Isolation Be Like...

On Just Popping Up 14 Months Later

I'm not gonna lie...I couldn't even remember where I hosted my podcast. It's been THAT long. Here I am. Still standing...and, out here breathing air in close-ish proximity people. Life is wild. This episode: - My 'hiatus'/hibernation - Why I quit my professor gig - Remembering who tf I am Welcome Back and thanks for listening, fam! Check out the trailer to my latest film: Hampton University: One of the Wonders of the World - https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/751713690 [https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/751713690] Director's BTS - https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/745073679 [https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/745073679] Listen to me on The Moth - https://themoth.org/storytellers/phill-branch [https://themoth.org/storytellers/phill-branch] Find me at @phillbranch on Twitter and IG / phillbranch.com /  Email: phillbranch@gmail.com [phillbranch@gmail.com] Agent (Book) - Faith Childs Literary Agency - (212) 995-9600. Isolation Be Like... is Created, Produced and Hosted by Phill Branch (aka Phill Boogie) This podcast was supported by a 2019 Rubys Artist Grant, which is a program of the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation. Phill Branch is a storyteller working in film, creative nonfiction and theater. He is the 2019 recipient of the Maryland State Arts Council’s Solo Performance Artist Award. He is also a GrandSlam Champion of The Moth in DC. An alumnus of the American Film Institute, Branch recently directed Searching for Shaniqua; his documentary about the impact names have on people's lives.The film won the HBO Best Documentary award at the 2016 Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival. Branch has served as a professor at his alma mater Hampton University and recently at Howard University. He taught the only college course on Janet Jackson in the nation, because Janet Jackson is life. Subscribe and share!

On Chicken Blessings

I was just minding my business, buying chicken and then... ### Also, my first ever solo storytelling show is happening October 8th, 9th and 10th 2021 at Baltimore Theatre Project. The show is called "Juneteenth Tilapia Rainbows."  If you're in the Baltimore area, come through and check out the show. Or... If you're a fan of the podcast and can't make to the theater - here's a special link just for you and few select friends and family to watch the show virtually on October 9th at 8pm ET:  https://phillgoodstories.ticketspice.com/juneteenth-tilapia-rainbows [https://phillgoodstories.ticketspice.com/juneteenth-tilapia-rainbows]   Isolation Be Like is Created, Produced and Hosted by Phill Branch (aka Phill Boogie) This podcast is supported by a 2019 Rubys Artist Grant, which is a program of the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation. Phill Branch is a storyteller working in film, creative nonfiction and theater. He is the 2019 recipient of the Maryland State Arts Council’s Solo Performance Artist Award. He is also a GrandSlam Champion of The Moth in DC. An alumnus of the American Film Institute, Branch recently directed Searching for Shaniqua; his documentary about the impact names have on people's lives.The film won the HBO Best Documentary award at the 2016 Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival. Branch has served as a professor at his alma mater Hampton University and recently at Howard University. He is currently a Professor of Practice at Goucher College in Communication and Media Studies, focusing on race and ethnicity in film and media. Find us at @isolationbelike and @phillbranch on Twitter and IG / phillbranch.com /  isolationbelike.com / Email: phillbranch@gmail.com Subscribe and share! Thanks for listening.

On Driving in a Box

I faced a challenging test this week. Take a listen. Also, my first ever solo storytelling show is happening October 8th, 9th and 10th 2021 at Baltimore Theatre Project. The show is called "Juneteenth Tilapia Rainbows."  If you're in the Baltimore area, come through and check out the show. Or... If you're a fan of the podcast and can't make to the theater - here's a special link just for you and few select friends and family to watch the show virtually on October 9th at 8pm ET:  https://phillgoodstories.ticketspice.com/juneteenth-tilapia-rainbows [https://phillgoodstories.ticketspice.com/juneteenth-tilapia-rainbows]   Isolation Be Like is Created, Produced and Hosted by Phill Branch (aka Phill Boogie) This podcast is supported by a 2019 Rubys Artist Grant, which is a program of the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation. Phill Branch is a storyteller working in film, creative nonfiction and theater. He is the 2019 recipient of the Maryland State Arts Council’s Solo Performance Artist Award. He is also a GrandSlam Champion of The Moth in DC. An alumnus of the American Film Institute, Branch recently directed Searching for Shaniqua; his documentary about the impact names have on people's lives.The film won the HBO Best Documentary award at the 2016 Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival. Branch has served as a professor at his alma mater Hampton University and recently at Howard University. He is currently a Professor of Practice at Goucher College in Communication and Media Studies, focusing on race and ethnicity in film and media. Find us at @isolationbelike and @phillbranch on Twitter and IG / phillbranch.com /  isolationbelike.com / Email: phillbranch@gmail.com Subscribe and share! Thanks for listening.

On Losing it Again

Y'all. Just listen. It's short.

On Homeschool, Bourbon and Re-Entry

It was Fathers' Day (I choose plural possessive), I had a couple sips and then hit record. Enter at your own risk. Getting back to the grind is going to be difficult. Folks already standing too close and trying to breathe in your face. Work, and other things, don't feel quite the same and I'm not so sure what's next.  Isolation Be Like is Created, Produced and Hosted by Phill Branch (aka Phill Boogie) This podcast is supported by a 2019 Rubys Artist Grant, which is a program of the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation. Phill Branch is a storyteller working in film, creative nonfiction and theater. He is the 2019 recipient of the Maryland State Arts Council’s Solo Performance Artist Award. He is also a GrandSlam Champion of The Moth in DC. An alumnus of the American Film Institute, Branch recently directed Searching for Shaniqua; his documentary about the impact names have on people's lives.The film won the HBO Best Documentary award at the 2016 Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival. Branch has served as a professor at his alma mater Hampton University and recently at Howard University. He is currently a Professor of Practice at Goucher College in Communication and Media Studies, focusing on race and ethnicity in film and media. Find us at @isolationbelike and @phillbranch on Twitter and IG / phillbranch.com /  isolationbelike.com / Email: phill@phillbranch.com Music by BaadChuck Subscribe and share! Thanks for listening.