by teddydmz | Sep 29, 2018 | Dan O'Connor, Impro Theatre, Improv, long form, Mindfulness, Patsy Rodenburg, Second Circle, Still face experiment, Teaching, TheatreSports, unscripted
How do we break free from the stale scripts we’ve been living by? Lisa and Ted have a two-part conversation with longtime improv stalwart and new author, Dan O’Connor, to find out. Ted and Lisa welcome Dan by showing him a fresh version of his hot-off-the-presses...
by teddydmz | Apr 27, 2018 | esteem, five languages of love, Improv, KeithJohnstone, Mindfulness, pecking order, power, privilege, rank, Stanford, status, Teaching, Thought-Provokers
Ted and Lisa are working the levers of status: who’s got it, how it’s communicated, how we get good at playing with it—and more. On this, the Monster Baby Podcast’s 2nd birthday, our intrepid pair starts by giving away a scholarship slot for their upcoming Mindful...
by teddydmz | Nov 8, 2016 | Constructive Living, Contemplation, David K Reynolds, Improv, improv wisdom, Mindfulness, Patricia Ryan Madson, Simps, Stanford Improvisors, Stanford University, Teaching
Chillin’ with Patricia in El Granada. Lisa and Ted welcome their teacher and mentor, Patricia Ryan Madson, drama teacher and author of the acclaimed Improv Wisdom, for a two-part Monster Baby conversation. They explore how mindfulness and improv first...
by teddydmz | Jun 30, 2016 | Contemplation, Improv, Maine, Mere Point, Mindfulness, monster baby, retreat, Stanford, Stanford Improvisors, Teaching
Toward the end of their recently concluded Mindful Play, Playful Mind retreat, Ted and Lisa sit down for an interview with David Treadwell, a writer from Brunswick, Maine. Ted and Lisa get into why they offer such retreats (2:46), what the weekend usually covers...
by teddydmz | Jun 2, 2016 | accents, awkwardness, CROW, games, Improv, Mindfulness, play, rules, Stanford, stereotypes, Teaching, Thought-Provokers
Emboldened to try an outdoor “studio”, Ted and Lisa dive into a conversation about rules and who they’re meant for (7:02), whether there are rules in mindfulness (13:06), and how rules provide structure for games, play, and community (20:29). Lisa explains improv’s...
by teddydmz | Apr 19, 2016 | Applied Improvisation, Improv, Mindfulness, Mindset, monster baby, Teaching, Thought-Provokers
A Monster Baby podcast is born! In this inaugural episode, Ted and Lisa introduce themselves and offer the Monster Baby origin story (1:10) and talk about how mindfulness and improvisation relate to failure (14:53), including whether or not it makes sense to celebrate...
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