The Moisture Festival Podcast

On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast, we finish up our conversation with Karamazov Brother Paul Magid. We dive into stories about living with Ken Kesey, opening for the Grateful Dead, cra...

On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome back Paul Magid. This is the first part of a three part conversation with this new vaudeville Pioneer. We discuss Paul’s creative process,...

On this episode of the Moisture fest we welcome in Paul Magid. This is the first part of a three part conversation with this new vaudeville Pioneer. We discuss Paul’s early life and learn about the o...

On this episode of The Moisture Festival Podcast, we welcome Keara Scannell of Tumbleweed Circus. We talk about her upbringing skating in her parents’ shop, where the name Tumbleweed came from...

On this episode, we welcome Oroki. We discuss the many aspects of Oroki’s performance life. We learn how it started on a date to an aerial class and how that led to producing theatrical shows a...

On this episode, we welcome AmyLynn! We learn about her journey from a gymnast, to a springboard diver, to being an aerialist! AmyLynn also talks about “circus values” and becoming an ...

On this episode, we welcome the multi-talented Katie Russo. We discuss her many disciplines, including Chinese pole, juggling, and trombone. We also talk about her journey from music to circu...

We’re back with another live episode from the 2026 Moisture Festival! In this episode we’ll chat with: Sizzle the Clown 2 Members of Spider Lounge Juggle Jawns Bill Robison ...

This episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast has Louie chatting with Moisture Festival first timers! In this episode we meet: Leila Noone Cindy Marvel JW YOYO Bambi Karloff A I...

On this episode, we welcome Aerialist and Cyr wheel extraordinaire Hayley Dynamo. Hayley discusses where her love for the circus came from and how her background in dance easily integrated into the c...

In this episode, we welcome juggler extraordinaire Juggle Jawns. We discuss what makes his style so unique, the influences that inspired him, and how he incorporates a few different media into his pe...

On this episode we welcome in the queen of rings Hillia Hula. We dive deep into all things hula. Hillia explains the different types of hula hooping, which ones she specializes in, tricks she is work...

On this episode, we welcome Quantum Tease PhD. We talk about her life growing up in Belgium and why she decided to go to Scotland to get her PhD. We learn that their college offered a comedy ...

On this episode, we welcome hula hoop extraordinaire Jesse Patterson. We talk about how she fell in love with the hula hoop at a young age and how she found the circus community growing up in Texas. ...

On this episode, we welcome international funnyman Stefano Iaboni. We learn about how he learned to juggle on a backpacking trip and how that led him to a circus school in the Netherlands. He...

On this episode we welcome hula hoop specialist and circus organizer Vanessa Vortex. We learn about growing up on Broadway in New York and how she rebelled against her Show Biz parents by going to co...

In this episode we welcome Pinay Grigio. Pinay tells about her early years in dance and how Burlesque always caught her eye. She talks about what caused her to finally give it a shot and how taking t...

On this episode we welcome in juggler and modern day vaudevillian Thom Wall. Thom talks about his life as a performer in Cirque du Soleil and how that drove him to pursue creating a one-man show that...

On this episode we welcome in comedian and clown Tyler West. We discuss how watching Cirque Du Soleil at a young age inspired Tyler to go into clowning. We learn how he approached getting information...

On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome in 1/3 of the Mud Bay Jugglers Doug Martin. We discuss how they got their name, how they developed their own style and the creative choices...

On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome in Salamandir (yes. That’s his real name). Salamandir talks with us about growing up playing music and how his exposure at a young ag...

On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome in Cyara Hotopp. We discuss a wide variety of topics including her law degree, where she practiced law and how she gave up being a lawyer t...

On this episode we welcome in clown Mick Holsbeke. We talk about growing up in Florida and how his economics teacher in high school introduced him to Harry Levine. We learn about his cross co...

On today’s episode we welcome in comedy magic duo Trevor and Lorena. We talk with them about how they started in magic, the evolution of the act and learn about their alter ego’s Charlie ...

On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome in puppet maker Annette Mateo. We discuss her interest in puppets as a kid and how she rekindled her interest in it after attending her fir...

On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast Louie interviews his co-host Matt Baker. They discuss a wide range of topics including Matt’s time living in Western Samoa as a teenager and how...

On this episode we welcome in singer, magician and actor Cassandra Ruiz. We learn about her beginnings in singing and how her theatre background influences her show today . She tells us about her cha...

On this episode we welcome aerialist Jessica Perry. Jessica tells us about her early life where she grew up on a sailboat sailing around the world. We learn what prompted her parents to do that and a...

On this episode we welcome in Sailor St. Claire. We talk a lot about the world of Burlesque and how one comes to become a performer. The different paths they could have taken and how being an emcee i...

On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome in Mr. LO. We talk about a number of different things including his life as a ballet dancer and all that goes into maintaining your body to...

On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome in bubble performer Meadow Perry. Meadow tells us about her beginnings performing as a princess and how that led her to deciding to create ...

This episode is part 2 of the LIVE podcasts at week one of the 2025 Moisture Festival! In this episode Louie chats with acts appearing at the festival. This is a great episode to meet new additio...

On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome in circus extraordinaire Nick Harden. We learn about where a kid from a small town in Illinois first discovered circus and how it became an...

This episode is LIVE at week one of the 2025 Moisture Festival! In this episode Louie chats with acts appearing for the first time at the festival. This is a great episode to meet new additions to ...

In this episode we welcome in juggler and funny man  Tony Steinbach. We learn about Tony’s first exposure to juggling and how his dad used juggling in his work training. Tony talks about his de...

On this episode we welcome in Ran’D Shine. We learn about how Ran’D came across magic and how that led him to a career performing all over the world. We talk about the benefits of coming ...

On this episode we welcome Rosemary Le. Rosemary discusses her upbringing and how her need for movement led her to ariel. We discuss her Ph.d, her life in academia and learn about her work with some ...

On this episode we welcome all the way over zoom from France, Etienne McGinley. Etienne talks with us about his path to performing and how watching Bill Irwin and David Shiner changed his view on how...

On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome in our first ever flying trapeze artist Eric Eliacin. Eric tells us about how he fell in love with circus in college and how that has led h...

On this episode of the MF podcast we welcome Trevor Whittow. Trevor talks about what it’s like to be a professional clown, what it takes to get to that point and what sort of coaching he receiv...

On this episode we talk with the fascinating musician Thaddeus Spae. He tells us about the early days at the Oregon Country Fair working with Reverend Chumleigh, how he wrote a march that convinced c...

On this episode we welcome band leader Eben Sprinsock. Eben tells us about some guys he knew in high school that turned into the group The Flying Karamazov Brothers. How that led him to be part of th...

On this episode we welcome in cellist Christine Gunn. She tells us about how she plays cello and how it differs from regular cellists. How she founded one of the bands Matt used to be really ...

On this episode we welcome in all around amazing person Patrice O’Neill. She talks about her wonderful career in music and how she got to sit with the Nobel Peace Prize recipient Desmond Tutu. ...

On this episode we welcome in Moisture Festival founder Maque daVis. Maque tells us about the roots of the festival, how it all was organized and some of the failures and successes of the early years...

On this episode we talk to dancer and aerial extraordinaire Mary Pat Letourneau. We discuss her upbringing and how dance got her into aerial arts. She also tells us what wall dancing is and h...

On this episode we welcome in the keyboard player from the Georgetown Orbits Jose De Howitt. We learn about Jose’s upbringing in Ecuador, what brought him to the states and how he learn...

On this episode we welcome in the amazing Harry Levine. We talk about his early days being a college radio station DJ and how he was amazed by a fellow moisture festival performers music. We talk ...

On this episode we welcome in Wren the Juggler. Wren tells us all about how he became a juggler and how meeting the love of his life helped him overcome his mental block of being a performer. ...

On this Episode we welcome in Ventriloquist Michael Harrison. He tells us about how he got started in show business and how he eventually decided to become a full time ventriloquist. He tells...