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

29 June 2026

Deena Beck (Craig of the Creek, Phineas and Ferb, Ben 10 [Reboot])

Marve and Melissa welcome storyboard artist Deena Beck (@deenarrhea)! We discuss Deena's early love for art, how she completed a summer program at SVA in NYC, her internship at Titmouse before moving to Cartoon Network, and talking about how storyboard artists and animators are "introverted artists."

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15 June 2026

Rebecca Rose (The Owl House, Knights of Guinevere, Hailey's On It)

Marve and Melissa welcome Design Coordinator Rebecca Rose (@ItsRebeccaRose)! We discuss what our TED talks would be, her journey as a Youtuber, how Rebecca was hired at DTVA, give some love to timers & checkers, and her advice on how to get involved in animation production!

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01 June 2026

Fuzz Garden

Marve and Melissa welcome beloved local Long Beach artist Fuzz Garden (@fuzz.garden)! We discuss Fuzz's journey of becoming an artist from starting a pre-nursing degree to psychology, anthropology, poetry, and eventually after many different turns applied for an opportunity to paint a mural for her community. Fuzz shares about her work at the Marine Mammal Care Center, collaborating with local libraries, and more!

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18 May 2026

Alex Gordillo (What If?, Get Jiro!, Titmouse, WarnerBros)

Marve and Melissa welcome Visual Development Artist and Art Mentor Alex Gordillo (@gordillozart)! We discuss Alex's journey from wanting to do theater and marching band, to combining his love of art and performance into studying animation, originally wanting to be a YouTuber, then pivoting to illustration. We discuss how he became a mentor and so much more!

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04 May 2026

Angie Duran (Mao Mao, The Casagrandes, Big City Greens, The Smurfs)

Marve and Melissa welcome Background and Visual Development Artist Angie Duran (@phalangieee)! We discuss Angie's early love of drawing and how that led to her attending Pasadena ArtCenter, interning in recruitment at Nickelodeon, then through posting her work online being approached by the art director for Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart and being mentored on background design while working on that show, to now working on shows and returning to teach at ArtCenter.

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20 April 2026

Emnet Mulugeta (Goodbye Kansas, Assassin's Creed Shadows & Valhalla)

Marve and Melissa welcome director and multidisciplinary creative Emnet Mulugeta (@emnetmulugeta)! We discuss Emnet's pivot from physics to art school, working in advertising, teaching themselves After Effects, and how they pivoted careers later in life to begin working as a director of cinematics for games.

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