Chris & Alexei talk ScarJo v Disney, dealing with gaps between gigs, and the legal wild west that is America! Leave us a voice mail: 332-333-4361 or send us a voice note: https://anchor.fm/sizzlereelgang/message EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON PATREON: http://patreon.com/shishkinproductions send yr questions to @sizzlereelgang on ig and twitter (or [email protected]) and follow @shishkinproductions on tiktok Call us and ask a question! 332-333-4361 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chris & Alexei are joined by Luis Domingo (@loopy.doop) to talk useless degrees, a failed branded content tailgate bus, and hiding beans in the content! Leave us a voice mail: 332-333-4361 or send us a voice note: https://anchor.fm/sizzlereelgang/message EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON PATREON: http://patreon.com/shishkinproductions send yr questions to @sizzlereelgang on ig and twitter (or [email protected]) and follow @shishkinproductions on tiktok Call us and ask a question! 332-333-4361 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chris & Alexei are joined by Daniel Kouba (@driftingphoto) to crash the online message boards, talk Kouba’s Iceland excursion, and dissect the reanimation of Sonic The Hedgehog! Leave us a voice mail: 332-333-4361 or send us a voice note: https://anchor.fm/sizzlereelgang/message EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON PATREON: http://patreon.com/shishkinproductions send yr questions to @sizzlereelgang on ig and twitter (or [email protected]) and follow @shishkinproductions on tiktok Call us and ask a question! 332-333-4361 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chris & Alexei talk vacuum cleaners, deepfakes, and listen to some voicemails! Leave us a voice mail: 332-333-4361 or send us a voice note: https://anchor.fm/sizzlereelgang/message EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON PATREON: http://patreon.com/shishkinproductions send yr questions to @sizzlereelgang on ig and twitter and follow @shishkinproductions on tiktok Show Stringout: The other day someone brought up a great point They said, why do you do these show stringouts if you don’t include timecode? And I was like… damn that’s a good point. So just trust us on this one and listen to the show :) Call us and ask a question! 332-333-4361 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chris & Alexei talk second screens, homeschooling, and they face-off in a spelling bee! Leave us a voice mail: 332-333-4361 or send us a voice note: https://anchor.fm/sizzlereelgang/message EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON PATREON: http://patreon.com/shishkinproductions send yr questions to @sizzlereelgang on ig and twitter and follow @shishkinproductions on tiktok Show Stringout: Our new studio! The contest is still going!! “Second screen” lifestyle and how it’s destroying humanity Alexei’s big-brain move: podcast + crossword Chris’s new PC (dude, he got a Dell) Second season of Jerm’s Ask (Not) Me Anything podcast -- now looking for guests! We get into the 1st Annual SIZZLE REEL SPELLING EXTRAVAGANZA! But first we discuss how brainwashed homeschooled people tend to be Call us and ask a question! 332-333-4361 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

***IF YOU'RE READING THIS, THE CONTEST IS STILL OPEN -- CALL IN AND LEAVE A MESSAGE TO WIN: 332-333-4361*** (grand prize is a trip to go mini-golfing in Red Hook) Chris & Alexei talk disruptive co-workers, Adone’s new Premier Pro beta, and our brand new mascot! Leave us a voice mail: 332-333-4361 or send us a voice note: https://anchor.fm/sizzlereelgang/message EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON PATREON: http://patreon.com/shishkinproductions send yr questions to @sizzlereelgang on ig and twitter and follow @shishkinproductions on tiktok Show Stringout: A very special remote record! Our studio is being demolished via wrecking ball, a la Miley Weirdness of having to disconnect the server and go back to remote work for the week Contract struggles / Small-business struggles Our latest job (spoiler alert: we’re working on some Olympic track & field content) We have lots of sports stuff over the last year -- why?? The format gets FLIPPED -- 3 segments this week instead of 2! Some insight into the **build out plans** New productivity goals Are we a real post-house? (short answer: yes, but baby) The corporate workplace trend of eliminating offices and instead, using an “open plan” That one co-worker who BLASTS music LA vs NY (and: short trips, are they really trips?) Adobe’s new Premiere Pro beta update thing Consumer vs Professional vs Prosumer Shishkin Productions new MASCOT UNVEIL Keep those captioning companies in business!! Call us and ask a question! 332-333-4361 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chris & Alexei are joined by Jerm Cohen (@jermcohen) to talk the politics of water fountains, how overrated (or properly rated?) hiking is, and weirdest photo jobs! Leave us a voice mail: 332-333-4361 or send us a voice note: https://anchor.fm/sizzlereelgang/message EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON PATREON: http://patreon.com/shishkinproductions send yr questions to @sizzlereelgang on ig and twitter and follow @shishkinproductions on tiktok Show Stringout: We mess up our episode number, smh Some hotdog stories that we never got to We announce the next SIZZLE REEL CONTEST Our guest wiggles his way into the podcast early! Jerm Cohen is here! Jerm has a new water fountain review ig channel Power Washer tiktok Storm King adventures John McAfee is a crazy man (also: dead) Media Shuttle + Jellyfish updates, and why we need to have 1 singular PC Jerm the renaissance man, he also has a podcast -- Ask (Not) Me Anything! Plus: Buzzfeed buys Complex! With a portfolio of so many networks/media companies, does Buzzfeed compete with bigger companies now? Like Turner, or something? Quibi, go90, Seeso, and the content graveyard! The new Netflix dating show -- Sexy Beasts Hot tub cannonballs Jerm’s start in photography Hot take: Hiking is not actually that fun Running around abandoned buildings as a kid First time getting paid to take photos First gigs and horror stories How intimidating and messy it can be to get started, even the smallest things Weirdest jobs Chris tries to weasel his way into a photo trip Jerm announces his NEXT PROJECT --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chris & Alexei are joined by Bill Waters (@billwaters_) to talk partying with the Moscow Ballet, digging through police scanners for Citizen, and ghostwriting on a major label album! Leave us a voice mail: 332-333-4361 or send us a voice note: https://anchor.fm/sizzlereelgang/message send yr questions to @sizzlereelgang on ig and twitter follow @shishkinproductions on tiktok Show Stringout: Our scandalous thoughts on Beacon, NY The Jellyfish and why it’s awesome -- big s/o to JJ Powell! Our ire at our current ISP Bill Waters joins us! Making money as a musician vs making money as an audio engineer Playing shows at private colleges Good ways to do PR and do outreach for booking, without a dedicated PR department Bill’s gig working on a H.E.R. album Networking and how to do it better We reveal Chris’s absolute OBSESSION with joe rogan Least favorite pods and how we got into the audio world How far does $1.26 go in Dust Bowl America?! Bill scored a short film aka double music video SPOILER ALERT: he had to learn ballet Learning choreography and how to look like a bad dancer on purpose We dig back into Chris’s 8mm porn days Bill’s first ever job in audio/music/film Partying/doing audio with the Moscow Ballet Working at the Citizen app and digging through police scanners Chris’s work as a nightcrawler AI is crazy Chris’s volleyball game Stability vs fulfillment Bill’s super hot, scalding take on Michael Jackson Things get pretty wild toward the end Check out Bill Waters on Spotify or on Apple Music --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chris & Alexei are joined by Braxton Brown III (@braxtonbrowniii) and Vince Alvarado (@airvince1) to talk social media platforms, the misleading nature of metrics, and of course, Braxton’s podcast! Leave us a voice mail: 332-333-4361 or send us a voice note: https://anchor.fm/sizzlereelgang/message send yr questions to @sizzlereelgang on ig and twitter follow @shishkinproductions on tiktok Show Stringout: The Sizzle Reel Bubble! Our condensed recording schedule We need a good contractor INTERRUPTED: by Anthony the pizza man! He needs some videos made A new show we’re working on, we’ll see how it goes! The fate of Complex’s Hot Ones game show Introducing once again: Braxton Brown III! Braxton’s podcast The Group Text -- and the intricacies of producing it The art of ~~writing things down~~ Braxton’s art: https://thepettysburgaddress.com/ AirVince1 joins us! He tells us all about what he’s been up to and what he’s learned The concerns of editing yourself How endless and infinite the act of editing can be The relevance/irrelevance of social media platforms Vince’s story about an intern doing big work for free Metrics and how misleading they are The constantly evolving nature of data tracking Chris got sold a local car!!! A truly dystopian model: 1-of-1 ads Braxton used to be an actor! Vince stops paying attention and gets into his phone --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chris & Alexei are joined by Joe Nanna (@joenanna1) to crash the online message boards, discuss all the content that has been lost because of changing storage standards, and create their Filmmaking 101 lesson plans! Leave us a voice mail: 332-333-4361 or send us a voice note: https://anchor.fm/sizzlereelgang/message send yr questions to @sizzlereelgang on ig and twitter follow @shishkinproductions on tiktok Show Stringout: Our hotline is actually a coldline, brr! 🥶 Chris’s increased desk real estate Standing desks vs Seated desks We recap our Red Lobster Extravaganza Joe Nanna brings us a truly, Florida-level dumb, standing desk saga Short form vs long form (more specifically 3 min vs 7 min vs 15 min vs 45 min) The digital dark ages Joe’s time in THE VAULT The new commercial Joe is filming where a dog drives a car Reels: do they really matter? Networking during the covid era Crafting a lesson plan to teach filmmaking Joe Nanna’s Sisyphusian Filmmaking 101 course Podcasts about media Chris thinks our pod is ZANY Matt King complains about Google Drive -- oh the sweet sweet irony --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app