Shock and Awesome

Shock and Awesome


Latest Episodes

Rabbi D - Hip Hop Diplomacy
February 08, 2016

Tables get turnt and styles are freed with rapper, dj, beatboxer, and educator, Rabbi Darkside. We travel back in time to when CBGB's rocked The Bowery and back to the present where Freestyle Mondays STILL rules the underground. Find out why rhyming...

Janet Krupin - Wine and Umbrellas
February 02, 2016

From performing on Broadway to being drunk in the rain, every situation can have powerful consequences. Janet takes these moments in stride, delight and with an incredible voice and songwriting ability. Recorded at The Goldishack, this season launches...

FIRST BEST (of Awesome) - Noah Scalin
December 09, 2015

Celebrate 10 episodes of Shock and Awesome with a MEGAMIXTAPE of songs from the previous 9 artists fine blended into a creative conversation with visual artist Noah Scalin. See ya in 2016 - Until then, enjoy your holidayzzz and "keep making snowballs!"

Molly Pope - Capitalized in Quotes
December 01, 2015

Swipe right on an ascendant gay icon! Molly Pope likes your podcast. This woman-diva has a HUGE voice and, like most of us, uses an upper-case performance persona (social media?) to filter the lower case person behind it. In this episode, we...

UTK - Adapt and Conquer
November 24, 2015

Utkarsh Ambudkar traces his evolution from student to actor to battle-rapper to singer/songwriter to ALL OF THE ABOVE. *Ladies and Gentlemen, Caucasian and Melanin* - This episode is sponsored by "No Small Talk" with DJ Cypha Sounds at...

James Iglehart - Genie in a Podcast
November 17, 2015

Star of Broadway/Disney's "Aladdin", James Monroe Iglehart shares the development process of his TONY award winning role, the power of miracles and his incredible obsession with comic books. Submit what you find awesome to shckndwsm@gmail.com

Kenyon Phillips - Life and Death
November 10, 2015

He's been hailed as the new Lou Reed; Kenyon Phillips is open, electric and overflowing with positive unashamed energy. We discuss his unique, theatrical approach to developing an autobiographical stage show and using addiction to fuel artistic pursuit.

D-Cross - Scratchin' Tracks
November 03, 2015

Ya never heard a vocal scratch like this! This week's guest is D-Cross, a beatboxer and vocal/visual artist, who defintiely was a DJ in another life. Enjoy his knowledge of hip-hop culture, our discussion of the global beatboxing scene and his...

Lin-Manuel Miranda - Freestyle Smoothies
October 27, 2015

From the dressing room of Alexander Hamilton, Lin Miranda, the MacArthur Genius (not to mention Grammy, Emmy, Tony, etc. award winner), breaks down the inspirational moments behind the conception of his current Broadway smash "Hamilton." ALSO:...

Jessica Delfino - Unicorn Magic
October 20, 2015

Whether crashing the SNL40 after-party or walking The Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Jessica Delfino has been blazing trails and breaking taboos with her music and self production. From her new theatre space in Chinatown to how she was publicly denounced by...