Scott Turow

1 week ago | beyondthemic.com | Scott Turow |Sean Dillon

“Intimate relationships with non-human animals change your perspective on the world.”We’re joined on the Starline by a biologist who studied wildlife in Yellowstone for nearly thirty years. Though he studied everything from beavers to birds, he headed up the Yellowstone Wolf Project which reintroduced the wolf in 1995. Out on tour as a National Geographic Explorer, we welcome Doug Smith. Doug, let’s go Beyond the Mic. How did your high school senior project change your life?

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Tim Shipman |Scott Turow

Jake Gyllenhaal in the Apple TV+ series Presumed Innocent. The prosecutor-turned-author was drawn to revisit the life of his lead character Rusty Sabich - played by Harrison Ford and Jake Gyllenhaal on screen. When Scott Turow was a prosecutor in Chicago his biggest case led to the conviction of a corrupt judge. “He abused his power and he was sentenced initially to 18 years in prison,” he recalls now. “One of his daughters cried out in anguish when the sentence was announced.

2 months ago | beyondthemic.com | Scott Turow |Sean Dillon

“You can’t really stand apart when you write something like everybody else.”We’re joined on the Starline by an artist with 10 #1 singles, 27 Top 40 hits and 25 years of love and success “On the 25 Years of Paradise” tour right now, we welcome Phil Vassar. Phil, let’s go Beyond the Mic. You started off writing hits for others, “Little Red Rodeo”, “Right on the Money” among countless hits, then you signed your record deal in 1998. How has writing and performing music all these years change you?

2 months ago | beyondthemic.com | Scott Turow |Sean Dillon

“Comedy is a reflection of life, and as life changes, so does the material we create.”We’re joined on the Starline by a funny comedian. He won Last Comic Standing, you’ve seen him on “Superstore”, “Gentefied” and his many specials. It’s our friend Felipe Esparza, what’s up fool? Felipe, let’s go Beyond the Mic. You’re on your “At My Leisure” tour going international, what’s was the difference in the crowds overseas than in the US?

2 months ago | beyondthemic.com | Scott Turow |Sean Dillon

“Art is consumption, and everything that we consume is shaped by our personal experiences.”We’re joined on the Starline by an up and coming Broadway star. She’s performed in “A Raisin’ in the Sun”, “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” and now as Eponine in Les Miserables. We welcome Mya Rena Hunter. Mya, let’s go Beyond the Mic. As a character, Eponine is a rose filled with thorns. How do you see her and how did that influence your performance of her? How has playing her change you?