Season 1, Emerson College

Season 1 Episodes

Making It Big in 30 Minutes

March 1, 2020, 12:00 p.m. EDT

Welcome to our podcast. In each 30-minute episode, you'll meet an Emersonian who's making it through their efforts, talent, and vision.

Megan Mitchell ’14 on Making It Big in Broadcast Journalism

March 5, 2020, 11:00 a.m. EDT

Megan Mitchell speaks about her career as an openly gay local news anchor, her involvement in the Dakota Access Pipeline Movement, and why she decided to join the Alumni Board of Directors. Recorded on March 5, 2020.

Eitan Chitayat, MA ’99 on Making It Big as a Brand Creative Director

March 5, 2020, 12:15 p.m. EDT

Eitan Chitayat discusses changing his career path one semester away from graduation, how he ended up working on an iconic Volkswagen ad campaign and what it felt like having his “I’m that Jew” video go viral.

Maurene Goo, MA ’07 on Making It Big as an Author

March 6, 2020, 12:00 p.m. EDT

Maurene shares her journey from journalism student to acclaimed YA novelist as she and Terri discuss her need for a deadline, writing for comic book heroes and how she never dreamed of becoming an author...or did she?

Bunny Kinney ’07 on Making it Big as a Filmmaker

April 7, 2020, 12:00 p.m. EDT

Bunny chats with Terri from his home in London and shares his unique perspective on film making, how creating digital content shaped his career and why he hopes Emerson is still full of weirdos.

Jaimee Hall ‘03 on Making It Big as an Entrepreneur

April 13, 2020, 12:05 p.m. EDT

You’ll love Jaimee Hall’s take on the legal world as she explains how she ended up there after starting out as a theater student, what brought her to LA, and then back again, and why she decided to start an Alumni Chapter in St. Louis.

Janice O'Leary, MFA ‘96 on Making it Big in Publishing

April 30, 2020, 12:00 p.m. EDT

Hear how Janice O’Leary went from designing pens to writing about private jets and the best whiskeys out there, how she learned how to edit in her workshops in Emerson’s MFA program, and why she hated having to get dressed up for Boston Magazine parties, but still loved her job there.

Manny Jaquez ‘13 on Making It Big in the TV Industry

May 13, 2020, 12:00 p.m. EDT

Manny and Terri chat about how the pandemic has affected the world of comedy, why he cared way more about his fellow Emersonians’ spec scripts than his own and their mutual love of Six Feet Under.

Paloma Valenzuela ’09 on Making it Big as an Artist

May 28, 2020, 12:00 p.m. EDT

Paloma shares her insights on being a Boston based artist, the importance of cultural representation across all media and why it’s actually totally ok with her to not have Cardi B status.

Making it Big with Kevin Bright and Norman Lear

October 5, 2020, 12:00 p.m. EDT

Join Kevin Bright '76 as he sits down, virtually of course, with Emerson alumnus and Hollywood legend, Norman Lear '42 for this special bonus episode of Making It Big in 30 Minutes. The episode was recorded on October 15, 2020, in multiple locations, resulting, at times, in uneven audio levels.