Not One Right Way

How do people get jobs in animation, film, gaming? Marve Aguiñaga and Melissa Manuel sit down with people across all these worlds to find out who they are, how they "got in" and who they know. Turns out the entertainment industry can be pretty small and there's not one right way to do it!

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Latest episodes

13 October 2025

Allissoon Lockhart (The Deathwish Tour, Knight of Guinevere, Central Park)

Marve and Melissa welcome Producer, Creator, & Showrunner Allissoon Lockhart (@celtictampon)! We discuss Allissoon's favorite instruments to play 🥁🎷, how her first job was being a PA on Interstellar, learning that production was their path, and so much more! Learn about her time working at Bento Box on Central Park, how she began pitching Deathwish Tour, and what Pokémon represents Allissoon.

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29 September 2025

Alayna Cole (Beacon & Briar, Game Dev Lobby, DEI Manager at Sledgehammer Games)

Marve and Melissa welcome writer, producer, DE&I specialist Alayna Cole! We discuss her journey from being an educator to working in games. How her passion for DE&I and education led to her career as a DE&I specialist in games. We also talk about her exciting new projects since leaving games such as Beacon & Briar!

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15 September 2025

Elyse Willems (Funhaus, A Night in Halloween House, 30 Morbid Minutes, Answer For It!)

Marve and Melissa welcome writer and performer Elyse Willems (@elysewillems)! We discuss Elyse's favorite Halloween candy, her journey from being a PA on Spike TV, to how her time at Funhaus wasn't always easy but always special and rewarding, and how she writes in between her many projects.

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18 August 2025

Maureen Johnson (The Creeping Hand Murder, Truly Devious, Let It Snow)

Marve and Melissa welcome New York Times Bestselling Author Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnsonbooks)! We discuss the soup of it all (soup recipes included), how being an angry indoor kid is excellent fuel for becoming a writer, making racist statues into piñatas, and all about Maureen's beautiful new solve it yourself murder mystery casefile book.

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04 August 2025

Claire Rosenthal (An Animation Cryptid, QT Zine)

Marve and Melissa welcome Claire Rosenthal (@claire_therose)! We discuss Claire's amazing skills of connecting with folks in the animation industry, the importance of being respectful and kind, and how to not stalk people at the Costco in Burbank.

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21 July 2025

Stephanie Refuerzo (Spore, Sims, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Modern Warfare III)

Marve and Melissa welcome Associate Producer Stephanie Refuerzo (@stephref247)! We discuss Stephanie's time in QA, she shares the ins and outs of being a QA tester and analyst (it's not just playing games all day!). We learn about the pains of a layoff and how it lead to her joining Sledgehammer and becoming a producer! Listen to this giggle filled fest and let us know your TTP in the comments.

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