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

15 December 2025

Christophe Vacher (A Goofy Movie, Fantasia 2000, Tarzan, Transformers Prime, Iwaju)

Marve and Melissa welcome Painter, Art Director, and Concept Artist Christophe Vacher @chvacher)! We discuss Christophe's journey starting as a comics artist in France to becoming a background painter for Disney. Christophe shares his career in both animation and gallery painting and the importance of finding connections and community while making art. Then we have a quick fire discussing his time on many memorable project that he has contributed on!

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01 December 2025

Jaydeep Hasrajani (Boons and Curses, Powerpuff Girls, SAVA)

Marve and Melissa welcome LA-based-Indian-American-Cartoon-Maker. Creator and EP of BOONS AND CURSES. Co-Founder of SAVA. (@jaydeephasrajani)! We discuss his journey of studying art at San José State University to putting in a lot of hard work to trying to work at Pixar and submitting tests everywhere before working on Powerpuff Girls. We learn about the magical time of working on Boons and Curses at the same time Ghee Happy was being made and so much more!

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17 November 2025

Jessie Juwono (Cartoon Network, DC Super Hero Girls, Frog & Toad, Baker's Dozen)

Marve and Melissa welcome Writer, Creator, and Artist Manager: Jessie Juwono (@jessiejuwono)! We discuss her journey into the animation industry through community and art galleries, finding inspiration for her writing, and her three pillars for staying hopeful: community, history, and future!

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27 October 2025

Vanya Calderón (California College of the Arts)

Marve and Melissa welcome Character Designer Vanya Calderón (@lemonlimer.o)! We discuss our biases for K-Pop Demon Hunters, Vanya's early love for art, making your portfolio uniquely yours, and leading her local WIA chapter at school. Check out more of Vanya's work on her website!

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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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