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Gary Zabinski – Page 4

Booth One

Adventures in the art of Lively Conversation

Fabulous Fiction – with Writer and Teacher Stuart Dybek – Episode 75

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Booth One proudly welcomes back to the program writer and teacher Stuart Dybek. Stuart previously appeared on Episode 37, where he spoke about the art of the short story and his approach and inspirations for writing fiction and poetry. During that podcast, Stuart referenced a number of notable stories that have come out of his…


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A Never Ending Story – Author Mark Larson Returns – Episode 74

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Gary welcomes back to the Booth author Mark Larson, whose oral history is a chronicle of the past, present and future of Chicago Theatre. Having recently turned in his manuscript to date, Mark had interviews come through with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright and actor Tracy Letts, and actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus. It truly is a never ending…


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A Daring Young Man – Aerialist Javen Ulambayar – Episode 73

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Aerialist, circus performer and actor Javen Ulambayar visits Booth One this week with Gary and Frank, as we celebrate our 3rd Anniversary on the air! Javen is a native of Mongolia and emigrated to the United States when he was 17 with his parents. His mother is world-famous contortionist Oyunchimeg “Oyuna” Yadamjav, one of Mongolia’s…


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The Envelope, Please – Gary, Frank and The 90th Oscars – Episode 72

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It’s Oscar season, and Gary and Frank delve into the nominees, snubs and surprises for the 90th Annual Academy Awards. On a sad note, Gary announces that our dear Roscoe, founding co-host, will not be re-joining us in the Booth any time soon. Life happens and Roscoe continues to deal with some health challenges. We…


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Dynamic Duo – Delia Kropp and Penny Slusher – Episode 71

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Actresses Delia Kropp and Penny Slusher join Gary and Frank in the Booth this week. Penny, a longtime favorite of ours, recently appeared in the Steppenwolf Theatre production of The Minutes, the new play from Tracy Letts. Delia was seen last season in a remarkable re-imagining of the Doug Wright play I Am My Own…


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Pride Films and Plays: Dan Pal & Nelson Rodriguez – Episode 70

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Gary and Frank welcome two of the great leaders of Chicago’s Pride Films & Plays to Booth One. Nelson Rodriguez is Artistic Director of Pride Films and Plays. Filmmaker Dan Pal is running the Pride Film Fest, which happens on the second Tuesday of each month. Check out the line-up for February’s festival here. Pride Films…


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The Great White Way – Giving Thanks for Broadway and Beyond – Episode 69

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Mentor, Educator and Theatre aficionado Frank Tourangeau (Episode 54) returns and joins Gary as this week’s co-host in the Booth. Gary and Betsy have just returned from a glorious Thanksgiving week in New York, and we recount the shows we saw and get Frank’s take on his recent Broadway experiences. In addition, we look in…


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Getting the Shot – Photographer and Theatre Artist Stephan Mazurek – Episode 68

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Gary’s guest this week is photographer, explorer, and theatre artist Stephan Mazurek. Stephan  is a storyteller – on screens, on stages, on buildings and on the web. He is a director of photography, still photographer, playwright, theatre director and projection designer. His clients include The Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel, Food Network and ESPN, as…


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Heart and Soul – Musician & Actor Robert Cornelius – Episode 67

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Our guest in the Booth this week is the multi-talented Robert Cornelius. Singer, Actor, Songwriter, Band Leader, Educator, Activist, and Writer – he excels at them all! And…we learn that he can design and construct costumes as well. A long-time friend of the show, we were finally able to work it out with his busy…


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The Great Escape – The Red Lion Pub’s Colin Cordwell – Episode 66

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Colin Cordwell, proprietor of the The Red Lion English pub, brings his uncanny insights and encyclopedic knowledge to Booth One this week. Colin has seen it all in his 40 years watching “a conveyor belt of humanity go past me” behind one of Chicago’s great bars. He regales Gary with tales of his father John,…


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