The Variety Hour with Caleb Pearson

The Variety Hour with Caleb Pearson

A podcast covering creative conversations, classical music, short fiction and non-fictional stories, along with commentary on art and culture in the modern w...

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December 22, 2024 17 mins

This week, Caleb delves into more trepidations as a rideshare driver, but with a morbid tone. A funeral has happened here, and one that won't be forgotten. Listen as Caleb regales one tale worse than the next that led to his dinged customer service death, and eventually, into customer service hell.

But in the darkness there is humor and hope. 

Enjoy!

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This week, Caleb delves into more trepidations as a rideshare driver, but with a morbid tone. A funeral has happened here, and one that won't be forgotten. Listen as Caleb regales one tale worse than the next that led to his dinged customer service death, and eventually, into customer service hell.

But in the darkness there is humor and hope. 

Enjoy!

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Today's Creative Conversation is with Jan Mary Nelson, an educator and actor in the realm of theatre and film. We delve into Jan's thoughts on keeping your faith in the acting world, the insanity of being an actor, going for the dream, and so much more!

Enjoy!

 

Jan's Social Media

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/actorchick

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/actorchick58 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-nelson-1089051...

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This week in our Creative Conversations portion of the podcast we talk to world traveler, producer, and awesome guy Jesse Hieb. He talks about his moving from social work to producing video content, how his social worker skills translate to working on sets, and how he finds comfort in the chaos of life. 

 

Enjoy! 

 

Jesse's Social Media: 

Facebook: Jesse Hieb | Facebook

Instagram: Jesse Hieb (@jesseadamhieb) • Instagram photos and ...

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March 8, 2023 10 mins

In this week's short but surprising episode, I pick up a drunk guy who is thrown out of a bar for the weirdest reason ever. 

 

Enjoy!

 

The Variety Hour Social Media:

Facebook: (2) The Variety Hour | Facebook

Instagram: The Variety Hour with Caleb Pearson (@varietyhourcp) • Instagram photos and videos

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Today we talk with Christopher J. Love about his origins in the creative world, some thoughts on the writing, directing, and acting process, along with some of his favorite films, and the bright future ahead. 

Enjoy!

 

Christopher J. Love's Social Media:

Liberium Studios website: Home | Liberium Studios

Instagram: Christopher J. Love (@christopherjlove) • Instagram photos and videos

Facebook: Chris Love | Facebook

 

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In this week's episode we see how crazy and horny people can get when they are drunk, we see revel in the musical hypnotism of Erik Satie, and we talk with Melody Herr, writer, director, and producer in our Creative Conversations portion of the podcast.

Enjoy!

 

Timestamps:

Creative Conversations with Melody Herr - 1:27

Duly Noted(Satie piano piece) - 39:36

Uber Weird(Uber driving stories) - 43:45

 

Melody's Social Media:

Facebook:...

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This week we finish the short story of Reg as he tries to find humanity at the end of the world, we listen to Debussy's Clair de Lune, and we talk with the incomparable and sophisticated Jesse Cordes.

 

Enjoy!

 

Timestamps:

The Lonely Winter - 2:45

Clair de Lune - 15:57

Creative Conversations with Jesse Cordes - 22:18

 

Jesse's Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jesse.cordes.3

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jess...

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In episode #6, we delve into the darkness and loneliness of Reg, a man trying to survive the apocalypse, our Duly Noted segment covers the holiness of a classic hymn, and Creative Conversations with the great Zachary Beierle. Enjoy!

 

Time Stamps:

Duly Noted(piano piece): 11:54

Creative Conversations(Interview): 14:45

 

Zach's Social Media

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/zachary.beierle

 

Best Man Media(Zach's Company)

Facebook: ...

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On our fifth episode, we vomit with Uber passengers, Abide with beautiful piano music, and interview the visual effects wiz kid, Jacob Holiday. Enjoy!

 

Timestamps:

Uber Weird :33

Duly Noted(Piano Music): 11:14

Creative Conversations(with Jacob Holiday) 13:52

 

Jacob's Social Media:

Jacob Holiday | Facebook

InLightVFX - YouTube

Jacob J Holiday

 

Caleb's Social Media:

Caleb Michael Pearson (facebook.com)

Caleb Michael Pearson (@cale...

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On our fourth episode, Caleb dives into relationship questions for ridehsare drivers on the Weekend, we bask in Beethoven's glorious Moonlight Sonata, and sit down with the illustrious Immanuel Baldwin and talk movies, creativity, and so much more. 

Enjoy!

 

Timestamps:

Moonlight Sonata: 14:27

Creative Conversations: 21:07

 

Immanuel's Social Media:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/immanuel.baldwin

Instagram: Immanuel Baldwin (@director...

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This week on The Variety Hour, we hear a tale of how weed and music do, and definitely don't mix, a playing of one of J.S. Bach's little masterpieces, and an interview with Timothy Moder on filling your creative tank, the thrill of adversity, how Tim became a cinematographer, and how the key to great work is all in the preparation. 

 

Enjoy!

 

Timothy Moder's Instagram: Timothy Moder (@timothymoder) • Instagram photos and videos

 

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In episode number 3, I talk about how some people cannot handle their adult urges and green beer, we play a simple classis of the American piano, and I sit down and discuss art and business with Amanda Buch. 

 

Time Stamps:

Uber Weird(Uber Story)- Opening Segment

Duly Noted(Piano Song)- 16:20

Creative Conversations- 19:25

 

Social Media for Amanda Buch

Instagram: Manda Buch | Branding + Murals (@mandarinco_) • Instagram photos and ...

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In this episode, we delve into how an Uber story went terribly wrong, the musings on Chopin's little masterpiece, and talking with creative wiz-kid, Joshua Baldwin. 

 

Timestamps:

Uber Weird (crazy Uber story)- :39

Duly Noted - Chopin Prelude in E Minor - 10:53

Creative Conversations with Josh Baldwin - 14:32

 

Josh Baldwin social media:

ArtStation: www.artstation.com/jbaldwinart

Instagram: www.instagram.com/jbaldwinart/

Facebook: ...

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