Peter travels to Saratoga Springs, NY for an interview with retired horse race announcer Tom Durkin. In this last episode of the calendar year, (and Fall semester) Peter posts an interview he did for his upcoming documentary on horse racing announcers. They talk about words, the stress of the being a race announcer, hypnosis and much more. New episodes of Teaching in the Arts will resume in January.

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Legendary Horse Race Announcer Tom Durkin

The Old Town School of Folk Music is in turmoil. Teachers are unionizing, enrollment is dropping, and the administration is selling one of its buildings. Peter talks with John Mead, an OTS teacher and steering committee member, and Rich Gordon, a student organizer who started a change.org petition to Save Old Town School, which has more than 8,000 signatures.

Save Old Town School of Folk Music

Bill Baykan (Teaching in the Arts guest #1) sits in for Peter this week, Bill's guest is Michael Galbincea, Chair of the Animation and Digital Art Program at Flashpoint Chicago.

Guest host Bill Baykan with Michael Galbincea from Flashpoint Chicago

Dan Buckman sits across the table from Peter and they discuss the military veteran experience, Dan's novels, and the website Military Experience & the Arts. It's a great episode, consider it Veterans in the Arts.

Dan Buckman, novelist and Military Experience & the Arts editor.

Kate Chrisman, a 12-year veteran of Teaching in the Arts in the Chicago Public School system joins Peter to talk about the joys and struggles (mostly joys) of teaching in the arts in the Chicago Public School system. This episode original droppied in July 2018,

A "re-podcast" with Kate Chrisman from the Chicago Public School system.

Veteran's Day update. Regular listeners will know that Teaching in the Arts takes long weekends off. This is Veteran's Day, and there is no regular podcast. Subscribers will get a special re-podcast as well. Back with a new episode on Monday November 19th.

Veteran's Day Reminder

Rene Roy sits across the table from Peter as they talk about Rene's journey as an actor and stage director and as a teacher in the arts. The Lesson of the Day- go vote! And listen for Rene's question for Peter.

Rene Roy from the Museum of Science and Industry

It's a Teaching in the Arts Halloween special. Brad Gyori returns to talk about his live "Sat-Nav" production of Shelley's Heart, plus the Lesson of the Day- Ghost Stories!

He's Baaack! Brad Gyori from Bournemouth, England returns!

A two-parter this week on Teaching in the Arts. First up, Jeff McCarter from Free Spirit Media returns to share some exciting news, and then author, band leader, and first time college teacher, James Warda talks about his professional experiences, and his first semester as a college teacher.

Loyola University Chicago's James Warda and an update from Free Spirit Media's Jeff McCarter

Tremaine Williams sits across the table from Peter as they discuss Tremaine's journey as an on-air reporter, a one-man band, and now a camera man for WGN-TV News. If you want to know how to get a job in this business, listen to Tremaine.

WGN-TV News Cameraman and Teacher in the Arts, Tremaine Williams

It's fall break at Loyola University in Chicago, and just in time. The students are dealing with two local murders, the trial of a police officer who killed a suspect by shooting him 16 times, and being homesick. All this on the Columbus Day episode of Teaching in the Arts.

Murder, Mayhem, and Midterm Break.

Peter invites his former student Anne Versnel to sit across the table to talk about her Instagram account about grilled cheese sandwiches, here4agoudatime her experiences at Loyola University in Chicago, internships, and how college made her the person she is today.

here4agoudatime's Anne Versnel!

Veteran film editor and teacher Alaric Martin sits across the table from Peter as they talk about the influence of the Burrell Advertising Agency, the editing room as the "Room of Truth," and teaching and mentoring college students.

Editor, Voice over artist, Teacher in the Arts: Alaric Martin

This week part of of our documentary following Andrew Shabat through his first semester as a college teacher. This week he teaches his first classes, gets a faculty observation, completes the semester, and we review his course evaluations live on the TITA mics.

Part 2 of the Teaching in the Arts Special Documentary

Andrew Shabat, the Teaching in the Arts audio engineer, is about to teach his first college course. In Part 1Peter follows Andrew through his teaching prep, talks with his course coordinators, and talks to Andrew about teaching. Next week Part 2- the semester, a course observation, and the student evaluations.

A Teaching in the Arts Special Documentary part 1!

Teachers and students in the arts discuss what it takes to become a true artist.

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