What Makes You a Pro? Letting go of academia is one of the toughest things to master as a professional, whether you are in the arts or not. Taking that leap into mastery of your profession takes more than just a paycheck.  One of the hot-button topics that Athena and Phelyx discuss at home regularly is the subject of being a professional. While professionalism has a big part in being a professional artist, magician, dancer, etcetera, there is something more that is required that takes the stu...

ep 042 Hell Gigs & Horror Stories: Biker Bars & Private Parties

One Big Caper is an episodic, bite-sized chat about the adventures of two dreamers and storytellers, all the way from show business to what most see as the common or mundane daily experience. It is created for dreamers and storytellers by dreamers and storytellers. Athena Patacsil is a former principal Las Vegas Showgirl who has become a valuable and inspirational resource for graceful femininity and empowerment the world over. Phelyx Hopkins is better known as Professor Phelyx, a touring comedic mentalist who uses tricks to reveal truths in his funny and amazing shows. As partners in all things, this duo explores the shiny, sparkly stuff that made them stars of the stage and how that part of themselves can’t be muted, even when simply shopping for groceries in the suburbs of Denver. In this program, they explore life on stage, backstage, and off stage. Subjects like love and relationships, parenting, friendships, business, entrepreneurship, fashion, lifestyle, travel, design, self-care, psychology, non-traditional gender roles, finding adventure in all things, are explored from their very unique and often differing perspectives.