046: Finding One’s Voice

Catalyst: A Creative Industries Podcast

Catalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of Season 7 will feature one to two different interviews conducted by CCI students, exploring different aspects of the Creative and Cultural Industries.

Our program today has a commonality that comes from ones voice. Not just the sounds that emanate from the vocal box, but more how and what one can choose to express when wielding this creative instrument. In the opening segment of this episode, Jared Kolsut talks to Chip Franklin about his experiences working as a radio show host. A comedian, writer, musician, and radio show host, Franklin has helped write for and appeared on Saturday Night Live, Conan O’Brien, CNN, HBO & Showtime. Jared endeavors to pick Chip’s brain regarding the origin of his career as a radio show host, the premise of the Chip Franklin show, and the most difficult aspects of working in entertainment. In closing Chip offers his outlook on succeeding in the Creative Industries, as well as his take on looking at life. Our second segment sees Marley Seabern interviewing musician/singer-songwriter Indya Love Stewart. The two discuss Love’s recently released first song, Good Morning, as well as the ethereal accompanying music video. Indya expounds the inspiration for both the song and video and how she brought this vision to life. The pair delve into Indya’s endearing stories about what it was like filming the music video on a tropical island and how that influenced the creative process.