Jenni Ruiza is a Goddess. She has her finger on the pulse of where life and the meaning of art crash. She does it all. Write. Act. Produce. LIVE. And she does it not only to thrive as a creative, but to challenge the world and herself. Fearle

Jenny Gomez Entertains Fearlessly in Every Avenue

Jun 20th, 2023 53m 36s

The second half of our "host experiment" concludes with Thomas Dane and our season one, episode one king, Albert Beniada, interviewing our other co-host, Jenny Gomez. The "straying journey" starts just like so many of our creatives - at a young

Thomas Dane Will Keep Fighting to Perform and Scribe

Jun 6th, 2023 53m 58s

Who is Thomas Dane? The Unusual Creatures take their interview pod and turns it on it's head, with one of their illustrious hosts being interviewed by Jenny and Season One guest extraordinaire, Kim Berrios-Lin. We dig into Tom's tumultuous jour

The Naked (Acting) Truth with Coach Sean Tyler Foley

Sep 6th, 2022 59m 29s

There is no clear path when one embraces their journey of being a creative. As an artist, well as a human really, one of our most over looked lessons is the need to learn... the Pivot. You have to be limber enough to pivot. There will be no str

Ben Jennings Explores His Metallurgist "Condition"

Aug 30th, 2022 56m 13s

It's not often you come across a small town metallurgist with a penchant for the Fluxus movement. But that's this week's guest, the wildly interesting and incredibly skilled Ben Jennings. Hailing from Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Ben has played in man

From Graphic Design to the Canvas with Tony Bartolucci

Aug 23rd, 2022 52m 47s

Happy August Creatures! This week we have a guest who's life is all about imagination. Like a magician, he creates art out of thin air. His canvas is a blank piece of cloth, a Times Square billboard, a NYC subway ad or whatever space is possibl

Lindsie VanWinkle-Guthrie Walked from the Stage Down the Aisle

Aug 16th, 2022 1h 5m

Hello Creatures... it's a new week and a new creature family member for all of us to get to know. This week's guest is an artist of many trades. Her artistic roots were forged in music and on the stage, and now she has branched out into the bus

From Makeup Artistry to Window Dressing with Felicita Munoz

Aug 9th, 2022 45m 17s

Felicita Munoz is both a "stayer" and a "strayer" and this episode will make you realize that even though you might stray, you will always, inevitably, stay somehow in the arts. She felt the creative bug when she was a little girl. Her first pe

Adam Perabo is Creating Healing Sounds But Not Before Some Detours

Aug 2nd, 2022 1h

This week's guest is just who we need to hear in the midst of the everything going on in the world these days. This Unusual Creature is an actor, artist, father, healer and New York City aficionado. After years of trodding the boards and becomi

Acting and Activism with Kim Berrios Lin

Jul 19th, 2022 1h 5m

This Unusual Creature sitting down to chat with us is everything you want a human being to be. She is smart, funny, humble, proud, vulnerable, strong and passionate. She has taken life head on and with a lot of verve. She's lived a lot, succeed

Shanti Hershenson is Breaking Every Barrier as a Novelist

Jul 12th, 2022 40m 52s

It's not often you get to have a deep and meaningful conversation with a novelist, who, only three years into their professional career is currently writing their 17th book - and they're only fourteen. Shanti Hershenson embodies the word wunder

The Indomitable Joyce Beauvais

Jul 5th, 2022 59m 47s

Hold on to your seats people, because this week we have one of the greatest Unusual Creatures of all. Our guest is the human embodiment of what it means to be a creative vessel. She has seen and done it before anyone else, and in the grandest o

Ivy Le is Queering Up Comedy (and Podcasting)

Jun 28th, 2022 53m 8s

We have to say, it was harder than usual coming up with a title for this episode. Ivy Le is more than a comic and more than a podcaster. She started as a writer but we don't mean like that. She's brilliant and she's a fighter and she's really,

Eston Dunn Builds a Theatrical Community

Jun 21st, 2022 1h 4m

This week, buckle up babies... The Unusual Creature featured is the ultimate multi-hyphenate. He is a writer, actor, producer, fitness guru, activist and all around fantastic humanitarian. In this PRIDE spotlight series we are humbled to shine

Nico Grelli Discovers Their Artistic Voice

Jun 14th, 2022 1h 10m

This week, as we continue our June Pride Month Series, we enjoy a heavy dose of a Tuesday version of Super Soul Sundays, care of the magnificent Nico Grelli (they/them). A multi-hyphenate, queer af, multi-disciplinary artist, Nico brings us hom

Ripping Up the Stage with Hennessy Winkler

Jun 7th, 2022 49m 5s

This week, we launch our incredibly special Pride Month series and oh boy, are we lucky to feature this week's guest to kick off this extra-important month. Hennessy Winkler (he/him) is a remarkable actor who discovered his calling at a very, v

Dev Bhat, From the Trumpet to the Mosh Pit and Beyond

May 31st, 2022 1h 1m

Do you wanna know what it's like to be a rockstar? Well, you're about to find out... Dev Bhat is a musician, writer and creator for the ages. From a young age he could feel the chords define him. And he took that inspiration and made it a life.

Audrey Martells Sings into the Stars

May 24th, 2022 1h 2m

Take a seat, a cup of something strong and listen to a Queen. Life is going to be hard and a life pursing passion even harder. But this week's guest... Ms. Audrey Martells is gonna guide you through. Audrey Martells can’t be boxed in. She is a

J. Holtham Turns Up the T.V.

May 17th, 2022 58m 1s

This conversation was electric. J. Holtham is a former playwright turned T.V. writer - and comic book writer! - and he graciously shares the story of the windy path that led him from stage to small screen to comic book panels to more T.V. Curre

Monique Carter is Using Art to Heal

May 10th, 2022 1h 2m

This week's Unusual Creature is the epitome of how art and creativity can change lives. Monique Carter is a dancer, ex-model and former actress specializing in the gift of Middle Eastern and Arabic dance. But most importantly she is a fierce an

Charles Sullivan is the KING of Staten Island (Theater)

May 3rd, 2022 57m 1s

This week come and join us for a chat with a master of all trades. Charlie Sullivan, the actual king of Staten Island (Sorry Pete... ok, co-King) sits down and has a cozy and riveting chat with us about how his pursuit of being a creative took

Megan Tusing Unleashes Her Voice

Apr 26th, 2022 58m 26s

Have you ever wanted to know the humans behind the voices reading your audiobooks? Us too! Well, look no further than Episode Ten of The Unusual Creatures as we interview the absolutely delightful voice over artist, Megan Tusing. Megan has reco

Creatively Centering with Dank

Apr 19th, 2022 48m 44s

Episode 9 is truly unique. We talk to Dank, a spiritually-driven creative coach (and avid filmmaker, comic book writer and YouTube creator) about what stops us - or keeps us going - as we aim to create work that will make an impact in the world

Liz Clayman Shoots the Delicious Truth

Apr 12th, 2022 49m 2s

Liz Clayman is a real treat. A hospitality and culinary photographer by trade (and our first pure photographer on the pod), she sparkles with honesty about what happens when you DO make it as a photog. We delve into Liz's journey from fine art

Jack MacCarthy Evolves as More Than a Writer

Apr 5th, 2022 59m

Talking to Jack MacCarthy is a master class in what it takes to evolve as a writer. He has one of the most fascinating back stories you'll probably hear on this pod. Jack started his career in theater, kicking around in New York City, writing a