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Gloria Chavez: Leaving the 9-5 and betting on yourself
Ilse sits down with actor Gloria Chavez (Chicago P.D., national commercials, and your favorite person to whisper-set-gossip with) for a conversation …
11 months, 1 week ago
Joel Maisonet: Stop playing small in your headshots (and your career)
Ilse sits down with Chicago photographer Joel Maisonet, whose headshots have quietly become the city’s best-kept secret... BUT IT'S TIME EVERYONE KNE…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Ben Bishop: The accidental cowboy filmmaker
Ilse sits down with filmmaker and multi-hyphenate Ben Bishop (Dogwood, Hold Your Horses, Hamster in My Head) for a conversation that’s equal parts fi…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Abby Gilster: Stop shrinking—the world needs your weird
Ilse sits down with Chicago actor Abby Gilster (Chicago Fire, Single Car Crash, Theatre Above the Law*) for a conversation that swings from haunted b…
1 year ago
Sadieh Rifai: You’re not 'too much,’ you’re finally enough
Ilse sits down with Chicago legend Sadieh Rifai (Patriot, Shining Girls, The Humans, Grey House) for a raw and joyful conversation about success, ide…
1 year ago
Patrick Burke: How editing teaches you patience, precision, and maybe Lizard People
Ilse sits down with editor and former musician Patrick Burke of Method & Madness for a conversation that somehow covers 48-hour film projects, oyster…
1 year ago
Tony Bondoc: You don’t need permission to create - Just corn, grit and heart
Ilse sits down with arts programmer, community builder, and fellow South Texan Tony Bondoc, whose resume runs from the Neo-Futurists to the League of…
1 year ago
Steve Berg: Paranormal but make it midwest
Ilse sits down with actor, comedian, and podcaster Steve Berg, whose resume spans The Good Place, Bob’s Burgers, Tag, and his own podcast Hi, Strange…
1 year ago
Janice V. Rodriguez: The woman who accidentally built comedy movement
Ilse sits down with comedian, producer, and festival founder Janice V. Rodriguez, the woman who turned a New Year’s resolution into one of Chicago’s …
1 year, 1 month ago
Raul Benitez: The programmer who rewrites a city’s film culture
Ilse sits down with film programmer and Chicago Screen Gem Raul Benitez, a man who’s been shaping the city’s film culture for over a decade without e…
1 year, 1 month ago