Spiritual Practices of the Disgruntled Artist
Your hosts, Ari Hader and Olivia Spirz, interview fellow artist about their spiritual practices and how it helps them with their art and career!
Episodes
22 episodes
Marissa Rutka (Actor, Film Maker, Figuring It Outer) and Standing Up To Speak
Welcome back Spodies!In this episode your hosts Ari Hader and Olivia Spirz, discuss the joy of noticing the small things and being a kind human, and how important it is to extend help and opportunities to others. Olivia talks about her t...
Maxon Davis (Actor/Director/Theater Maker) and Navigating The Non-Meritocracy That Is An Acting Career
This episode begins with an Ari/Olivia catch up discussing last episode’s spiritual practice (Alec Engerson's homework of watching “Woman Under The Influence”). We then segue into a brief but quite loud meltdown from Ari about the anger she’s h...
Alec Engerson (Writer) And That Episode of Fresh Prince of Bel Air
This episode Ari and Olivia discuss how nightly praying, our last practice from previous guest Kristin Couture, goes. Then we get into Ari's new theory! Spoiler alert: it involves lotto balls!Then we bring on our guest, a writer and form...
Kristin Couture (Actor/Producer) And The Infinite God
The episode starts with an Ari/ Olivia Catch Up where we dissect the spiritual practice of laughing from Will Mueller's interview last time.Then we get into Kristin's interview - her darkest year and how she got herself out of it, being ...
Will Mueller and the Trip That Changed Everything
Hello Spodies! In this episode, Ari and Olivia recap how making art out of journaling went for them. We then discuss our reasons for choosing acting when we were younger, and if those reasons hold any meaning! We then bring on our f...
WE BACK
Season TWO episode 1!In this episode, Ari and Olivia catch up on the last few months. We chat about manifestation, making our own art, acting for the love of it, and Ari's magical day.We're so happy to be back! xoxo,
Sarah Lindsley: Burlesque Dancer, Costume Designer, Artist, Spiritual Re-Finder
In a fun and sing-songy intro, Olivia and Ari discuss Faryn's spiritual practice of the zoom out/zoom in meditation. Then they get into a discussion about why typically more women are into manifestation than men, Olivia's recent callback experi...
"More women, right?" Faryn Pearl, Female Director, Story Artist, Cartoonist, Nice Guy
We start with a very fun intro by Olivia and Ari in which we discuss last episode’s spiritual practice (Josh Brown’s artist dates) as well as crows (be nice to them) and Magick (we love Magick).Our guest, hilarious and delightful human F...
Authenticity As Spirituality: Improviser, Writer and Story Editor Josh Brown
In this episode of SPODA, Olivia and Ari start with a recap of last episode's spiritual practice, indulging! They also discuss how this episode kind of messed Ari up a bit, and we continue along Ari's Questioning Journey.Our guest, Josh ...
"I believe in chaos and magic": Actor, Voice Over Artist, Spin Instructor, and Thinker Kristina Mueller
The episode kicks off with Olivia and Ari discussing Jeff D'Elia's spiritual practice from the last episode of creating a playlist to get back in touch with your inner teenager. Amidst many giggles (and Olivia's KICKASS impression of Tom DeLong...
Crashing Out, Living Like Your Future Self For A Year, And Not Being Friends With People Who Don't Think You're Talented - Olivia and Ari on the dark place and getting out of it
In this special crash out episode, we begin with the epic career crash out Ari had when a bad night of performance happened with someone important in the audience. This forays into a new year long goal of Ari living like their future self for a...
"Everybody is each other's guardian angels" : Head Writer, Human Golden Doodle, Seeker Jeff D'Elia
In an uncharacteristically short intro, Olivia and Ari touch on last episode's spiritual practice, Keara's "finding God in the small moments." There will be a much longer episode released next week about Keara's practice and how it helped both ...
SPODA: Keara Maryn, Stunt Woman, and finder of God in the small moments
On this episode of SPODA, Ari and Olivia talk about Samantha Barrios' practice of daily journaling and how some spiritual practices are for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. We also discuss how Lion's Gates Portal (August 8th) went this year, ...
SPODA: Samantha Barrios, Actor, Director, Producer, Ray of Sunshine
This episode starts with Olivia and Ari talking about Jake Elitzer's spiritual practice from last episode that they tried on for size, asking "is it true? Is it absolutely true?" in moments of doubt. Then Ari opens up (and hyperbolizes) about b...
SPODA: Jake Elitzer, Actor, Writer, Director, Acting Coach, Mysterious Person
We start with an intro where Olivia and Ari talk about Dr. Tanu's nature awareness practice from the last episode, which includes a very funny/terrifying story about a rat. We also analyze Ari's tendency to cry easily, and Love Island is refere...
SPODA: Dr. Tanushree Verma, Ecopsychologist, Mixed Media Artist, Nature Lover
In this Episode Ari and Olivia discuss Doug's spiritual practice of volunteering and implementing it in their everyday lives. Olivia opens up about her show coming to an end and Ari discusses her growth and the new process she practiced when sh...
SPODA: Doug Harvey: Actor, Musician, Writer, Astronomer, Amateur Wiffle Ball Enthusiast
This episode starts with an Ari and Olivia Original Chat involving a medium-sized career breakdown and recovery, and Ari's continuing forgiveness practice discoveries.Then we bring on our delightful and hilarious and wonderful guest, Dou...
SPODA: Julia Rose Barnett, Writer, Tarot Card Reader, Psychic Medium
This episode kicks off with a juicy Ari and Olivia tea time about our latest spiritual practice assignment from Philip Rossi's episode (and how Olivia's throat chakra may need some serious help- send us a chakra specialist!!), how the podcast h...
SPODA: Philip Rossi, Actor, Director, Writer, Cookie-Lover
In this funny, honest, and free-flow interview, we delve into Philip's Catholicism and how it supports, and sometimes does not support, his life as an actor. Philip's truthfulness about his struggle to be an artist when he feels like God is onl...
SPODA: Kate Nienhauser, Poet, Musician, LGBTQIA+ Advocate
In this episode, Kate Nienhauser gets really raw about her journey into sobreity, coming out as gay, and how her spirituality deepens the more she gets to know herself.Beautiful music by Doug HarveyHosted by Ari Hader a...
SPODA: Grant Jossi, writer on Avatar: Seven Havens
On this Episode of Spiritual Practices of the Disgruntled Artist, we talk to Grant Jossi! Grant is a writer on the newly announced Avatar show, Seven Havens. We talk to him about how breaking a sweat helps him crack a scene, his relationship to...
Spiritual Practices of the Disgruntled Artist Episode 1: Meet Ari and Olivia
In our very first episode, we explain the concept of the podcast and explore each other's spiritual practices and spiritual history. Next episode we'll have on our first guest!Beautiful music composed and performed by Doug Harvey