreateCast!Our first guest of the new year is Shab Ferdowsi, a good friend and head of Beating Lights, an media company that's bringing together cool artists and people of all stripes. Find out more about Shab an

Ep. 2.5 - Kevin Estrada

Dec 8th, 2015 22m 44s

After a brief holiday hiatus, CreateCast is back! This week's episode is with rock-photographer Kevin Estrada. Kevin has worked with everyone from Van Halen, to Taylor Swift, to Green Day... and many more! He's a great guy and a really good fri

Ep. 2.4 - Crook Stewart

Nov 10th, 2015 20m 46s

Hey! Welcome to Season 2, Episode 4 of CreateCast! This week's guest is Crook Stewart, and awesome musician and a really great friend. Crook has been on the road with acts like Jackson Browne, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and the Rolling Stones... I

Ep. 2.3 - David Babich

Oct 27th, 2015 22m 17s

Today's episode is with the incredible David Babich! David is a voiceover artist, actor, musician, and teacher based in Los Angeles, and he's done a huge variety of commercials, TV, video games, and other work. He's a great guy, and this is a r

Ep. 2.2 - David St. John

Oct 13th, 2015 26m 22s

Welcome back to season 2 of CreateCast! This episode features award-winning poet David St. John. David has had a storied career, and now serves as chair of the English department at thUSC. In this interview, we talk about David's creative upbri

Ep. 2.1 - Scott Witherow

Oct 6th, 2015 23m 56s

Welcome to the season 2 premiere of CreateCast! If you're new to the show, please take a second to check out season one either here on iTunes or on createcastpod.com This episode features Scott Witherow, the Southern Willy Wonka behind Olive &

For Peter

Sep 24th, 2015 3m 37s

For more information on how to donate to IPF research in Peter's name, please follow this link. http://createcastpod.com/creator/

GET HYPED. - Season 2 Teaser!

Sep 19th, 2015 1m 13s

CreateCast is coming back for a new season! GET EXCITED. GET HYPED. MAKE GOOD.

Ep. 13 - Chef Carlos Salgado

Aug 11th, 2015 24m 46s

Welcome to the season finale of CreateCast! This episode features chef Carlos Salgado, who was recently named one of Food & Wine magazine's 10 Best New Chefs of 2015. You can find chef Salgado at his award winning restaurant Taco Maria (link be

Ep. 12 - Dean Dichoso

Aug 4th, 2015 19m 19s

Our guest this week is Dean Dichoso, an incredible musician, producer, and songwriter who I have had the pleasure of working with on many occasions. For more info on Dean, head to his website...http://www.deandichoso.com/If you're new to the sh

Ep. 11 - Chef Jim Shirley

Jul 28th, 2015 17m 1s

Welcome to Ep. 11 of CreateCast! This interview was recorded live on 30A in Northwest Florida, home to the most beautiful beaches and best seafood in the world. It's an area that's very dear to me, and I'm very lucky to spend some time down the

Ep. 10.5 - Chef Wes Avila

Jul 21st, 2015 13m 34s

We have a double-header this week! Episode 10 is with Alec Benjamin, a good friend who was recently signed to Columbia Records. You can check out his single "Paper Crown" here on YouTube...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rqm7HDF89AEpisode 10.5