Rare Birds: Conversations with Thoughtful Go-Getters
9 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -To bring a project—any project—to life is a creative or otherwise entrepreneurial process, and for many of us who have brought one or more projects to life ("Rare Birds," if you will), bringing creative work into the world is second nature, and there are people out there who want to know how we did it. Author and screenwriter Peter Fenton hosts these casual, friendly conversations asking, "What project are you most proud of? And how did you bring it to life?" of Authors, Filmmakers, YouTubers, Theatre Professionals, and more!
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Episode 8: Sydney Barkley, Actress and Tarot Reader
November 02, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBSydney is a 25-year-old Actress based out of Philadelphia. She has devoted her energy to her craft, training at the prestigious acting school Playhouse West Philadelphia! In May of 2021 Sydney started her business, Tarot w/ Sydney where her mission is to teach and guide others about the practice of spirituality through tarot card readings! Every day, Sydney is grateful for the support of her amazing friends, family, and two cat-daughters Kiwi and Wednesday. About The Host Peter Fenton...
Episode 7: Suzanne and Declan DeWitt Hall, Where True Love Is
October 12, 2021 18:08 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MBThis week, Rare Birds conducts its first two-on-one interview! Host Peter Fenton (@peterfent) speaks with Declan and Suzanne DeWitt Hall, a married couple of LGBTQ Christian advocates. Suzanne has authored a number of different books exploring the intersection of faith and sexuality and Declan has built an online community for individuals exploring these same questions. This bright, fun conversation spins a couple different topics, from self-publishing to finding readership to Declan's uniqu...
Episode 6: Ciera McElroy, Author
October 05, 2021 12:00 - 50 minutes - 92.4 MBThis week, Rare Birds continues back-to-back episodes of conversations with host Peter Fenton’s classmates from Wheaton College! Today, we are talking with Ciera McElroy (@cierahmcelroy), who is an author and a brand consultant, editor, and ghostwriter through her business, Clover and Bee. She believes every artist can make a career out of their work and is thrilled to help make it happen. Ciera Horton McElroy’s work has appeared in AGNI, Iron Horse Literary Review, and Bridge Eight among o...
Episode 5: Matt Adams, Cultural Consultant
September 28, 2021 12:00 - 54 minutes - 99 MBWheaton College classmates—who didn't really know each other at the time of going to school—Matt Adams (@mbadms) and Peter Fenton (@peterfent) sit down for a chat about Black identity, photography, and brand storytelling in today's episode of the Rare Birds Podcast! Matt Adams is a cultural strategist, writer, speaker, and photographer who focuses on researching the impact of digital markets, social and faith movements, and technology. In regards to his cultural heritage, he is half Jamaica...
Episode 4: ZoomZike, Creator of Identifying Luck (aka The Mario Party Episode)
September 21, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBThere's no motivating rage quite like Mario Party rage, and today we're talking all about Mario Party and the process of content creation on YouTube with ZoomZike (@zoomzike), the creator of the Identifying Luck series of videos on YouTube, which are a comprehensive dissection game-by-game of the Mario Party series. Host Peter Fenton (@peterfent) would like to point out that he and ZoomZike have very similar voices, which may or may not be confusing to the listener, but the conversation is d...
Episode 3: J.E. Kraft, Author and Mental Health Advocate
September 14, 2021 12:00 - 55 minutes - 101 MBJ.E. Kraft—truly—is a rare bird. She's a mom of two teenage boys and wife to an awesome husband, author of two novels that are basically polar opposites in topic and tone, and has built a massive following on TikTok (@gianusystem) where they discuss living with Dissociative Identity Disorder (which is often erroneously called "multiple personality disorder"). J.E. Kraft wrote her first book, Kittens, when she was seven, and despite struggling with bullying, ADHD, and dyslexia, she hasn’t sto...
Episode 2: Tony Gapastione, Founder of BraveMaker Media
September 07, 2021 12:00 - 54 minutes - 99.2 MBFilmmaker, actor, husband, father, and pastor Tony Gapastione (@tonygapastione) joins host Peter Fenton (@peterfent) for a very human chat about what it's like to juggle all the roles in a creative's life. Tony has just finished directing his debut feature film, LAST CHANCE CHARLENE, under his production company, BraveMaker Media. Tony Gapastione has worked on stage and in front of the camera acting, in print and film for over twenty-five years. He’s originally from Chicago where he grew his...
Episode 1: Jen Lowry, Author of The Sunday Killer
August 31, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBJen Lowry, author of thirty(!) books, joins host Peter Fenton for the very first episode of the Rare Birds podcast to talk all about her new book, THE SUNDAY KILLER, and how exactly she plays genre roulette with having written so many different titles for so many different audiences! Dr. Jennifer Lowry is from Maxton, North Carolina and loves the small-town life. She is a fan of all things horror, UFC, and binge-watches episodes of The Mentalist. When she isn’t literacy coaching at a metro...
Episode 0: Introduction
August 05, 2021 15:05 - 1 minute - 3.2 MBHere's a very quick introduction from host Peter Fenton to talk about what is the Rare Birds Podcast all about. The creative process always takes some form of investment—usually a bunch of time, potentially some money, but always, a whole lot of effort in the beginning, middle, and end. To bring a project—any project—to life is a creative or otherwise entrepreneurial process, and for many of us who have brought one or more projects to life ("Rare Birds," if you will), bringing creative work...