Props To That!

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

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

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  

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!

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 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.

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

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&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

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

I sit down with Biz the Clown to talk about Ringling Brothers and Barnum & 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 & 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!

In this episode I sit down with Noah Schmeissner to talk about competitive combat juggling! I also approach Eric Jackson and Jacob Tichenor in the gym at MadFest (a juggling festival in Madison, WI) to chat about their combat juggling style. You can find Noah on Instagram at @i.noahguy. You can find Props to That on Instagram @PropsToThat and online at www.propstothat.ca.   Learn more about combat juggling here: Luke Burrage Fight Night - http://www.fightnightcombat.com/about-fnc.html WJF Combat - http://www.thewjf.com/combat-juggling/ ESPN Video - http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=13903727   Episode Timestamps: 3:35 - Interview Start 4:43 - What is Combat? 5:46 - Differences Between Upper Level and Casual Combat 8:00 - Noah’s Approach to Competitive Combat 9:06 - **Quick Interview with Eric Jackson!** 11:17 - Noah’s Trip to the Berlin Juggling Convention 12:40 - Combat Juggling Etiquette 15:10 - What is Professional Combat? 16:50 - Noah’s Experience in a Combat Match 18:40 - **Quick Interview with Jacob Tich

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 8:0

In this episode I speak to Cirque du Soleil alum and Master of Modern Vaudeville, Thom Wall! We sat down in the offices of the Cincinnati Circus Company during their annual weekend-long juggling festival to talk about his new book Juggling - From Antiquity to the Middle Ages: The Forgotten History of Throwing and Catching. He shared some highlights from his career with Cirque du Soleil and some of the hoops he had to jump through to get his book published. The book launches TODAY, March 15th, 2019 and you can pick up your copy right here on Amazon!Thom can be found on Facebook and on his website at thomwall.com!Also check out a Props to That! video highlight by Taylor Glenn of @taylortries!Our podcast and blog are on propstothat.ca. We would love to hear from you! If you are enjoying this podcast, you can review us on iTunes or become our Patron on Patreon! We appreciate your support! 1:58 – Episode Intro4:56 – Finding the name “Master of Modern Vaudville”7:27 – Working with Cirque du Soleil11:52 – Thom’s h

Welcome to Props to That! by Lunable Creative Media! We are very excited you are here. You can also find us and our welcome blog post at propstothat.ca! And you can contact me, your host, at morgan@propstothat.ca. Our music is by Secret Level Entertainment and they can be found at secretlevelentertainment.com. If you are as excited as we are about this project, you can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/PropsToThat. Thanks for being here and we’ll see you next Friday!