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From Maroon 5 to a Renewed Life: Ryan Dusick’s Story — (Ryan Dusick, the founding drummer of Maroon 5)

September 18, 2023 • 1 hr 12 min

Sponsored by School Health: https://www.schoolhealth.com

Yasi and Steven talk with Ryan Dusick, the founding drummer of Maroon 5 and now licensed therapist and life coach in Los Angeles. He went from being a Little League baseball phenom to drummer for the world’s hottest rock band before injuries and mental illness forced him out of music. He ...

Doctors for Dancers with Galit Friedlander — (Galit Friedlander)

July 5, 2023 • 1 hr 15 min

Yasi and Steven talk with the incomparable Galit Friedlander, professional dancer, choreographer for the LA Sparks Dance Team, fitness coach, and host of the DanceSpeak podcast. She is also part of Doctors for Dancers, founded by our second guest, CEO Jennifer DePaola, who work to bring dance medicine specialists together to care for dancers of all ages and levels. Galit and Jennifer join us today ...

The Fitness Industry Celebrity Insider — (Frances Flores)

April 26, 2023 • 1 hr 21 min

The U.S. fitness industry is valued at almost $90 billion, ranging from health clubs to boutique studios, online platforms to digital home machines. Yoga to HIIT, Pilates to barre, Tonal to Peloton…the fitness world is vast and diverse. So how does it all work behind the scenes? If you’re a performing artist, how do you break into the fitness industry? How do you stand out? Become ...

The College Dance Experience — (SpeakerNameFirstLast, SpeakerNameFirstLast, and SpeakerNameFirstLast)

February 26, 2023 • 1 hr 6 min

Yasi and Steven explore college dance education at one of the largest performing arts programs in the country, the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Specifically, we talk about adapting to a rapidly evolving post-COVID educational environment, the effects of the Michigan State University shooting on students and faculty, integrating Black activism into one’s artistic journey, the effects of competition dance on ...

Filming Docs on Athletes and Artists: Thug Rose and The Other Dream Team — (Marius Markevicius)

January 31, 2023 • 53 min

Never before have so many excellent films, docuseries, and TV shows been produced about many important topics…historical events, political upheaval, stories of courage and personal triumph, true crime, and of course…athletes and artists.

To learn more about this golden age of documentary filmmaking, Yasi and Steven talk to award-winning filmmaker Marius Markevicius. His new film that just debuted at the Austin ...

Letting The Music Breathe: How Science Got Music Back in School — (Dr. Mark Spede; Dr. James Weaver)

December 19, 2022 • 1 hr 3 min

When COVID-19 caused schools to keep students of all grades at home, those arguably most disadvantaged by this were musicians. Many barriers stood in the way of getting students back in the music room: aerosolization from instruments and voice, close proximity between students, secretions from brass instruments, and antiquated ventilation systems in thousands of school buildings.

Early ...

How To Fuel Your Dancer — (Michelle Macedonio, MS, RDN, LD; Roberta Anding, MS, RD/LD, CSSD, CDE; Astrid Zuluaga-Lopez)

September 19, 2022 • 1 hr 3 min

Perhaps no field in medicine is fraught with as much misinformation and confusion as nutrition. This directly impacts the dance world, as many restrict the very food elements that fuels a dancer to perform. So Yasi and Steven get into it with two of Yasi’s colleagues and mentors from the Sports and Human Performance Nutrition ...