Author Archive

The Classically Trained Trainer with Ash Wang — (Ash Wang)
August 30, 2024 • 55 min
Join Yasi and Steven as they welcome strength & conditioning coach Ash Wang onto the show. They discuss Ash’s career journey through classical violin training, studying neuroscience, making Soulcycle playlists, building a strength and nutrition coaching business, writing her recipe book, and following her intuition all along the way.
Guest: Ash Wang
Hosts: Dr. Steve Karageanes and Yasi Ansari
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Mascot Sports Medicine: This is Sparty! — (Sue Petrisin, Jill Wesley, and Ashley Triplett, of the Sparty Mascot Program at Michigan State University)
July 29, 2024 • 51 min
Sparty, the mascot for Michigan State University, is perhaps the most well-know mascot in sports today. To be that famous, you need a whole team to support you. And Michigan State has the first mascot sports medicine program in the country. On our show today is Sue Petrisin, director of the …

Hopping Into Hip-Hop: Detroit Version — (recording artist Derek Demkowicz, aka Demko, and Michael Reiber, head of marketing for Headlights Hip Hop)
April 28, 2024 • 1 hr 10 min
How does one take music, rapping, writing, performing and turn that into a career? On our show today is recording artist Derek Demkowicz, aka Demko, and Michael Reiber, head of marketing for Headlights Hip Hop and Derek’s buddy from high school. We discuss how they started in music, the value …

The Classical Pianist Brand w/ Jeeyoon Kim — (classical pianist Jeeyoon Kim)
March 13, 2024 • 1 hr 11 min
Classical music is pervasive and ubiquitous and yet for many people, it is difficult to connect with. We met one classical pianist who makes it her mission to connect with audiences and bring her joy of classical music to the masses. She is the extraordinary Jeeyoon Kim. a multi-hyphenate musician-author-blogger-podcaster-educator-and-performer. Our Athletes and the Arts founder Randy Dick caught up …

Social Media and Objectification in Dance with researcher Dr. Tomi-Ann Roberts — (NEAMA Vice-President Tomi-Ann Roberts PhD)
January 29, 2024 • 1 hr 17 min
Yasi and Steven welcome prolific researcher and NEAMA Vice-President Dr. Tomi-Ann Roberts PhD to discuss her work on objectification and sexualization in dance. We also examine the negative effects of social media on one’s mental health and how a simple three-day cleanse off of social media had surprising and powerful results. Our conversation delves into …

Broadway Cares with Jack Noseworthy — (Jack Noseworthy)
December 23, 2023 • 52 min
Our esteemed guest is Jack Noseworthy, long-time veteran on Broadway, TV, and film, to talk about his career and his process as an actor. He also is a Individual Giving Officer for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Since 1988 they have led the fight against AIDS, becoming the nation’s leading industry-based nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. They have raised over $300 million dollars to fight AIDS, …

Gold Medal Performing Arts — (Todd Eldredge, Julie Kirchen)
November 26, 2023 • # hr ## min
Figure skating is similar to gymnastics and even dance, where there is an aesthetic and athletic component to competition. This is a sport where we see incredible displays of athleticism, as well as beauty and grace. So Yasi and Steven wanted to learn more about the life and training of a competitive figure skater by talking to one of the best in U.S. …

New Orleans Musician’s Clinic: Protecting the Sound of Jazz — (Taylor Cohen, Public Health Director, Kalie Falls, Community Outreach, Ngoma Numu Jordan, New Orleans musician, and Dr. Marshall Chasin, director of research and chief audiologist of the Musicians’ Clinics of Canada)
October 31, 2023 • 51 min
We shine our spotlight on the New Orleans Musician’s Clinic, the only low or no-cost medical clinic in the United State dedicated to caring for performing artists. They have been a founding member …