Ren Talks

Join our hosts Olivia Harding (Music the Gathering) and Nicole Skelly (The Gwendolyn Show) as they pick the brain of the Notorious Natalie Grist: Pippsy of the The Pinwheel Sideshow. You may have seen Natalie perform her hilarious sideshow at the Brevard Renaissance festival, Scarborough, Pennsylvania Kroneburg and the Great Lakes Medieval Faire. If you have enjoyed this program and would like to support further industry chats:  ⭐ Please consider joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/digitalrenfaire ⭐ You can also contribute through PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/digitalrenfaire Find her social media! Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/Pinwheelsideshow Instagram- @PinwheelSideshow  Tiktok- @PippsyPinwheel 

Joining us once again is the incredible Dr. Kimberly Tony Korol-Evans. This is a VERY deep dive following the cast member, performer and published historian, through the streets of the Maryland renaissance festival in Crownsville, MD. 

Victoria Van Arnam and Nicole Skelly sit down with Margret Ebert of Barely Balanced.  Follow along as we talk about how many non-performance things festival entertainers have to do on not-weekends, and we find out about Margret's evolution in one of the most popular acrobatic show at renaissance festivals! If you have enjoyed this program and would like to support further industry chats ⭐ Please consider joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/digitalrenfaire Find Margret and Barely Balanced on their social media!  Barely Balanced ~ https://barelybalanced.com/ ~ https://www.facebook.com/BarelyBalanced1 ~ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CTomele ~ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@barelybalanced ~ Insta:  www.instagram.com/barelybalanced ~ Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/barelybalanced Ren Talks Ladies:  Victoria | https://www.facebook.com/TheLadyVictoria Nicole | https://www.facebook.com/GwendolynShow Olivia | https://www.facebook.com/musicthegatheringband (Missing Olivia? We are too!  She will be back for future RenTalks episodes!)

Join the Ren Talk Hosts Olivia Harding, Nicole Skelly and Victoria Van Arnam in a joyful reunion. These three ladies are catching up, looking forward to new projects and making big moves in the Renaissance festival world.  If you have enjoyed this program and would like to support further industry chats:  ⭐ Please consider joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/digitalrenfaire ⭐ You can also contribute through PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/digitalrenfaire Ren Talks Ladies:  Olivia | https://www.facebook.com/musicthegathering Nicole | https://www.facebook.com/GwendolynShow Victoria | https://www.facebook.com/TheLadyVictoria

Favorite festivals, 13th Century music and new albums! Ren Talks hosts Victoria Van Arnam and Olivia Harding interview Magnolia Strange of Judas and Magnolia. Family friendly renaissance festival variety act Judas and Magnolia are a husband and wife team of escape artists and illusionists who have performed some of the world’s most dangerous escape stunts such as being locked inside burning boxes, chained and submerged underwater, and straitjacketed while dangling upside down over spikes.

Ren Talks hosts Victoria Van Arnam and Olivia Harding interview Magnolia Strange of Judas and Magnolia. Family friendly renaissance festival variety act Judas and Magnolia are a husband and wife team of escape artists and illusionists who have performed some of the world’s most dangerous escape stunts such as being locked inside burning boxes, chained and submerged underwater, and straitjacketed while dangling upside down over spikes.

Interview with professional hypnotist Amye Scharlau about performing at renaissance festivals, hypnosis and slow-motion action sequences. 

Life on the road and Random Questions from the Audience!  Olivia Harding from Music the Gathering, Nicole Skelly of The Gwendolyn Show, Victoria Van Arnam of The Lady Victoria.

In this episode of Ren Talks, our hosts are joined by Dr. Kimberly Tony Korol-Evans, author of “Renaissance Festivals: Merrying the Past and Present”.

Melissa Arleth of Cirque du Sewer chats about her experience on America’s Got Talent, the plague pivot, and the resilience of the Renaissance faire community.