S5 Ep 7: Look for the Silver Lining with Lisa Respers France

S5 Ep9 : Scoring The Scene with Jermaine Stegall

Jermaine Stegall is an accomplished and versatile composer and conductor.  With over 50 projects to his credit, Stegall most recently completed the score for "Coming 2 America", the highly anticipated sequel to the Eddie Murphy classic, with Murphy, Arsenio Hall and James Earl-Jones all reprising their roles.  Stegall's recent scoring and conducting assignments have included "Senior Year" (2022) for Paramount Pictures, and the upcoming film "Oracle" for Universal Pictures.  He has also had the opportunity to collaborate over the years with notable film composers including Danny Elfman, Christophe Beck, William Ross, Marco Beltrami, Harry Gregson-Williams, Christopher Lennertz, and Blake Neely, and Mark Isham.   As a musical conductor, Stegall led a live string orchestra alongside Grammy-winning artist Tori Kelly at the televised 2019 ESPY Awards. A year prior, he conducted the orchestra to Camila Cabello's performance of "Consequences" on ABC's American Music Awards.  In addition to scoring 2 seasons of "Our Star Wars Stories," an original digital series from Lucasfilm and StarWars.com, in which host Jordan Hembrough uncovers heartfelt tales of fans and families who have found inspiration in the galaxy far, far away, Jermaine was also nominated for a MPSE Golden Reel Award for scoring the animated Netflix short film "Canvas" directed by Pixar's Frank Abney III. Social media:  * Jermaine Stegall on Twitter: @jermainestegall [https://twitter.com/jermainestegall] * Jermaine Stegall on Instagram: @jermainestegall [https://www.instagram.com/jermainestegall/] * Jermaine Stegall on YouTube: Jermaine Stegall [https://www.youtube.com/jermainestegall1] * The Entourage Podcast Website: theentouragepodcast.com [https://www.theentouragepodcast.com/]  * The Entourage Podcast on Instagram: @theentouragepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/theentouragepodcast/] * The Entourage Podcast on Facebook: The Entourage Podcast [https://www.facebook.com/theentouragepodcast] Intro/Outro Music:  "Waiting IV" by Celeste Betton * Link to album: http://bit.ly/celeste-betton-entourage [http://bit.ly/celeste-betton-entourage] * Instagram: @celestebetton [https://www.instagram.com/celestebetton/] * Facebook: Celeste Betton [https://www.facebook.com/celestelbetton/] Credits:  * Episode Host: Randy C. Bonds * Executive Producers: Vannesia Darby, Randy C. Bonds, JAVI

S5 Ep 8: Burnout, Boundaries, and Brain Power with Dr. Jackie Darby S4 Ep 1 Replay

In honor of Mental Health Month! Dr. Jackie Darby is the Assistant Director of Outreach/Consultation at American University's Counseling Center, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and a Certified Group Psychotherapist.  She received her Psy.D. from the American School of Professional Psychology's Clinical Psychology program. She completed her Post-Doctoral Fellowship at American University Counseling Center and completed her APA-accredited internship at Howard University Counseling Services. Dr. Darby provides individual and group psychotherapy for young adults. Her special interests include: substance use issues, body image concerns (specifically the effects of colorism), effects of systemic oppression on individuals, group therapy, and interpersonal trauma.   Dr. Darby is readily asked to present her research and insight on panels, workshops and lectures on topics related to multiculturalism and therapy. She is a contributing editor of the textbook, Black Millennials: Identity, Ambition, and Activism published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Company.  In addition to providing mental health services to college students, she serves as an adjunct faculty member for Purdue University Global Campus. #theentouragepodcast During this episode, she shares: * How to be self aware as a creative  * The difference between fame and recognition  * How to create healthy boundaries * The perception of guilt within a capitalistic society  * Resources mentioned: The Unconscious Shift, Therapy for Black Girls, Psychology Today Social media:  * Dr. Darby's website: drjdarby.com [https://www.drjdarby.com/] * The Unconscious Shift on Instagram: @theunconsciousshift [https://www.instagram.com/theunconsciousshift/] * The Entourage Podcast Website: theentouragepodcast.com [https://www.theentouragepodcast.com/]  * The Entourage Podcast on Instagram: @theentouragepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/theentouragepodcast/] * The Entourage Podcast on Facebook: The Entourage Podcast [https://www.facebook.com/theentouragepodcast] Intro/Outro Music:  "Waiting IV" by Celeste Betton * Link to album: http://bit.ly/celeste-betton-entourage [http://bit.ly/celeste-betton-entourage] * Instagram: @celestebetton [https://www.instagram.com/celestebetton/] * Facebook: Celeste Betton [https://www.facebook.com/celestelbetton/] Credits:  * Episode Host: Vannesia Darby * Executive Producers: Vannesia Darby, Randy C. Bonds, JAVI * Production Assistant: Alexis Clark

S5 Ep 7: Look for the Silver Lining with Lisa Respers France

Lisa Respers France is a senior writer for CNN's entertainment team, former host of the "Lisa's Desk" franchise and author of the "Pop Life Chronicles" newsletter. She previously held positions as a reporter at the Los Angeles Times and the Baltimore Sun and as editor for St. John's University's magazine in Jamaica, New York. Her short stories have appeared in two anthologies, "Baltimore Noir" and 'A Hell of a Woman." She's an avid reader, music enthusiast and all around inquisitive person - which is just a nice way of saying she's nosy. Social media:  * Lisa France on Twitter: @lisafranceCNN [https://twitter.com/LisaFranceCNN] * Lisa France on Facebook: facebook.com/lisarespers  [https://www.facebook.com/lisarespers] * The Entourage Podcast Website: theentouragepodcast.com [https://www.theentouragepodcast.com/]  * The Entourage Podcast on Instagram: @theentouragepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/theentouragepodcast/] * The Entourage Podcast on Facebook: The Entourage Podcast [https://www.facebook.com/theentouragepodcast] Intro/Outro Music:  "Waiting IV" by Celeste Betton * Link to album: http://bit.ly/celeste-betton-entourage [http://bit.ly/celeste-betton-entourage] * Instagram: @celestebetton [https://www.instagram.com/celestebetton/] * Facebook: Celeste Betton [https://www.facebook.com/celestelbetton/] Credits:  * Episode Host: Randy C. Bonds * Executive Producers: Vannesia Darby, Randy C. Bonds, JAVI

S5 Ep 6: Kickin' it With The Entourage

Thank you to everyone for the support! Be sure to rate and review the podcast in Apple Podcast and follow us on IG, Facebook, and TikTok @theentouragepodcast #theentouragepodcast Social media:  * The Entourage Podcast Website: theentouragepodcast.com [https://www.theentouragepodcast.com/]  * The Entourage Podcast on Instagram: @theentouragepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/theentouragepodcast/] * The Entourage Podcast on Facebook: The Entourage Podcast [https://www.facebook.com/theentouragepodcast] Intro/Outro Music:  "Waiting IV" by Celeste Betton * Link to album: http://bit.ly/celeste-betton-entourage [http://bit.ly/celeste-betton-entourage] * Instagram: @celestebetton [https://www.instagram.com/celestebetton/] * Facebook: Celeste Betton [https://www.facebook.com/celestelbetton/] Credits:  * Episode Host: Randy C. Bonds * Executive Producers: Vannesia Darby, Randy C. Bonds, JAVI

S5 Ep 5: Collaboration is the Art Form with Deonte' Staats

DEONTE' STAATS, a Philly native raised in Baltimore, pens gritty, secret laced, character-drivenone-hour TV dramasand satirical half-hour dramedies.Staats, who identifies as bisexual, is aproudBlerd(Black nerd) thatsprinkles his love for sci-fi andcomics into his storytelling. Heattended North Carolina A&T, an HBCU where he majored in Computer Science and minored inEnglish, while producing TV commercials and performing spoken word.Recently,Deonte Co-wrote the penultimate episode for Season 4ofShowtime'sThe CHI, where he assisted Lena Waithe & Justin Hillian (Seasons 3-4). Heis one of the head writers for new dramedy, (ÀLa Carte (AMC),streaming on ALLBLK inMay2022, writing three episodes. Staats'freelanceWriter's Assistantwork includesAli Leroi's feature film(The Obituary ofTunde Johnson (Hulu) andLee Daniels pilot(The Spook Who Sat By The Door (FX).Staats is Managed by Underground and his literary representation is with GERSH Social media:  * Donte' Staats on Instagram: @checkmystaats [https://www.instagram.com/checkmystaats/] * The Entourage Podcast Website: theentouragepodcast.com [https://www.theentouragepodcast.com/]  * The Entourage Podcast on Instagram: @theentouragepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/theentouragepodcast/] * The Entourage Podcast on Facebook: The Entourage Podcast [https://www.facebook.com/theentouragepodcast] Intro/Outro Music:  "Waiting IV" by Celeste Betton * Link to album: http://bit.ly/celeste-betton-entourage [http://bit.ly/celeste-betton-entourage] * Instagram: @celestebetton [https://www.instagram.com/celestebetton/] * Facebook: Celeste Betton [https://www.facebook.com/celestelbetton/] Credits:  * Episode Host: Randy C. Bonds * Executive Producers: Vannesia Darby, Randy C. Bonds, JAVI * Production Assistant: Alexis Clark