Episode 126: Holiday Special

December 23, 2019 by Cheryl Jones

It’s the holiday season and I thought it would be fun to hear about the movies that put us in the spirit! I invited listeners to call in and tell me about a movie that means the holidays to them, whether it’s Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s Eve, or any other winter-time holiday. I’ve assembled all the responses into a short, fun episode that’s perfect to listen to between your holiday celebrations.

You’ll hear from:

Diana Rojek-Skonnord of Happily Ever Aftermath

Ginger Wireman

‘Becca’lise Deveaux of This Cinematic Life

Hannah Foster-Ojeda (my guest on upcoming episode 127)

Andrew Linde of It’s On My List and Dunston Checks Min

Craig Duffy of This Cinematic Life

Natalie Alexandra

Rebecca Evans of The Art

Joe Meyers of It’s On My List and The Podcast Macabre

Stephen & Jessica Parker of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of

Michelle Nava

Chris Duck of The Podcast Macabre

Have something to say about the holiday movie choices in this episode? Share your thoughts, or ask me a question. It’s easy to reach me! Just visit the Contact Us page to send me a message, or you can email directly at moviesmademepod@gmail.com.

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Be sure to join me for these upcoming episodes:

January 6: Episode 127 featuring Hannah Foster-Ojeda.

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Episode 105: 4th Anniversary Celebration!

March 4, 2019 by Cheryl Jones

To celebrate the 4th anniversary of the show, I gathered together some amazing past guests for a free-wheeling conversation about a little bit of everything. You’ll hear from

Elysabeth Alfano – Host of Awesome Vegans, Silver Chic Chef, and Celebrity Dinner Party. Featured in the upcoming film Gray is the New Blonde. Hear her influential movies on episode 101.

Giovannie Espiritu – Star of the upcoming film D-railed and TV show Dyke Central, acting coach. Hear her influential movies on episode 81.

Eddie Furth – Creator and Producer of Historical Roasts (coming to Netflix), comedian. Hear his influential movies on episode 31.

Jake Lloyd – Co-founder of Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network, host of Elaborate and Dungeons & Dragon Wagon, writer/director of the feature film Pinch, comedian. Hear his influential movies on episode 43.

Ron Placone – Comedian, host of Get Your News On with Ron, Producer/Writer on The Jimmy Dore Show. Hear his influential movies on episode 83.

Join this lively group as we discuss short lists, 25 cent autographs, fight clubs and tag sales, copycats and infringers, things we can’t talk about, everything Gene Wilder, and mind blowing truths.

Would you like to share a comment or ask me a question? It’s easy to reach me! Just visit the Contact Us page to send me a message, or you can email directly at moviesmademepod@gmail.com.

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Click here to listen to episode 105.

Here are links to items of interest mentioned in episode 105:

Elysabeth Alfano – Website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

Giovannie Espiritu – Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube

Eddie Furth – Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

Jake Lloyd – Website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

Ron Placone – Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube

Jake Lloyd’s Mending Steel storyline

Eddie Furth’s Historical Roast and Fictional Roast

Giovannie Espiritu’s Hollywood Actor’s Workshop and An Introvert’s World (Part of Your World PARODY)

Gray is the New Blonde (featuring Elysabeth Alfano)

Ron Placone’s Get Your News on with Ron

Dragon Wagon Shop – Get your Movies Made Me and DWR gear!

Be sure to join me for these upcoming episodes:

March 18: Episode 106, featuring Sofia Stefou, CEO of VidaCher and Actor/Producer.

Movies Made Me is a part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. Learn more at dragonwagonradio.com.

Episode 79: 3rd Anniversary Celebration!

March 5, 2018 by Cheryl Jones

Join in the fun as I bring together past guests and continuing fans for a lively and wide-ranging group conversation to celebrate Movies Made Me’s 3rd anniversary! Pull up a chair and enjoy the party at “Gonzalez Studios”!

You’ll spend time with these awesome friends of the show:

Jeff “Swampy” Marsh: Creator/Executive Producer of Phineas & Ferb and Milo Murphy’s Law on Disney Channel and Disney XD, head honcho of Surfer Jack Productions, Executive Producer of Pete the Cat on Amazon Prime. Hear his his influential movies on episode 7, and his appearances on episodes 26 (1st anniversary celebration) & 57 (2nd anniversary celebration). Twitter: @mmonogram.

Alisa Gonzalez: Our host at “Gonzalez Studios,” and Movies Made Me superfan. Twitter: @thisalisa.

Joe Meyers: Co-host of The Podcast Macabre and our host at “Gonzalez Studios”. Twitter: @thatjoemeyers.

Darcy Staniforth: Academic Advisor for California State University Fullerton, writer for Cinema Sentries, and voice actor for Puppet Hunt. Hear her influential movies on episode 68. Twitter: @darcystaniforth.

Julia Bradford: Movies Made Me superfan and “booking manager”. Twitter: @pmknqwn.

Mike Matola: Artist/Designer of Line By Line Posters, performer/writer with Haymaker Comedy, and amazing furniture maker. Hear his influential movies on episode 6. Twitter: @mikematola.

You heard me complain that I never get any email. Let’s change that. It’s easy to reach me! Just visit the Contact Us page to send me a message, or you can email directly at moviesmademepod@gmail.com.

Be sure you follow the show on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for all the latest Movies Made Me information, DVR alerts, and unique content.

Click here to listen to episode 79.

Here are links to items of interest mentioned in episode 79:

Movies Made Me most influential films list

Movies Made Me complete list of influential films

Sean Rowe – Singer/Songwriter mentioned by Darcy Staniforth

JD McPherson Band – Cheryl’s musical obsession

A Walk On Water – surf therapy non-profit for which Swampy & Cheryl volunteer

Cell Block Mansplaingo – comedy music video directed by Mike Matola

Cheryl’s recent guest appearances on other podcasts:

The Dork Forest with Jackie Kashian, episode 451

So That’s Your Thing with Dan Cerruti – episode 4

The Artist Tree with Kaela Berry

Radio Brendoman with Brendan Creecy – episode 354

Happily Ever Aftermath with Diana Rojek-Skonnord & Polina Grinbaum

Be sure to join us for these upcoming episodes:

March 19: Episode 80, featuring Josh Saltzman, writer for the upcoming children’s animated series Pete The Cat on Amazon Prime.

April 2: Episode 81, featuring actress Giovannie Espiritu, star of Dyke Central on Amazon Prime.

Episode 57: 2nd Anniversary Celebration!

May 1, 2017 by Cheryl Jones

After our previous technical delay, we finally bring you the Movies Made Me 2nd Anniversary Celebration! Our amazing group of guests kindly re-convened and again recorded a free-wheeling look back at the 2nd year of the podcast, while sparking new friendships and sharing fun stories.

Our anniversary guests:

Clancy Brown – Actor in multiple influential movies, including Highlander, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across The Eighth Dimension, and The Shawshank Redemption. Voice actor, best known for his role as Mr. Krabs in Spongebob Squarepants. Movies Made Me’s biggest fan! (Hear his influential films in episode 19)

Brock Powell – Voice actor, best known as the voice of the Kool-Aid Man and supporting roles in Milo Murphy’s Law on Disney XD. Podcaster on the UnPOP Podcast. (Hear his influential films in episode 39)

Bethany Brinton – Composer, Arranger and Performer, whose work can be heard at her website, as well as in this amazing new video of Beethoven’s “Fur Elise” reworked as jazz. (Hear her influential films in episode 44)

Alisa Gonzalez – Our generous host for this 2nd Anniversary Celebration recording. Major podcast fan. Civil servant for the City of Los Angeles. (She hasn’t yet appeared on a full episode of Movies Made Me, but we’re working on convincing her to do one)

Joe Meyers – Podcaster on The Podcast Macabre. Recent transplant to Los Angeles, who we’re delighted to have join us in the Golden State. (He hasn’t yet recorded a full episode of Movies Made Me, but it won’t be long now)

Andrew Linde – Co-founder of the Benview Network. Podcaster on Nerd’s Eye View and Pick Your Path. Our sound board operator for this 2nd Anniversary Celebration. (He hasn’t yet recorded a full episode of Movies Made Me, but he wants to and we’ll get it done soon)

And, joining us for a special call-in:

Jeff “Swampy” Marsh – Creator and Executive Producer of Phineas & Ferb (Disney Channel) and Milo Murphy’s Law (Disney XD). President of Surfer Jack Productions. Board Member of A Walk On Water surf therapy. (Hear his influential films in episode 7)

Have a thought to share about our 2nd anniversary? Want to share a movie that influenced you, so we can read your story on the show? Visit our Contact Us page to send us a message. Or you can email us directly at moviesmademepod@gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you!

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Here are links to items of interest mentioned in episode 57:

The Heartbreak Time Machine

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I Don’t Dream (That It’s Over) by The Heartbreak Time Machine (full song)

Be sure to join us May 15 for episode 58, featuring publisher/author/podcaster Russell Nohelty.

Episode 26: First Anniversary Celebration!

February 22, 2016 by Cheryl Jones

Join the party as we bring you a celebration of our first anniversary! Past guests Jeff “Swampy” Marsh (episode 7), Janet Joyce Holden (episode 2), Michelle Nava (episode 3), Dan Shippey (episode 8), and Kelly Shippey (episode 13) come together for a raucous and free-wheeling conversation about the past year of Movies Made Me, Clancy Brown’s priorities, the tyranny of the five, insults from Cloris Leachman, and the worst movie for any situation.

Thank you for being a Movies Made Me listener during the first year of shows! Your support and enthusiasm make this program possible. Because of you, we’ve achieved more than we thought possible over the first 26 episodes. Our thanks to each and every one of you for taking the time to listen and for sharing the show with your friends and followers!

In year one, we have seen how the discussion of films as influential to the creation of our individual identities has joined us together in a mutual appreciation for film as a powerful tool for understanding, personal growth, and exploration of ourselves and the world around us. As we head into year two, we promise to bring you even more fascinating guests who will share their unique stories about the films that have impacted their lives in remarkable ways.

Take a look back at the full year of films chosen by our guests with the Complete List of Influential Films! With over 100 films mentioned over 26 episodes, we’re certain you’ll find something new to discover! Also, take a look at our list of the Most Influential Films, to see which movies have been chosen by more than one guest. Can you guess which ones are the most mentioned? Be sure to use our Contact Us page to let us know when our guests have inspired you to watch something you’ve never seen before, or when they’ve given you a new way of seeing an old favorite.

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