Tony Steinbach

Today comedy juggler Tony Steinbach tells me about his experience being a performer with anxiety. We talk about how social anxiety and depression affect his life on and off stage. We are not doctors, though! If you think you might be suffering from a mental illness, please seek appropriate advice from a medical professional. Find Tony on Instagram: @crazyeyedtony   Episode Breakdown: 4:38 – Interview Start; how Tony got into juggling 6:42 – Tony’s life as a circus professional today 9:34 – Living with a mental illness 11:05 – Performing with social anxiety 14:37 – Performing with depression 21:00 – Dealing with the stigma of mental illness 22:37 – Incorporating mental illness awareness into a street show 33:42 – Why talk about mental illness? 36:25 – Interview end

Today comedy juggler Tony Steinbach tells me about his experience being a performer with anxiety. We talk about how social anxiety and depression affect his life on and off stage. We are not doctors, though! If you think you might be suffering from a mental illness, please seek appropriate advice from a medical professional. Find Tony on Instagram: @crazyeyedtony Episode Breakdown: 4:38 – Interview Start; how Tony got into juggling 6:42 – Tony’s life as a circus professional today 9:34 – Living with a mental illness 11:05 – Performing with social anxiety 14:37 – Performing with depression 21:00 – Dealing with the stigma of mental illness 22:37 – Incorporating mental illness awareness into a street show 33:42 – Why talk about mental illness? 36:25 – Interview end

Performing in Public and Private with Tony Steinbach

Eric Jackson

This week I sit down with juggler Eric Jackson to talk about artistic practice and juggling. Eric has a Studio Art Degree from the University of Arkansas and is competing in the IJA Individuals Championship this year in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Find him on Instagram: @jacks.on.deck Eric’s eJuggle article: https://www.juggle.org/art-and-the-value-of-why/ Props to That! is also on Instagram and Twitter @propstothat   Episode Breakdown: 2:03 - Interview start (Eric’s Juggling Background) 7:36 - Eric’s past performance history 10:53 - Eric’s current performance piece 16:43 - Eric’s eJuggle Article “Art and the Value of Why” 22:52 - Club juggling: why and how? 30:38 - Eric’s advice for other jugglers 31:45 - Extended discussion of art 36:48 - Conclusion

This week I sit down with juggler Eric Jackson to talk about artistic practice and juggling. Eric has a Studio Art Degree from the University of Arkansas and is competing in the IJA Individuals Championship this year in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Find him on Instagram: @jacks.on.deck Eric’s eJuggle article: <a href="https://www.juggle.org/art-and-the-value-of-why/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.juggle.org/art-and-the-value-of-why/</a> Props to That! is also on Instagram and Twitter @propstothat Episode Breakdown: 2:03 - Interview start (Eric’s Juggling Background) 7:36 - Eric’s past performance history 10:53 - Eric’s current performance piece 16:43 - Eric’s eJuggle Article “Art and the Value of Why” 22:52 - Club juggling: why and how? 30:38 - Eric’s advice for other jugglers 31:45 - Extended discussion of art 36:48 - Conclusion

Art and the Creative Process with Eric Jackson

Sam Malcolm

Today’s episode features Comedy Juggling All Star SAM MALCOLM! Originally from the Stillwater Paiute-Shoshone Reservation, now living in Denver, Colorado, Sam is a world-class internationally recognized comedy juggler. Today, Sam gives me some insight into his comedy writing process and why he performs. Check him out on Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook: @SamMalcolmShow. Or buy his Brontosaurus Balls! at www.brontosaurusballs.com. ALSO, The Plaid Lads’ Instagram page is hilarious and can be found here: @theplaidshow   Find me, your host, on Instagram here: @morganeua, and find the show here: @propstothat

Today’s episode features Comedy Juggling All Star SAM MALCOLM! Originally from the Stillwater Paiute-Shoshone Reservation, now living in Denver, Colorado, Sam is a world-class internationally recognized comedy juggler. Today, Sam gives me some insight into his comedy writing process and why he performs. Check him out on Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook: @SamMalcolmShow. Or buy his Brontosaurus Balls! at <a href="http://www.brontosaurusballs.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.brontosaurusballs.com</a>. ALSO, The Plaid Lads’ Instagram page is hilarious and can be found here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theplaidshow/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theplaidshow</a> Find me, your host, on Instagram here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/morganeua/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@morganeua</a>, and find the show here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/propstothat/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@propstothat</a>

Circus and Stand-Up with Sam Malcolm

Summer is almost here! Here's an update as we head into the fun, but busy Summer months. After another three weekly episodes we will be taking a break to gather new content, up our social media game, and focus on other projects. But we'll be back September 13th with more circus to share! Also, our website is down right now; it'll be up and running again soon!

Summer is almost here! Here's an update as we head into the fun, but busy Summer months. After another three weekly episodes we will be taking a break to gather new content, up our social media game, and focus on other projects. But we'll be back September 13th with more circus to share! Also, our website is down right now; it'll be up and running again soon!

Pre-Summer Update!

This week I sit down with the wonderful circus artist and teacher Chloe Somers Wall to talk about recovering from challenges in a circus career. We talk about Chloe’s many shifts in discipline from gymnastics to soccer to dance to trapeze to hooping to clown and how she has kept upbeat and energetic throughout it all! You can find Chloe @thechloesomers on Instagram or book her for your next show here: http://chloewalier.com/ You can also see her at the Guelph Juggling Festival May 17-19th and find the event on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/280482965963710/ Find Props to That! on Instagram @propstothat!

This week I sit down with the wonderful circus artist and teacher Chloe Somers Wall to talk about recovering from challenges in a circus career. We talk about Chloe’s many shifts in discipline from gymnastics to soccer to dance to trapeze to hooping to clown and how she has kept upbeat and energetic throughout it all! You can find Chloe @thechloesomers on Instagram or book her for your next show here: <a href="http://chloewalier.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://chloewalier.com/</a> You can also see her at the Guelph Juggling Festival May 17-19th and find the event on Facebook here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/280482965963710/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/280482965963710/</a> Find Props to That! on Instagram @propstothat!

Shifting Gears in a Circus Career with Chloe Somers Wall

This week I sit down with juggler Joe Showers to talk about MCing a show. I finish by summing up his points so you can get a refresher any time! Joe hosted the show at the Cincinnati Juggling Festival where this interview was held! Find him on Instagram @jugglerjoeshowers   Follow us @propstothat on Instagram.

This week I sit down with juggler Joe Showers to talk about MCing a show. I finish by summing up his points so you can get a refresher any time! Joe hosted the show at the Cincinnati Juggling Festival where this interview was held! Find him on Instagram @jugglerjoeshowers Follow us @propstothat on Instagram.

How to Host a Show! with Joe Showers

I sit down with Jacob Tichenor of Cathedral Juggling Equipment to talk about making juggling rings. This is the second part of our interview, if you want to hear about making russian juggling balls - go back two episodes! Check out his stock at www.cathedraljuggling.com. Check us out at www.propstothat.ca!   1:14 - Overview 3:56 - Interview start 4:46 - How he got into ring manufacturing 9:15 - Talking to Jay Gilligan about rings 10:49 - Translucent rings 13:50 - Injection molding 15:03 - Don’t replicate. Improve. 16:55 - Comparing rings 20:09 - Testing the rings on other jugglers 24:44 - What makes his rings different (and the importance of the matte finish!) 29:55 - Interview end

I sit down with Jacob Tichenor of Cathedral Juggling Equipment to talk about making juggling rings. This is the second part of our interview, if you want to hear about making russian juggling balls - go back two episodes! Check out his stock at <a href="http://www.cathedraljuggling.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.cathedraljuggling.com</a>. Check us out at <a href="http://www.propstothat.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.propstothat.ca</a>! 1:14 - Overview 3:56 - Interview start 4:46 - How he got into ring manufacturing 9:15 - Talking to Jay Gilligan about rings 10:49 - Translucent rings 13:50 - Injection molding 15:03 - Don’t replicate. Improve. 16:55 - Comparing rings 20:09 - Testing the rings on other jugglers 24:44 - What makes his rings different (and the importance of the matte finish!) 29:55 - Interview end

Cathedral Juggling Equipment (Part 2: Rings) with Jacob Tichenor

Sarah Smith

Happy Easter! Today I talk to Sarah Smith about her bean bags called "Drop Props" to flesh out the conversation about juggling ball manufacturing. Drop Props (dropprops.bigcartel.com) isn't making juggling equipment right now, but if you want to get into juggling here are some other options: Renegade Juggling: https://www.renegadejuggling.com/juggling-balls/ Higgins Brothers: http://higginsbrothers.com/en/14-juggling-balls-beanbags GBallz: https://gballz.com/ JuggleDream: http://juggledream.com/juggling Sport Juggling Company: http://www.sportjugglingco.com/home.html Flying Clipper: https://www.flyingclipper.com/tossaball-phat-tyre-rubber-filled-juggle-balls Bekah TheLlama (Bekah's an example of a great juggler who's branched off to make their own balls - I bought some Ninja Turtle themed bean bags off her!!): https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/TheLlama?ref=simple-shop-header-name&amp;listing_id=658820490 Also, give us a review on iTunes! We love to hear from our listeners and your ratings and reviews mean A LOT to us! See you next week for Cathedral Juggling Equipment Part 2!

Happy Easter! Today I talk to Sarah Smith about her bean bags called "Drop Props" to flesh out the conversation about juggling ball manufacturing. Drop Props (<a href="https://dropprops.bigcartel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dropprops.bigcartel.com</a>) isn't making juggling equipment right now, but if you want to get into juggling here are some other options: Renegade Juggling: <a href="https://www.renegadejuggling.com/juggling-balls/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.renegadejuggling.com/juggling-balls/</a> Higgins Brothers: <a href="http://higginsbrothers.com/en/14-juggling-balls-beanbags" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://higginsbrothers.com/en/14-juggling-balls-beanbags</a> GBallz: <a href="https://gballz.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gballz.com/</a> JuggleDream: <a href="http://juggledream.com/juggling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://juggledream.com/juggling</a> Sport Juggling Company: <a href="http://www.sportjugglingco.com/home.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sportjugglingco.com/home.html</a> Flying Clipper: <a href="https://www.flyingclipper.com/tossaball-phat-tyre-rubber-filled-juggle-balls" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.flyingclipper.com/tossaball-phat-tyre-rubber-filled-juggle-balls</a> Bekah TheLlama (Bekah's an example of a great juggler who's branched off to make their own balls - I bought some Ninja Turtle themed bean bags off her!!): <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/TheLlama?ref=simple-shop-header-name&amp;listing_id=658820490" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/TheLlama?ref=simple-shop-header-name&amp;listing_id=658820490</a> Also, give us a review on iTunes! We love to hear from our listeners and your ratings and reviews mean A LOT to us! See you next week for Cathedral Juggling Equipment Part 2!

Bean Bag Juggling Balls with Sarah Smith!

Part one of a two part episode with Jacob of Cathedral Juggling! In this episode he talks about making his Cathedral Russian juggling balls. Next time he’ll talk about making his Halo juggling rings! Find him here: www.cathedraljuggling.com   Episode Breakdown: 2:45 - Interview start 3:20 - How he got into prop making 5:15 - How it became a company 11:55 - The ball's shell and pressurization 14:54 - Sealing the ball 16:15 - How the balls have improved over the years 20:30 - Ball pits! 24:09 - Props failing, ordering high quality balls, making the russians

Part one of a two part episode with Jacob of Cathedral Juggling! In this episode he talks about making his Cathedral Russian juggling balls. Next time he’ll talk about making his Halo juggling rings! Find him here: <a href="http://www.cathedraljuggling.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.cathedraljuggling.com</a> Episode Breakdown: 2:45 - Interview start 3:20 - How he got into prop making 5:15 - How it became a company 11:55 - The ball's shell and pressurization 14:54 - Sealing the ball 16:15 - How the balls have improved over the years 20:30 - Ball pits! 24:09 - Props failing, ordering high quality balls, making the russians

Cathedral Juggling Equipment (Part 1: Balls) with Jacob Tichenor

I sit down with Biz the Clown to talk about Ringling Brothers and Barnum &amp; Bailey’s clown college, clowning techniques, and his deep love of juggling. Find him @biztheclown! You can also find us @propstothat and become our patron on Patreon at www.patreon.com/PropsToThat! Thanks for listening!   3:40 - Interview start. Why and how Biz got into clowning 7:33 - Auditioning for Ringling Brothers and Barnum &amp; Bailey clown college 11:25 - Attending clown college 18:24 - Auditioning for the Advanced Clown 23:50 - What’s a CLOWN? Who ARE you?? Why BIZ??? 28:27 - Juggling 30:57 - Clowning technique in performance 38:57 - After Ringling Brothers 44:43 - Clowning and social justice 47:24 - Juggling! Juggling festivals! Join us!

I sit down with Biz the Clown to talk about Ringling Brothers and Barnum &amp; Bailey’s clown college, clowning techniques, and his deep love of juggling. Find him @biztheclown! You can also find us @propstothat and become our patron on Patreon at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/PropsToThat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/PropsToThat</a>! Thanks for listening! 3:40 - Interview start. Why and how Biz got into clowning 7:33 - Auditioning for Ringling Brothers and Barnum &amp; Bailey clown college 11:25 - Attending clown college 18:24 - Auditioning for the Advanced Clown 23:50 - What’s a CLOWN? Who ARE you?? Why BIZ??? 28:27 - Juggling 30:57 - Clowning technique in performance 38:57 - After Ringling Brothers 44:43 - Clowning and social justice 47:24 - Juggling! Juggling festivals! Join us!

The Clown Biz with Biz the Clown

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Sean Gandini

I spoke to juggler Matan Presberg in California this January about how he uses COLOUR in his juggling! I also spoke to Sean Gandini of Gandini Juggling on the same topic! (Note: I say here that Gandini’s show “Spring” came before “Sigma,” but it actually came after!) If you are using colour in your juggling or have any other comments/questions/suggestions about this episode – send me an email at morgan@propstothat.ca! Also, find us on Instagram at @propstothat, our website at propstothat.ca, and fund us on Patreon at Patreon.com/propstothat! Find Matan on Instagram and on  Youtube and watch his original colour coding video! Some other stuff you might want to watch… Tony Pezzo juggling colour changing rings – Gandini Juggling’s 534 segment from “Quartet” – Richard Hartnell’s colour coded multiball contact juggling PS. This episode is NOT sponsored by Cathedral Juggling… However, we do have an upcoming interview with them on prop manufacturing! 5:18 – Matan interview start 5:43 – Matan’s juggling background 8:00 – How Matan relates juggling and mathematics 9:40 – Site swap 12:28 – Math and art 13:36 – Matan’s colour coding video 15:47 – Juggling for a non-juggling audience 17:34 – Practicing site swaps for colour coding 18:35 – Organizing the colours in a site swap (and what happens when you drop!) 22:28 – The props Matan uses for his juggling 24:48 – Colour coding other props and mixed-prop coding 28:20 – Original inspiration for colour coding 29:20 – Using colour coding to learn juggling 32:10 – Matan’s future with colour coding 34:30 – Sean Gandini on colour in Gandini shows!

I spoke to juggler Matan Presberg in California this January about how he uses COLOUR in his juggling! I also spoke to Sean Gandini of Gandini Juggling on the same topic! (Note: I say here that Gandini’s show “Spring” came before “Sigma,” but it actually came after!) If you are using colour in your juggling or have any other comments/questions/suggestions about this episode – send me an email at morgan@propstothat.ca! Also, find us on Instagram at @propstothat, our website at <a href="http://propstothat.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">propstothat.ca</a>, and fund us on Patreon at <a href="http://Patreon.com/propstothat!" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/propstothat!</a> Find Matan on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/matanjuggles/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK-w_wvbI21wEhgZPfHBRHw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Youtube</a> and watch his <a href="https://youtu.be/0GIMiy8CFcU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">original colour coding video!</a> Some other stuff you might want to watch… <a href="https://youtu.be/qkiKyOYsc-c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tony Pezzo juggling colour changing rings</a> – <a href="https://vimeo.com/103276374" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gandini Juggling’s 534 segment from “Quartet”</a> – <a href="https://youtu.be/9lLZ9132-IQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Hartnell’s colour coded multiball contact juggling</a> PS. This episode is NOT sponsored by Cathedral Juggling… However, we do have an upcoming interview with them on prop manufacturing! 5:18 – Matan interview start 5:43 – Matan’s juggling background 8:00 – How Matan relates juggling and mathematics 9:40 – Site swap 12:28 – Math and art 13:36 – Matan’s colour coding video 15:47 – Juggling for a non-juggling audience 17:34 – Practicing site swaps for colour coding 18:35 – Organizing the colours in a site swap (and what happens when you drop!) 22:28 – The props Matan uses for his juggling 24:48 – Colour coding other props and mixed-prop coding 28:20 – Original inspiration for colour coding 29:20 – Using colour coding to learn juggling 32:10 – Matan’s future with colour coding 34:30 – Sean Gandini on colour in Gandini shows!

Juggling in Colour! with Matan Presberg ft. Sean Gandini

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