the Way of the Showman

A podcast by Captain Frodo - Tuesdays

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135 Episodes

  1. 134 - Circus Church: When Performance Becomes a Spiritual Experience - Jay Gilligan & Captain Frodo explore Cirque’s first Vegas show 4 of 4

    Published: 4/1/2025
  2. 133 - Does Meeting Your Heroes Kill the Mystery? Jay Gilligan & Captain Frodo explores Cirque du Soleil's first Las Vegas show. part 3 of 4

    Published: 3/25/2025
  3. 132 - Mystere Unveiled: Exploring the Art of Cirque - Jay Gilligan & Captain Frodo explores Cirque du Soleil's first Las Vegas show 2 of 4

    Published: 3/10/2025
  4. 131 - How Mystère Reinvented Circus for Las Vegas: A True Tale - Jay Gilligan & Captain Frodo explores Cirque du Soleil's first Las Vegas show 1 of 4

    Published: 3/4/2025
  5. 130 - Freak Shows: From Sideshow Curiosities to Modern Media Spectacles with Anna Maria Sienicka - Part 4 of 4

    Published: 2/25/2025
  6. 129 - Beyond Spectacle: The Art and Philosophy of Freak Shows with Anna Maria Sienicka 3 of 4

    Published: 2/18/2025
  7. 128 - Reimagining Reality through the Freak Show Lens - Philosophy & Freakshow with Anna Maria Sienicka 2 of 4

    Published: 2/11/2025
  8. 127 - Beyond Monsters: Philosophy & Freakshow with Anna Maria Sienicka - 1 of 4

    Published: 2/4/2025
  9. 126 - We are the Children pt 2 of 2 (Showmanship & Play 18)

    Published: 1/21/2025
  10. 125 - We are the Children pt 1 of 2 (Showmanship & Play 17)

    Published: 1/7/2025
  11. 124 - On the Value of Art with Jay Gilligan (Unpacking PLAY episode 110 & 111)

    Published: 12/24/2024
  12. 123 - Innovative Expressions Through Play and Imagination with Jay Gilligan (unpacking PLAY episode 109)

    Published: 12/17/2024
  13. 122 - Hold Your Ideas Lightly with Jay Gilligan (Unpacking PLAY episode 107)

    Published: 12/10/2024
  14. 121 - Further SECRETS!!! with Nick Difatte part 2 of 2

    Published: 11/26/2024
  15. 120 - SECRETS!!! with Nick Difatte (part 1 of 2)

    Published: 11/12/2024
  16. 119 - Love as Origin of Play pt 2 of 2 (Showmanship & Play 16)

    Published: 10/29/2024
  17. 118 - Father & Showman - Reflections on my Evolving Relationship with my Daughter

    Published: 10/15/2024
  18. 117 - Love as Origin of Play pt 1 of 2 - What we Have to do VS What we Choose to do (Showmanship & Play 15)

    Published: 10/1/2024
  19. 116 - Jay & Frodo How to Play in Performance - (Unpacking episodes 103 & 104)

    Published: 9/17/2024
  20. 115 - Why Are We Born so Helpless (Showmanship & Play 14)

    Published: 9/3/2024

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Philosophical and esoteric perspectives from a modern day Showman. Each season is different in its approach. S1 is essays. S2 is one book length attempt at Understanding Showmanship, S3 is conversations with remarkable Showfolk. The brand new Season 4 explores the relationship between Showmanship and Play.The host, Captain Frodo, internationally renowned circus performer, director, writer, husband and dad lays out, in great detail, his practical performance philosophy for performers who seek to deepen the conversation with their audiences and themselves. You can find him, and more of his writing at: www.thewayoftheshowman.com