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Russell Van Brocklen Tackles Dyslexia Through Proven Research!! (opens the original)
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Russell Van Brocklen is a New York State Senate-funded dyslexia researcher and the founder of DyslexiaClasses.com. His work focuses on helping struggling learners build reading and writing skills by beginning with their strongest abilities rather than repeatedly drilling their weakest ones. His inaugural program moved college-bound students from a middle-school writing level to the average range of entering graduate students on the GRE Analytical Writing Assessment in one school year, for less t
Emmy Winner Kate Sidley Writes About The Saints And Writes Jokes For The Late Show! (opens the original)
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Kate Sidley is a WGA Award and Peabody Award-winning, Emmy-nominated comedy writer and performer who wrote for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Her first book, How to Be a Saint, is out now. Beyond television, her work can be found in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Reductress, and Someecards. She also wrote for the 69th Emmy Awards. She holds a M.A. in Theatre History and Criticism from Brooklyn College and a third of a Ph.D. (so just the P) in Theatre from CUNY Graduate Center. She is also an
Dave Mowry Takes On Mental Illness With Stand Up Comedy!! (opens the original)
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Dave Mowry is a stand up Comedian who teaches the art to people with mental illness. His comedy has been described as smart, inspirational and laugh out loud funny. He lives with bipolar disorder and severe anxiety. Dave was a successful businessman until he lost it all due to his mental illness and becoming homeless with his family for 18 months. After 14 lost years, he took a stand up comedy class for people with mental illness that changed everything. Dave went from mental illness having cont
Terje Brevik Brings Improv To The Community And Community To Improv!! (opens the original)
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Terje Brevik is an improv teacher and performer from Oslo, Norway. Terje took his first improv class in 2012, quit his IT Engineering job and never looked back. He then backpacked across Asia and got a degree as a drama teacher. He is the founder the Impro Neuf community in Oslo in 2015. He also founded Tøyen Impro, an improv school for everyone, and the Short Notice Improv Festival, a week long international comedy festival complete with workshops, shows and a Big Day Out! His ideas, style and
Laurette Paix Brings Improv Joy From New Caledonia To The World!! (opens the original)
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Traveling, performing and teaching improv, Laurette is a french improviser now living in the Pacific Ocean (New Caledonia, a small archipelago near Australia). She is also a doctor, working in the war torn area of New Caledonia. She has been playing, learning and teaching in various countries for several years and is always happy to share. We talked about joy in improv and in her journey. She is a real inspiration! Don't miss this one! This episode, like all episodes of If This Is True, brings f
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