Student Pages Podcast

EPS 43: IRISH ARTIST PA SHEEHY ON HIS NEW EP & PERFORMING AT BST HYDEPARK FESTIVAL

Our resident host Grace Sanders caught up with Irish Singer and Songwriter PA SHEEHY to discuss his new EP "Lost in A ‘90s Arcade", the journey of going it alone as a sole artist, alongside his upcoming performance at BST Hyde Park this coming Saturday [Rainbow Stage]. 

EPS 42: Stephanie Panisello on reprising her role of ”Claire Redfield” in upcoming RESIDENT EVIL: DEATH ISLAND feature film & the future of the Gaming Industry

Our resident host Grace Sanders caught up with Stephanie Panisello.  Well known for her work with other huge franchises like Marvel’s “What If…?,” Disney’s “Encanto,” and Genshin Impact. She streams regularly on Twitch promoting empowerment online with her channel and motto ‘Because I Claire’ – a nod to her Resident Evil character.

Stephanie talks about reprising her role of "Claire Redfield" in upcoming RESIDENT EVIL: DEATH ISLAND feature film, whilst giving an incredible insignt into the Insomnia Gaming Festival, and the opportunities around the Gaming Industry for aspiring students looking to get into the Gaming Industry as a career.

EPS 41: SAM FISCHER ON THIS UPCOMING TOUR: THE SOMETHING TO HOLD ONTO TOUR

Our resident host Grace Sanders caught up with Sam Fischer ahead of his upcoming tour "The Something to Hold onto Tour. Alongside a chat about his upcoming collaboration with Meghan Trainor [June 2^nd] and his album release this September. 

 

With over a billion streams to his name, the man behind global hits ‘This City’ and ‘What Other People Say’ ft Demi Lovato is taking it back to his roots with a run of small and intimate shows on The Something To Hold Onto Tour.   

 

The tour – named after a poignant lyric from his latest release ‘High On You’ ft Amy Shark – will see Sam showcase new music from his highly anticipated upcoming album acoustically around Europe. 

 

Australian born Sam Fischer first introduced himself with his Not A Hobby EP and has achieved well deserved attention since for his heartfelt songs. Now based between LA and London, he not only has received acclaim for his own work, but he continues to solidify his spot as one of the hottest current writers, having worked with global pop superstars including Cian Ducrot, Ciara, Cat Burns, Lennon Stella, Louis Tomlinson, Elle King, Jessie J, Virginia To Vegas and many more.     

    

However, it hasn’t all been plain sailing for Sam, who endured his own heartache to achieve his dreams. With the promise of a recording contract in the bag, he set off to LA only for the deal to be pulled away. After months of couch-surfing, he finally and deservedly received his break with This City and project Homework, which has been just the start of an exciting new chapter in Sam’s career with lots more still to come.  

 

Sam’s debut single This City currently stands at over 500 million worldwide streams and 4 million worldwide sales and stayed in the UK Top 20 for 11 weeks. The track is also double platinum in Australia, platinum in the UK and Gold in the US, New Zealand and Switzerland. Sam also performed the track on US TV, including Ellen, Jimmy Kimmel and The Late Late Show with James Corden. His duet with Demi Lovato What Other People Say has sold over 1 million copies and saw him perform the track on Ellen alongside Demi Lovato.  

 

www.samfischermusic.com  

Episode 40: KISS Fresh presenters The Dixon Brothers

KISS Fresh presenters, Dixon Brothers [Justin & Adrian] are leading the search for the next exciting wave of DJ talent as they continue the launch of their new show, ‘KISS Freshers’. Grace caught up with the duo as they explain how they have been working through Covid, in the lab over the past year developing a syllabus for the next intake of their DJ school. Having both started their careers off at Uni, this is an episode not to be missed!!#watchthisspace

EPS 39: EMMY NOMINATED & Los Angeles-based actress, Kelly Jenrette (Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”)

Our resident host Grace Sanders caught up with the amazing Los Angeles-based & Emmy nominated actress, Kelly Jenrette (Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”) who plays ‘Amara Patterson’ on The CW’s series All-American: Homecoming

Kelly recently guest starred on the penultimate episode of NBC’s THIS IS US, titled: “The Train” and previously starred in the Spectrum Original series “Manhunt: Deadly Games” on CBS (Corus in Canada).

On the film front, she currently has two Netflix original movies streaming! These include “All Day and a Night” opposite Jeffrey Wright and Ashton Sanders as well as “Uncorked” alongside Courtney B. Vance and Niecy Nash.

Kelly is also currently writing a play commissioned by the Black Rebirth Collective, which imagines a real-life meeting between Betty Shabazz and Coretta Scott King, the widows of Malcolm X and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., respectively. Through Kelly’s writing and imagination coupled with some of Betty and Coretta's words, the play will take the audience on the journey of how Betty and Coretta’s relationship went from “rivalry to tolerance to genuine affection.”

EPS 38: NEW YORK ACTRESS, TWITCH STREAMER & PODCASTER JEN COHN (Overwatch, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Welcome to Chippendales)

Our resident host Grace Sanders caught up with the amazing NYC-based actress, Jen Cohn (Overwatch 2, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Welcome to Chippendales). 

 

Jen portrays ‘Pharah’ in the Overwatch franchise. In addition to voicing ‘Ursa’ from the fan-favorite Nickelodeon series “Avatar: The Last Airbender” and ‘Lord Zash’ from “Star Wars: The Old Republic.”

 

Combining her love for the gaming community with her eye for fashion, Jen started streaming on Twitch interviewing fellow voice actors, highlighting independent designers from all around the world, and styling gamers live on stream. 

 

Jen is all about creative self-expression. She has worked in the world of fashion for over a decade as a trend scout, consultant, and fashion interviewer at both NY and Paris Fashion Week.

 

Jen’s Twitch streams offered something for fans so unique that Meta took notice and partnered up her to create The Metastyle Podcast (launching in January 2023), a show where Jentalks personal style, creativity and self-expression in the Metaverse. You can listen to the Podcast trailer here. 

 

Fans can also catch her in the new Hulu series “Welcome to Chippendales”. You can check out the trailer for “Welcome to Chippendales” here! Series Overview: A sprawling true-crime sage, “Welcome to Chippendales” tells the outrageous story of Somen “Steve” Banerjee, an Indian immigrant who became the unlikely founder of the world’s greatest male-stripping empire – and let nothing stand in his way in the process. 

   

EPS 37: DRUMMER WARRIOR STORYTELLER WITH APEX ZERO

HOSTED BY GRACE SANDERS

Apex Zero's latest project is ‘Drummer Warrior Storyteller’. The multi-layered visual album aspires to embody Nigerian author Chinua Achebe’s perception of storytelling; the Drummer calls the people, the Warrior fights the war, the Storyteller recounts the events, creating history, memory and meaning for those who survive. Centring African Caribbean perspectives, the album explores personal experiences of oppression and liberation of diasporic, migrant and marginalised people in London and beyond through music, film, dance, photography, painting and immersive listening/performance, engaging audiences through multiple mediums in the form of an installation exhibition. 

EPS 36: GRAMMY CONTENDER & HIP HOP ARTIST CHEF SEAN

Chef Sean has an endless passion for music, discovery, people and life. The award winning artist has just dropped his visual for his latest release Runaway, taken from his debut album My Life where he enlisted the help of ASCAP award winner Rodney “Lil Rod”Jones for the project. He is a talented songwriter, producer, rapper and actor.

The Chicago native started his career with a feature film debut at the age of 12 alongside Allen Payne, Forest Whitaker and Jada Pinkett Smith in ‘Jason’s Lyric’. His most recent acting roles are in a film “Teeth & Blood”, “There Are No Children Here” and ABC Crime series Missing Persons. Chef Sean has had some huge support in America with backing from areas such as The Source and Hip Hop Weekly.

Runaway also premiered on Sirius XM. Chef Sean opened at Juicy J’s sold out show over the summer during BET week alongside Erica Banks. He has had success on multiple releases and has had features alongside artists such as Jeremih and OG Maco.

EPS 35: LUKE ROMICK - THIRST PROJECT

We caught up with Luke Romick, Vice President of Marketing & Partnerships at Thirst Project, the world’s largest youth water non-profit organization. Unlike most 20-somethings, Luke has worked at the same company for nearly a decade in a range of roles from intern & volunteer to now the Vice President of Marketing & Partnerships.

Luke works with Thirst Project, a unique and diverse non-profit organization located in the heart of Los Angeles, to work alongside hundreds of thousands of young people across the world to end the global water crisis. In his nine year tenure, Luke has developed & executed influencer marketing campaigns with Angela Kinsey from 'The Office', the cast of 'Mean Girls' and YouTube sensation, The ACE Family that have raised & reached millions. In addition, Luke has also developed & executed brand marketing campaigns with brands including Molson-Coors, Paramount Pictures & Stance Socks among others to raise awareness and funds to end the water crisis. In the last decade, Thirst Project has raised $10 Million+, 100% of which has been used to fund the construction of over 3.3K water projects in 13 countries, giving clean water to more than 500K people for life. Originally from Cincinnati, OH, Luke is a Midwestern guy who graduated from Denison University with a degree in Communications and Environmental Studies. While in College, Luke won both the Wooden Citizenship Cup, given annually to the best Role Model in College Sports in 2016 and was named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, for his on-the-field performance in Football & Track and off-the-field action with Thirst Project and other service initiatives. Luke joins Peyton Manning, Drew Brees & Tim Tebow as the only other athletes to win both of these service awards in their college career. In the future, Luke hopes to continue to expand his role with Thirst Project and will always strive to make the world a better place.

 

ABOUT THIRST PROJECT:

 

Thirst Project started when CEO Seth Maxwell heard about the global water crisis and purchased 1,000 water bottles to hand out and help spread the word. Now, it is a nonprofit organization that travels across the United States speaking at schools to educate students about the global water crisis. 100 percent of all student and public donations raised go directly to funding freshwater wells on the ground in developing nations and impoverished communities to provide people with safe, clean water. Thirst Project does truly lifesaving work; providing clean, safe, drinkable water to impoverished communities all over the world. The Thirst Project is committed to ending the global water crisis and has made a bold commitment to do what no organization has ever done before and give the entire Kingdom of Eswatini safe, clean drinking water within a decade. Eswatini has the single-highest-density HIV/AIDS population of any country in the world, and water plays an incredibly critical role in effectively treating and managing AIDS. The organization has already provided over 360,000 people safe, clean drinking water through 1800 water projects in 13 countries in the last ten years. Over the years Thirst Project has partnered with many celebrities including: John Cena, Jennifer Garner, Kristen Stewart, Cameron Boyce, Kevin Nealon, Bella Thorne, Pauley Perrette, Kendrick Sampson, Debby Ryan, Charisma Carpenter, Lance Bass, Nash Grier, and many more. https://www.thirstproject.org/

Episode 34: British Comedian Legend – Nathan Caton!!

Grace Sanders caught up with British Comedian legend Nathan Caton to discuss his upcoming 2022 tour “Lets Talk about Vex”. A lot has happened since Nathan Caton last hit the road with his sensational The Pursuit of Happiness tour.

As ever, he’s got it all tackled in this hilarious new show, Let’s Talk About Vex, covering topics such as race, politics, his passion for scented candles, and being in lockdown with his girlfriend. Nathan Caton’s charismatic and laidback stand-up style has established him as a much celebrated comedian on the comedy circuit today.

Nathan’s award-winning combination of personal and topical anecdotes has led to appearances on: Live at the Apollo, Mock The Week, Don’t Hate The Playaz, Channel 4’s Comedy Gala, Russell Howard’s Good News, Sorry I Didn’t Know, House of Games, Guessable, CelebAbility and his own series, Gran Jury.

https://www.nathancaton.com/