Podcast Episodes

Lorena Lourenço: Showing up unapologetically on set, at festivals, and in life

Laurena Lourenço has been backed by Film Independent, Series Fest, and the Orchid Project. She's directed festival-winning shorts, an MTV music video…

5 months ago

Jake Ferree: Life is too short to be one thing

This week on Ilse Will Say, Ilse sits down with actor, musician, wine guy, and casual full-calendar haver Jake Ferree. You’ve seen Jake on The Baxter…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Sonya and Wendy Madrigal: Just say yes first

This week on Ilse Will Say, Ilse is joined by sisters Sonya and Wendy Madrigal, two Chicago artists who somehow make multi-hyphenating look genetic. …

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Giselle De La Rosa: Always late but worth the wait

This week on Ilse Will Say, Ilse sits down with Giselle De La Rosa, associate director at Cine Las Americas and a SXSW film festival screener, for a …

6 months ago

Alexander Gonzalez: Improv brain meets editor instinct

You know when a scene just hits and you can’t explain why? That’s editing.

Ilse sits down with editor and assistant editor Alexander Gonzalez to talk …

6 months, 1 week ago

Teresa Martinez Moore & Adam Rebora: They said “let’s make something” and didn’t flake

When your friends don’t just talk about making something… they actually do it—and then keep going? Yeah, that’s the vibe.

This week, Ilse sits down wi…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Paige Galdieri: I came out the womb with jazz hands

When someone can make you laugh, hit a note, and quietly diagnose why your last post flopped… you listen.

This week, Ilse sits down with multi-hyphena…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Jerry S. Gonzalez: Ideas aren’t made. You catch them.

You know when a film title sounds absolutely ridiculous… and then somehow ends up hitting you right in the chest? Yeah. That’s this episode.

Ilse sits…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Juan Francisco Villa: Tacos, Tom Hanks, and the power of presence

Juan Francisco Villa is one of those artists who makes you want to raise your standards a little. In this episode, Ilse and Juan get into what real l…

7 months ago

Raven Whisnant: Indie Empire & the porcelain doll situation

This episode starts with princess birthday parties and immediately swerves into a staircase ghost and an army of redheaded porcelain dolls living in …

8 months ago