Can I Bother You? - Podcast
Each week on Can I Bother You we’ll hang with different artists and entrepreneurs to ask what they’re doing and how they’re doing it.
Hopefully we’ll find some motivation, or at the very least, commiseration. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
23/12/2022
Can I Bother Yule - Part 2 is here! It’s a Christmas miracle. Timothy is back! And in the true spirit of the holidays, I’m torturing him. Join us as we talk Christmas movies, would you rathers, and murder. Happy holidays, y’all!
The hiatus was extended for technical difficulties, but now it's indefinite. I love making this podcast, but it's really difficult to do alone, so I'm gonna take some time to consider whether I think it's the right thing for me right now. In the meantime, you can follow me if you'd like! I miss you, I hope you're well. Drink water. 🖤
Hey, y’all! CIBY is going on a little break. The gist is I have some other projects I’ve committed to, and I want some time to regroup to make CIBY stronger. I love you. I’ll miss you. And I’ll be back on August 2nd! In the meantime, feel free to hang out with me on my YouTube channel and my personal socials, AJ Reyes. See you there!
Emma Galbraith shares some relatable af feelings while telling us about their new movie, Inbetween Girl Film. She also gives us some resources for becoming more active in climate change and community organizing. Listen to this full episode of Can I Bother You wherever you get your podcasts!
And be sure to check out Inbetween Girl, out NOW on Prime Video, iTunes, Apple TV, VUDU, Roku, and Altavod!
30/05/2022
We’re hanging out with Emma Galbraith this week! Emma stars in , which is out now on Prime Video, iTunes, Apple TV, and Altavod. She can also be seen playing “Jen” in 𝘔𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥 at in Los Angeles through June 19th. Tune in to tomorrow’s episode to hear Emma tell me about both projects, and their passion for community organization and advocacy. Subscribe to Can I Bother You wherever you get your podcasts!
Alyssa Bernal is with us this week to talk about her new single, “Taken,” available on all music streaming platforms! We also talk about what it was like reaching a level of fame so young, her girl group IV Lane Official, and how we met during what might’ve been her first tour, maybe second tour. We’re not sure, memories are hard. Listen to this full episode of Can I Bother You wherever you get your podcasts!
23/05/2022
Alyssa Bernal has over 670,000 subscribers on YouTube, she was signed to Star Trak/Interscope by Pharrell Williams, and she’s toured with Tyler Ward, Kris Allen, and Lifehouse. “Taken,” her latest single, is available on all streaming platforms, and tomorrow we get to hang out with her! Subscribe to Can I Bother You wherever you get your podcasts so you don’t miss the episode!
If you’re in Austin, TX and you love to sing and dance, River City Pops might be for you! Listen to this full episode of Can I Bother You to hear more from Ashley Rose, President of RCP, and Brittany Wheeler, Marketing and Fundraising Coordinator of RCP. Find Can I Bother You wherever you get your podcasts!
You can see Ashley and Brittany perform with the rest of (I’ll be working backstage!) at the Dougherty Arts Center in Austin, TX on May 27th at 7pm and May 28th at 2pm and 7pm. Get in-person or virtual tickets at https://rivercitypops.org/dream-on.
16/05/2022
President of River City Pops, Ashley Rose, and RCP Marketing and Fundraising Coordinator, Brittany Wheeler, are hanging out with us this week! RCP is Austin’s premier show choir, founded by UT alumni in 1984. Ashley, Brittany, and I chat about RCP’s upcoming show, the time Ashley and I were in a COVID-canceled production, and the time Brittany was nominated for Best Actress for a role that didn’t exist 48 hours before she performed it. Subscribe to Can I Bother You wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss the episode!
You can see Ashley and Brittany perform with the rest of (I’ll be working backstage!) at the Dougherty Arts Center in Austin, TX on May 27th at 7pm and May 28th at 2pm and 7pm. Get in-person or virtual tickets at https://rivercitypops.org/dream-on.
In this clip, Leslie Gaar talks about the importance of knowing when to take initiative and shoot your shot! In 2020, Leslie had the opportunity to push aside the little voice we all have that tells us we should wait for opportunity, you know that bitch. “Don’t be pushy, don’t bother them, don’t think they want to hear from you.” Leslie reached out to a contact she had at The Jim Henson Company and presented them with her initial plans for “Henson at Home,” a campaign that ended up running for nine months and helped many parents keep their young children entertained while trapped at home, because pandemic.
Listen to this full episode to hear more advice and words of encouragement from Leslie Gaar! Subscribe to Can I Bother You wherever you get your podcasts!
09/05/2022
Leslie Gaar is a writer, the host of My Effing Desk Podcast, and she led a 2020 campaign with The Jim Henson Company called “Henson at Home,” which helped parents keep their kids entertained while schools were closed. Hear our chat tomorrow on Can I Bother You, wherever you get your podcasts!
In this week’s episode, I tell y’all about the time I was a background actor in Alita: Battle Angel. Listen to the full episode to hear more about my experience with motion capture, and subscribe to Can I Bother You wherever you get your podcasts!
I had a good time working on Alita, despite my cute butt not being visible.
02/05/2022
I’m mixing it up a bit this week and bringing you a solo, AJ-centric episode! It’s just you and me, listeners, and I’m telling you all about the time I was part-cyborg. Check out my cyborg legs, and tune in to tomorrow’s episode of Can I Bother You to hear stories from my time as a background actor on Alita: Battle Angel! Subscribe to Can I Bother You wherever you get your podcasts so you don’t miss the episode.
P.B. I wasn’t trying to call you stupid by circling myself in the photos. I felt like I had to make myself as clearly visible as possible because “obvious” is kind of my brand. It’s why I introduce myself to hot men with, “Hi, I love you and it’ll never work.”
Adam Roberts Voice and I collaborated on a conversation about collaboration, and talked about why actors feel like they need permission. In our full talk, you can hear more about Adam and his process as a director, and how he collaborated with others to create TILT Performance Group and Resolution Creative. Listen to Can I Bother You wherever you get your podcasts!
26/04/2022
We’re talking to Adam Roberts this week! A quick, broad, and by no means exhaustive list of what Adam does: He’s a vocal coach, music director, writer, choreographer, and director. Adam is one of my favorite people that I barely know, so I was very excited to have this conversation.
We talk about TILT Performance Group, a non-profit theatre company that Adam co-founded, which produces original works with a focus on stories about people with disabilities. This episode also has a bit of our origin story, the reason why Adam teaches through SO many different institutions, and plenty of metaphors about collaboration. Adam is smart, skilled, and willing to share his knowledge, so listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts!
Ricky is v wise, y’all. In this week’s episode, he educates me a bit on what a graphic designer does, we talk about the time he co-founded a music promotions company, and we geek out over spreadsheets and organizational apps. Listen to this full episode of CIBY wherever you get your podcasts!
19/04/2022
Can I Bother You is back with graphic designer, Ricky Valenzuela!
Ricky has worked on campaigns for ABC and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, and he’s done logo design and branding for The Happy Cactus Apothecary, and the DAWA Fund.
You’ll hear us talk about what it’s like to start a business, being an artist with anxiety, and the importance of iCarly. Listen to CIBY wherever you get your podcasts!
19/03/2022
We’re hanging out with Bianka Torres in this week’s belated episode! You’ll hear us talk about singing vs acting, being Latinx in theatre, and Bianka’s experience performing in a live, virtual, original musical. Listen to Can I Bother You wherever you get your podcasts!
And you can see Bianka as Doralee in 9 to 5: The Musical at Georgetown Palace Theatre ! The show runs until Sunday, April 3rd. Get your tickets at getpalacetickets.com!
In Can I Bother You’s most recent episode, I talk to Annameekee Hesik, author of “The You Know Who Girls.” You can hear more about her 7-year journey to get the first book in the series published wherever you get your podcasts!
“The You Know Who Girls: Freshman Year,” follows Abbey Brooks as she navigates her way through her crush on the flirty Hot Dog on a Stick Chick, and joins the (allegedly very le***an) basketball team at her high school. You can find both “Freshman Year” and “Driving Lessons: A You Know Who Girls Novel” through most major book sellers. And you can subscribe to Can I Bother You on your favorite podcatcher so you don't miss an episode!
01/03/2022
This is the first time an episode of Can I Bother You will be late. I'm postponing it a full week. It's not ready and I'm exhausted. I need to be more kind to myself, so I'm gonna let myself miss this one. Thank you. I hope you're well. Drink water!
27/02/2022
On Tuesday 3/1, you can hear me and Annameekee Hesik talk about the 7-year-long process of getting her le***an YA novel, “The You Know Who Girls: Freshman Year,” published. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
Annameekee has been a teacher for over 20 years, and a lover of Buffy and mocha shakes for even longer than that. We talk about teaching during the pandemic, hearing from strangers about your work, and how quickly your work can be dated, but it’s not our fault that 90’s hip hop still bangs. Annameekee’s books, ”The You Know Who Girls: Freshman Year,” and “Driving Lessons: A You Know Who Girls Novel” are available through most major book sellers!
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Donna Rice and I talk about the fun things and the not-so-fun things about filmmaking in the latest episode of Can I Bother You. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
20/02/2022
You can hear Donna Rice and I talk about actor/crew rivalries and our experiences as improv TAs on Tuesday, wherever you get your podcasts!
Donna is an actor, improviser, production assistant, and for the past two years, she’s also been a COVID compliance officer on film productions around Austin. In this episode we talk about what it was like returning to film and television sets during the pandemic, what a COVID production manager does, and how she snapped her fingers at me because I bored her with a cartwheel.
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I was so glad to hear that Anne doesn’t outline. I don’t usually outline either, and I’ve felt like a freak (in the bad way) because I’ve heard so many writers and teachers talk about the importance of outlining. You can hear more insight from Anne about writing on this week’s episode of Can I Bother You. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
In addition to talking about Who’s Running the Show, an audio drama that Anne writes and stars in (and that I co-star in), we also talk a bit about how Anne transitioned from being an actor, to working in a career that allowed her to retire in her 30s, to returning to acting and finding her skill and love for writing.
13/02/2022
Anne Boyd has recently added “Podcast Producer” to her already long resume, with her scripted podcast, “Who’s Running the Show?”. You can find “Who’s Running the Show?” (in which Anne plays the protagonist and I play the antagonist) on all major podcasting platforms! And this Tuesday, you can hear me and Anne talk about making the show, and how she transitioned from working in management information systems to writing and creating. Subscribe to CIBY wherever you get your podcasts so you don’t miss the episode!
You can hear more about the impact and importance of adaptive sensory performances in this week’s episode of Can I Bother You. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
Jessie Drollette is the production manager at The Georgetown Palace Theatre, which is the place we’re talking about in this clip and also the place where we met! We actually start the episode by reminiscing about and lamenting the clopening of our production of Sweet Charity, one of the OG COVID cancellations. You’ll also hear about the multiple meanings of the pineapple; racism, ableism, and sizeism; and why you should panic sooner rather than later. Listen and then tell your friends about the beauty of this episode.
07/02/2022
On Tuesday, you can hear me and Jessie Drollette (she/her) talk about the importance of theatre education, the need for inclusive theatre/adaptive sensory performances, and why aggressive-aggression is better than passive-aggression. Subscribe to Can I Bother You wherever you get your podcasts so you don’t miss the episode!
In episode 4, Pamela Paek showed me her fantastic glasses that I’m now madly in love with. I had no idea magnetic glasses with customizable frames were a thing. I’m due for new glasses, so this was well-timed. Neither of us is getting paid to endorse Pair Eyewear, we’re both just really into them. If you want your own pair, you can get them at paireyewear.com.
And you can hear the full episode with Pamela Paek wherever you get your podcasts!
TOMORROW’S THE DAY! TUESDAY, 2/1! REBOOT LAUNCH DAY! You can listen to the first 5 episodes of the new Can I Bother You tomorrow, wherever you get your podcasts!
In the past few years Ryan Terrebonne has been both a showrunner’s assistant and a writer’s assistant for Riverdale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and Katy Keene. In this clip he tells me a bit about the difference between a production company and a distributor. Listen to the full episode tomorrow to hear more about the inner workings of the writers room. Ryan also tells me about the time he rode his bike 4,000 miles across the country, we talk a little about our coming out experiences, and we discuss the potential importance of praying before swinging around a flagpole.
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