It's #IndigenousHeritageMonth! Entering the ring this week is Joey Clift, a Native American enrolled Cowlitz tribal member. Joey has worked as a Staff Writer/Consulting Producer for Spirit Rangers, & wrote/directed the digital series Gone Native. linktr.ee/straightaheadap

.Nicolette Ray 🌻🦜 is an Acoma Pueblo storyboard & game dev artist. We talk about her time at Wild Canary, how connecting to her roots helped inform her experience on Spirit Rangers, and how she made the leap to get her mental health professionally diagnosed. linktr.ee/straightaheadap

Native writer Kelly Lynne D'Angelo ✨ Find me on BSky & Threads! , kicks-off by telling the most insane story about how they got their first internship on Unsupervised! We chat about her career as a professional DND DM, Native visibility in everyday life, and her upcoming musical: Starry. linktr.ee/straightaheadap

For the final episode of Season 3, we decided to roll out a throwback! We hosted a roundtable discussion for @geekgirlcon 2021 called "My First Steps in the Animation Industry"! Listen to this unreleased time capsule with Stephanie Rizo 🦖🦕 and li.cree ! podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/strai…

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WE ARE STILL ALIVE! Season 4 will kickoff not only with a new look but with a brand new episode next week 04/30! Tune in to see what’s new this season of Straight Ahead Animation Podcast! Please be sure to like and follow to stay up to date with us! #animationpodcast

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NEW EPISODE! Tune in as we talk to Kiana Mai 🌹, a Japanese/Jamaican artist working as a Director on Big City Greens at DTVA! We discuss her amazing rise from storyboard artist to director as well as her love for Team Rocket! linktr.ee/straightaheadap

Tune in as we talk to JT Knight, a Cherokee Native writer working in animation. JohnTom mentions how the book We Had a Little Real Estate Problem, landed him his position as The Lore Keeper on Spirit Rangers! linktr.ee/straightaheadap

Tune in as we talk to Haruka Sato🌻2D Concept Artist, a Japanese concept artist working in Japan. Learn about all the different jobs Haruka worked until she landed her Background Painter role on an anime feature film. linktr.ee/straightaheadap

Tune is as we talk to Artisminerva a Colombian animator who is currently working at Powerhouse Studios. We also discover why her love for How To Train Your Dragon is the reason why she decided to study at Sheridan College! linktr.ee/straightaheadap

Humble and hungry, James imparts a wealth of knowledge from his career path from production to writer in animation. We also get to chat about his dissertation on the Evolution of the Disney Princess he wrote for his Master's of humanities. linktr.ee/straightaheadap

From storyboarding to making their own comics, Chinook Cartoonist Quinne Larsen is telling their own stories! Tune is as we talk about their graphic novel with First Second Publishing and how that came about. Did we mention they're also in a band? linktr.ee/straightaheadap

New episode w/ Ricardo Scioville a Latino character designer, story artist, & creator of Cazadores De Estrellas/Star Chasers. He shares his experience creating a pilot in collaboration w/ Cartoon Network Latin America, & the project's spontaneous creation. linktr.ee/straightaheadap

This week, we are proud to spotlight The Superhero Project: an organization dedicated to empowering youth impacted by serious illnesses, disabilities, community trauma, and other complex mental health or medical need. linktr.ee/straightaheadap

Maritza Louis is a Syilx & Secwépemc Character Modeler working in the animation industry! Maritza has experience that spans across Feature Animation, Game, VFX & Cinematics! With all this experience she has been using her knowledge to help mentor others! linktr.ee/straightaheadap

We talk with the sweet & feisty Nina about her career painting and designing backgrounds from the East Coast. She talks about her first art test, painting gross-ups for ren&stimpy, and the joy of being a girl making art for the girls! open.spotify.com/episode/0oN6Ee…

Making his way to the ring we have Rajkamal Singh a Punjabi-American Character Designer who is currently working as a Storyboard Revisionist. How does something like this happen you might ask? Well tune in and find out how it all started by attend D23! linktr.ee/straightaheadap