by teddydmz | Aug 9, 2018 | artist, Contemplation, Del Close, engineer, Humor, Improv, Jill Bernard, Keith Johnstone, LSD, Mindfulness, Patti Stiles, psychoactive drugs, Thought-Provokers, Viola Spolin
Joe Bill’s an improv luminary with a brilliant mind that careens joyfully between gutter-level explicitness and spiritual truth—oh wait, are they different? When Joe came to San Francisco to teach and perform, Ted and Lisa cranked up the podcast for a two-part...
by teddydmz | Jul 28, 2018 | acting, Buddhism, Humor, Improv, Mindfulness, Patsy Rodenburg, Right Speech, speaking, speech
Speaking up is one of the most natural—and most frightening—things we humans do. With Ted back from a month-long voice and speech training in Manhattan and Lisa back from a few weeks at summer camp, Episode #49 takes on the topic of stepping up and speaking out. Ted...
by teddydmz | Jul 3, 2018 | camp, details, Improv, magic space, milking moments, Mindfulness, specifics
The devil may live in the details—but’s that’s probably because he likes the magic there. In Monster Baby Episode, #48, Ted and Lisa discuss the challenges, joys, and benefits of getting specific. They start with a few leftovers from last episode’s discussion on...
by teddydmz | Jun 22, 2018 | clown, Clown Neutral, Emotion, emotional sounds, Improv, Inside Out, Mindfulness, Pixar, Thought-Provokers
Pull out the pillows and the tissue paper—Monster Baby Episode #47 gets emotional. Or, more accurately, gets into emotions. Lisa and Ted start with some reflections on Lisa’s end of term teaching improv at Stanford (2:27) and working through some “leftovers” from last...
by teddydmz | May 26, 2018 | creation, Creativity, Improv, Mindfulness, muse, poinsettias, speech
What does it mean to be creative? Do you qualify? In Monster Baby #46, Lisa and Ted mix it up with the muses, exploring the boundaries and qualities of this thing called “creativity.” They start with a riff on poinsettias and mouth noises—hint: Lisa likes the former...
by teddydmz | May 7, 2018 | action, action movie, explosion, Improv, leadership, Mindfulness, painting, praxis, Taoism, wu wei
If you’re looking for some action, you’ve come to the right place! In Monster Baby Episode #45, Lisa and Ted consider the many ramifications of action in a life of mindfulness and improvisation. They start by considering what associations the word brings to mind...
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