Kevin Liang is a first generation Taiwanese American that eschewed cultural norms to go to film school and become a producer (General Education) and P.A. Kevin tells us about his moral struggles with the entertainment industry and the inner bat

Those Who Did: Wizard World Comic Con w/ Chad Lindberg & James C. Burns

May 20th, 2024 29m 10s

Before there was Those Who Do, there was Those Who Did. Prior to beginning Those Who Do: The Podcast, Zac and his buddy Eric traveled to comic book conventions in the hopes of talking to convention goers and industry professionals alike to fin

Those Who Do: Surgeon w/ Lily Erdahl M.D.

May 13th, 2024 2h 1m

Dr. Lily Erdahl is a loving single mother of two children originally from Iowa City, Iowa. She's also an accomplished surgeon, educator, and podcast host. In this episode, Lily discusses her voyage from Iowa State University as a wide eyed un

Those Who Do: Renaissance Man w/James C. Burns

Apr 8th, 2024 1h 42m

James C. Burns is an actor (Michael Bay’s Transformers), musician, and voice artist (Sergeant Frank Woods – Call of Duty Black Ops). Most importantly, he’s a master raconteur. I’ve known James for over 10 years and he was the first entertainm

Those Who Do: Editing/Directing for Television w/David Greenspan

Apr 1st, 2024 1h 46m

David Greenspan is an editor and director known for Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19. He’s originally from Long Island, NY and followed a somewhat unconventional route from Long Island, through an education in finance and time studying abroad in

Those Who Do: First Generation American w/Kedo Osmancevic

Mar 5th, 2024 1h 57m

Kedo Osmancevic is a husband and father. He's also a first generation Bosnian American. In this episode, Kedo tells how his family emigrated from Bosnia during the war and what led them to eventually settle in Waterloo, IA. He explains how h

Those Who Do: Starting a Boudoir Studio w/David Byrd

Feb 19th, 2024 2h 53m

David Byrd is an award winning photographer and Photoshop artist. He’s a husband and devoted father to two very young children. David has mastered many genres of photography and in this episode he shares how he is using those skills and exper

Those Who Do: Psych Nurse Practitioner w/Cassy Lensing

Feb 12th, 2024 2h 3m

Cassy Lensing is a tattooed, dyed haired former wild child. She’s also a devoted mother and board certified Psych Nurse Practitioner. In this episode, Cassy talks about how getting pregnant at 19 completely changed the course of her life for

Those Who Do: Creating Reality w/ Ernesto De La O

Nov 28th, 2023 1h 35m

Ernesto De La O is a husband and father born and raised in California. He’s just like you and me. He takes his kids to football games, has slip and slide parties in the back yard, and hosts sleep overs for his children’s friends. It also jus

Those Who Do: Army Ranger Part II w/ Tom Flaherty

Nov 20th, 2023 1h 51m

This is the conclusion of our conversation with Tom Flaherty about his time as an Army Ranger, military instructor and special operations helicopter pilot. We pick up as Tom recounts his part in the famous military operation that rescued young

Those Who Do: Army Ranger w/ Tom Flaherty

Nov 16th, 2023 1h 43m

Tom Flaherty is a husband and father from Cedar Falls, IA. He is also retired from a full career (22 years) in the United States Army where he was part of the Army’s premier direct-action raid force, the 75th Ranger Regiment. He was also a mo

Those Who Do: The Producers w/ David Feld & Shawn O’Brien

Oct 30th, 2023 1h 19m

David Feld and Shawn Obrien are Hollywood producers. The good kind. Not the greedy, preventing actors from making a living wage and stealing their likeness to be later used by AI to lower their bottom line kind. Their work includes doing thi

Those Who Do: Writing - Kids Books to Hot Dogs w/ Suzanne Francis

Oct 24th, 2023 1h 9m

Suzanne Francis is originally from Long Island. She’s a writer of books (Disney Princess Beginnings, Onward: The Junior Novelization, Moana’s Big Leap, Frozen II: Family Game Night) television (Unhappily Ever After) and film (Wieners). She

Those Who Do: Law Enforcement Culture Change w/ Jesse Trevino & Joe Smarro

Oct 17th, 2023 1h 52m

Jesse Trevino and Joe Smarro are decorated Marine Corps combat veterans and former San Antonio Police Officers. While they were cops, Joe and Jesse worked on a groundbreaking special unit tasked with responding to mental health calls in their

Those Who Do: Collaboration & Creativity w/Tony Saltzman

Oct 9th, 2023 1h 41m

Tony Saltzman is a television writer and producer known for Dexter: New Blood, Goliath, Feed the Beast, and Nurse Jackie. Most importantly, Tony champions the idea of collaboration in the creative process and thrives in a writer’s room and te

Those Who Do: Yoga w/DawnMarie Ferrara

Sep 28th, 2023 1h 31m

DawnMarie Ferrara is an actress known for Smothered, 9-1-1: Lonestar, NCIS, and A Life, Taken. She is also a dancer (both a classically trained dancer and a busting out a move in a restaurant for fun kind of dancer dancer). Not only can she

Those Who Do: Fatherhood w/Jorge Garcia & David Greenspan

Sep 27th, 2023 1h 54m

Jorge Garcia is known as an actor (LOST, Alcatraz, Hawaii 5-0, the Munsters, and the Ridiculous 6), but most importantly, Jorge is a husband and a father to a 22 month old little girl.David Greenspan is known as an editor and director (Grey’s

Those Who Do: Writing & Creativity w/Joe Stillman

Sep 26th, 2023 1h 26m

Joe Stillman is an Academy Award and Emmy nominated, BAFTA winning writer known for Dreamworks's Shrek 1 and 2, MTV's Beavis and Butthead, and Nickelodean's The Adventures of Pete and Pete. In this episode, Joe invites us into his home on a ra

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