Episodes

Jayson Johnson Strike Five Films , founder, producer and director talks about his beginnings in the film industry. Working for Francis Ford Coppola, winning multiple film festival awards and his love of the Chicago Bears are ...

Linda Coussement has been exploring meaning and purpose for many years by intertwining an 18+ year-long career in corporate business consulting with travel, teaching yoga, cofounding a sustainability start-up, photography, an...

Sean O'Brien, co-producer of the Brave New Films documentary 'Beyond Bars' chats with Papamutes chronicling the story of Chesa Boudin and his journey from abandon child to District Attorney of San Francisco. Focusing on mass...

Pat Benincasa, is a first-generation Italian American visual artist. She has received national and international recognition for her work. Pat sits down with Papamutes and reveals her passion for art of all kind and how art s...

Amazing conversation with Claudio Reilsono, head baseball coach at Carnegie Mellon University. Claudio is also a professional baseball scout, TV, radio and podcast host. An Author - "Lead from the Heart Up, Not the Neck Up" ....

I had the honor of appearing as a guest on The Italian Impact Weekly Radio show. Hosts Steve Mancini and Claudio Reilsono were great to talk with about Italian heritage, Italian upbringing, traditions, sports, favorite guests...

Author and World Traveler Lisa Ruoff talks with Papamutes about the winding path of her highly unconventional life of adventure that could often be described as chaotic abandon. Visiting or living in Alaska for 8 years, Afri...

Italian Impact Weekly radio host Steve Mancini sits down with Papamutes discussing, everything Italian from pasta to sports to the old neighborhood. Join Papa and Steve as they reminisce about their boyhood Little Italy parad...

Multiple Award winning Historical fiction author Michelle Cox joins the Papamutes Podcast chatting about her career as a writer, and why she's hooked on Historical fiction. Important stuff like board games also come into play...

Founder and Director of the Travis International Film Institute -TiFi , Mark W. Travis visits with Papamutes for a second time to discuss directing the Character, not the Actor. Very insightful conversation on a unique techni...

Gasping for Air author, Dana S. Diaz chats candidly with Papamutes about her excruciating life long experiences with narcissistic abuse. What led her to write 'Gasping for Air' The Stranglehold of Narcissistic Abuse.' Candid...

Filmmakers around the world regard Mark W. Travis as the most outstanding teacher and consultant on the art of film directing. Fueled by the desire to generate organic and authentic performances in an instant, Mark developed ...

Valerie Maksym, author of Maksymizing Life: Turn Self Doubt into Self Confidence. After two divorces Valerie found herself alone for the first time in her life. She took this opportunity to embark on a journey of self discove...

Would you ever take your cat to Japan? Probably not, but if you did, then you may want to read 'Whiskers Abroad' by Carrie Carter. Part travel log, part travel guide, but definitely a whole lot of fun and laughs. …

Model, Breast Cancer Survivor, and author Christine Handy chats with Papamutes about her rise in the modeling world and sudden interruption when diagnosed with breast cancer. How she over came suicidal thoughts and found the...

Franco Harris, the Hall of Fame running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League died on December 20th, 2022. Just days before his number 32 was to be retired by the Steelers organization that he won f...

Best known as Leonardo DiCaprio’s sister in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained. Laura joins Papamutes and chats about her career spanning over 25 years in TV and film. Laura explains what drove her to write Know Small Parts...

Poet Maya Workowski chats up Papamutes with her love of poetry, and her book QUIVER. Maya shares what drew her to poetry, and how photography is a visual form of poetry. Maya's poems have inspired hundreds on TikTok. She gi...

Julie Clark is the New York Times best selling author of The Last Flight. All three of her books, The Ones We Choose, The Last Flight and The Lies I Tell have been optioned for television. In this episode with …

Writer and director Leslie Goyette, and producer Michele Englehart join Papamutes to chat about their feature length coming of age 1920's independent period film Maysville. As first time film makers Leslie and Michele share ...

Comedian and filmmaker Jack McCafferty pipes in with Papamutes from his LA apartment to chat about his up coming movie project "Dreaming of You". Jack was Papa's inaugural guest in Episode 1, and returns to talk demons, OJ an...

Dallas based comedian Gretchen Young "GretchYo" slings beer with Papamutes and chats about her stand up comedy journey. Her admiration for the late Bob Saget, and tackles 'Dead or Alive' and 'Name that Movie' segments, and mu...

Musician and composer Steve Sciulli chills back with Papamutes and explains his new form of bio-communicative music, a collaboration with living plants as they respond to the flow of information and changes in their environme...

Papamutes chats with comedian Jamie Gravy. From Gravitt's early days in comedy to his weekly gig, opening for Eddie Griffin at the Sahara Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas Nevada. Jamie also has worked with comedy icons, such as ...