Not Nosy

Joel (quite_convincing) is a writer, voiceover actor, and general dabbler in the creative realms based in Wisconsin. Joel and Rebecca met while focusing on sketch comedy on the collaborative site, HitRecord. Joel and Rebecca discuss growing up in the UK, Joel's passion for comedy and film from a young age, and the path that led him where he is today. Find us at NotNosy.com and as @notnosypodcast on social media.

Daniel Goh (tinderlocks) is a musician, sound designer and sound mixer based in Melbourne, Australia. Around here, Dan's claim to fame is that he created the Not Nosy theme song and can be heard singing at the top of every Not Nosy episode. Daniel and Rebecca discuss his passion of sound design, his early days as a musician, and his love of film. Dan is the co-host of Movie Oubliette, a podcast reviewing forgotten fantastical films. He was also recently featured in "Band Together with Logic"...

Amie Batalibasi is a director and producer based out of Melbourne, Australia. Her award-winning short films have been shown at film festivals all over the world. Amie and Rebecca discuss Amie's path to filmmaking, how connecting with her family in the Solomon Islands helped her find the story that she absolutely must tell, and the challenges of directing and distributing micro-budget films. They also talk about their experiences in comedy improv classes, the Mumblecore film genre from the...

Seth! Leary is a Visual Artist and "Aspiring Everything" based in Seattle, Washington. Professionally, he is an exhibit developer and project manager, specializing in traveling exhibitions. Seth! and Rebecca discuss that exclamation point on the end of his name, the wide variety of jobs he has had, from a print shop to founding a school to creating hands on traveling exhibits, and the interesting path that led him to each. The two discuss an idea that Seth! pitched several years ago on...

Maddy Stewart is a Sculptor, Illustrator, and Woodworker based in Colorado. Maddy is recently graduated with a BFA in sculpture. Maddy and Rebecca discuss their love of travel, with Maddy's trips including horseback riding in Mongolia and an upcoming art fellowship in Nepal. They also talk about improv comedy, dealing with anxiety at school, and making a living at art after college. Rebecca is obsessed with Maddy's latest project of wooden spoon carving. Maddy is sweet and inspiring, and...

Jake Olson (MelonOso) is an Artist, Illustrator, and Designer based in Western New York. Over the past year, Jake has been publicly open about his focus on his own mental health; he and Rebecca discuss his journey and the topic of mental health in general. They also discuss activism and the causes that Jake is passionate about, such as indigenous rights and oppressed voices in general -- and the challenge to balance our desire for being a part of social change without losing sight of taking...

Marelou Janzen (mejanzen) is a Graphic Designer and Animator based out of Alberta, Canada. Rebecca highlights some of her favorite animated shorts made by Marelou, and the two discuss art, design and animation -- and the often difficult path of following your dreams. Marelou and Rebecca also talk about the adventures of living abroad, her Filipino heritage, and her loves of food and karaoke. One of the recurring themes of the conversation is motherhood. Marelou and Rebecca discuss the...

Nathan Lang (njlang) is a musician, singer/songwriter, web developer, and more based out of Kansas City. Nathan and Rebecca talk about music, photography, and really dig into some cool stuff that he's doing with HitRecord. Nathan talks about his process of creating music, and we listen to a couple of samples of his work with other artists. Nathan is really a collaborator extraordinaire, with such a variety of skills that you may see him create lyrics for an instrumental (or an instrumental...

Inês Reis (Ines_Reis) is a writer of scripts and screenplays based in Portugal. In this episode, Inês and Rebecca talk about being a first generation college graduate, changing careers, speaking and writing in a foreign language, and how (and if) the changing comedy landscape in the USA has affected Portugal. Inês was very supportive of Rebecca when she was starting out at HitRecord. She is very kind, self-described as shy, a fantastic writer, and has a surprisingly dark sense of humor. It's...

Sarah Webster (@sarabellab) is an actor and writer based in the Tri-State area. In this episode, Sarah tells us about how she got started into acting in North Carolina, her move to New York City, and the trials and tribulations of getting started in the business. Sarah and Rebecca also talk about being stay-at-home moms while also trying to remain actively creative. As always, there are plenty of fun anecdotes throughout the conversation - from trains to Tony Danza, albino ferrets to All My...

Jonathan Cooke is a voice actor based in Los Angeles, California. He is the first guest of Not Nosy that Rebecca has actually met in real life, but they originally met on HitRecord.org as @jondoodles and @recgator. Jonathan has an amazing natural speaking voice, in addition to a variety of character voices and accents. The two talk about everything from the details of voice acting from home and making decisions on accents, to Glamour Shots and u-pick auto parts. Jonathan is the voice of many...

Tia Levings (@TSLevings) is a writer based in Jacksonville, Florida, currently with several exciting projects in the pipeline. In this episode, Tia and Rebecca discuss everything from motherhood to fictionalizing memoirs. This was a great conversation with surprising twists and turns...we hope you enjoy the unexpected journey! The conversation starts off with birth stories, which provide an important look into Tia's backstory, before turning to talk more about her second love, writing,...

Gareth Wilson (@NottingIdiot) is a Resident Curator on HitRecord, specializing mostly in comedy. He talks with Rebecca about his past as a rocker, his journey to becoming a stand-up comedian and his passion for screenwriting. They reminisce about their early days working together on HitRecord, inspired by the world of Glenn Konkler, a short mockumentary created by Wunderboy about the man who invented the percussion loops for the Casio keyboards. But it's not all about HitRecord. Gareth is...

Hi there! I’m Rebecca Carter (you may know me as recgator online) and I’m so excited to kick off my new podcast, Not Nosy. Over the past couple of years I have come to know so many amazing artists, from actors and writers, to illustrators, photographers and musicians. I mean just so many amazing people from all around the world. And I see their work and I get to know them a little bit and it just leaves me with more questions. I assure you, I’m Not Nosy…just curious! But I do want to know...