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Independent filmmaker, teacher, violence prevention specialist, show host, branding consultant, and your friend in podcasting.

Seeking bigger playgrounds.
Joined January 2010
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Based on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour (now in Year 20), we launched an expanded universe of podcasts in November of last year (9 different shows thus far). We release 3 brand new episodes each week and count on the support of our listeners, so subscribe today! Help if you can!
Producing 3 different podcasts each week isn't without cost. So, make today the day you subscribe to our universe of shows on Substack! If you can, become a paid subscriber! Our latest: A brand new, weird, funny, thoughtful episode of "Celebrity Deaths". deanandphil.substack.com/p/c…
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This week, I published an essay about family weddings, the Los Feliz Writers Festival, Team Norway and live ("Viva Los Feliz") stage shows! Free to enjoy via my Substack - The Voice of Los Feliz! philleirness.substack.com/p/…
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It was a big, creatively fulfilling week during which I dug deep in an essay, a live stage show, and this episode of "The Art Life", part of the "Chillpak Hollywood Presents ..." universe of podcasts. Free to subscribe and enjoy.
Full of the thoughtful, insightful, inspiring and vulnerable conversation listeners have come to expect, a brand new episode of "The Art Life" is available NOW via our universe of podcasts on Substack. As always, it's free to subscribe and enjoy. deanandphil.substack.com/p/t…
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A big week for me (4 podcasts, a live stage show, a published essay, a doctor appointment) got off to a great start with an absolute banger of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour! Check out Year 20 Episode 26 available everywhere via the "Chillpak Hollywood Presents" universe of shows.
Year 20 Episode 26 of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour is one you won't want to miss. It boasts Dean and Phil swapping great stories on a wide array of topics before they joyously discuss a wide range of amazing horror films, both short subjects and features. deanandphil.substack.com/p/c…
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Though I love podcasting (hence I do anywhere from 3 to 5 different shows a week), it's always a particular pleasure to produce and host "Television with Marc Hershon" - one of the most popular series in the "Chillpak Hollywood Presents ..." universe of podcasts on Substack.
"Television with Marc Hershon" returns NOW with a brand new episode available through the "Chillpak Hollywood Presents ..." universe of podcasts on Substack. It's free to subscribe and enjoy, so join the fun! deanandphil.substack.com/p/t…
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ICYMI: A new episode of "The Art Life" (part of the "Chillpak Hollywood Presents ..." family of podcasts) dropped via the Substack. Free to subscribe and enjoy!
Happy Halloween (if you celebrate 🤣)! A spooky good and fun and fascinating new episode of "The Art Life" is available now via our ever-expanding universe of shows on Substack. Free to subscribe and enjoy. deanandphil.substack.com/p/t…
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Since 2007, I have co-hosted YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour! Year 20 Episode 25 is all sorts of fun and is available everywhere good podcasts are found. I would love for you to check it out on our Substack, where it serves as the flagship show of an ever-expanding podcast universe!
Halloween week gets off to a spooky good start with scary fun Year 20 Episode 25 of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour! Available everywhere good podcasts are found, we hope you will enjoy it via our universe of shows on Substack! Free to subscribe and enjoy @ deanandphil.substack.com/p/c…
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Yesterday, we launched the 9th podcast series in our universe of shows on Substack! "Watch Party" will feature irreverent, insightful and detailed analysis of new television series and classic movies. First up: CBS original legal drama "Cupertino"! Free to subscribe and enjoy!
A brand new podcast series in the "Chillpak Hollywood Presents ..." universe of shows launches NOW! "Watch Party" begins with in-depth, episode-by-episode analyses of the new CBS original "Cupertino"! Free to subscribe and enjoy. deanandphil.substack.com/p/w…
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A brand new podcast series launches tomorrow (Saturday) as part of the "Chillpak Hollywood Presents ..." universe of shows. Which gives you time to catch up on this latest (delightful) installment of "The Art Life"! Free to subscribe and enjoy!
ICYMI: There was a late night episode drop of "The Art Life"! Enjoy it now (or any time) via the "Chillpak Hollywood Presents ..." universe of shows on Substack! Free to subscribe and enjoy! deanandphil.substack.com/p/t…
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The free weekly show I have been co-hosting since May of 2007 was spooky good fun this week. Enjoy Year 20 Episode 24 of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour everywhere good podcasts are found, including on our Substack, where you can enjoy a whole universe of podcasts for free!
We hope your week is off to a great start and that you make scary good Year 20 Episode 24 of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour a part of it! Available now everywhere good podcasts are found, including as part of our universe of shows on Substack. Free to enjoy! deanandphil.substack.com/p/c…
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This one was a blast! I learned a lot, it has a good beat and I can dance to it! Enjoy my "Interview" with the delightful Electronic Dance Music artist Kalinda via the "Chillpak Hollywood Presents ..." universe of podcasts on Substack. It's free to subscribe and enjoy.
Friends, because learning is fun, music is fun, and Kalinda is fun, we are thrilled to provide you with this brand new episode of "Interview", the latest from our universe of podcasts on Substack! It's free to subscribe and enjoy. Be prepared to dance. deanandphil.substack.com/p/i…
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What started as weekly conversations about how to make more art that was full of life has evolved into a podcast that is at least as much about how to approach life artfully. It's funny, it's messy, it's fascinating. It's something we call "The Art Life". New episode available.
A brand new episode of "The Art Life" comes out almost every Wednesday. Sometimes we take a week off. Sometimes we are a day late. This is one of those "day late" times! The latest is available NOW via our Substack where it's free to subscribe and enjoy. deanandphil.substack.com/p/t…
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We have been helping listeners get their weeks off to a good start since May of 2007 with YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour. Year 20 Episode 23 dropped yesterday and is available everywhere good podcasts are found, including on our "Chillpak Hollywood Presents ..." Substack!
Get your week off to a great start with Year 20 Episode 23 of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, available now everywhere good podcasts are found, including our Substack, where it is the flagship in our universe of shows! Free to subscribe and enjoy. deanandphil.substack.com/p/c…
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I know a show called "Celebrity Deaths" might not sound like fun, but trust me, you'll be hard-pressed to find a more fun or fascinating podcast anywhere! You can enjoy this new episode via the "Chillpak Hollywood Presents ..." universe of shows on Substack. It's free!
To the uninitiated it might be a surprise to learn that a show called "Celebrity Deaths" could be not only fascinating, but one of the funniest and most fun podcasts anywhere! IYKYK! A new episode dropped last night via our universe of shows on Substack. deanandphil.substack.com/p/c…
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I produce and/or appear on between 12 and 18 podcasts each month! Most of them are from the "Chillpak Hollywood Presents ..." universe of shows, where our latest episode of "The Art Life" dropped Wednesday night. Give it a listen and subscribe! It's both free and fun!
A late night serving of "The Art Life", just a part of a healthy and balanced podcast diet courtesy of the "Chillpak Hollywood Presents ..." universe of shows on Substack! Free to subscribe, so join today! deanandphil.substack.com/p/t…
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I produce 3 or 4 different podcasts each week. Most of them are available (for free) thru the "Chillpak Hollywood Presents" Substack. All my podcasting began (officially) in May of 2007 with YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour. Here in 2026 we are still at it every Monday!
Year 20 Episode 22 of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour is out later than we like, but it is a lot of fun and available NOW for listening pleasure. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our expanded universe of podcasts on Substack and support if you can! deanandphil.substack.com/p/c…
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Every week, we are releasing three episodes from different shows in the "Chillpak Hollywood Presents ..." universe of podcasts on Substack! Almost all of them are free to enjoy. Occasionally, we release a bonus program to thank our paid subscribers. So, subscribe today and enjoy!
We won't call it an "emergency" pod as it WAS scheduled, but there was a LOT of material Marc & Phil needed to cover! Enjoy the latest "Television with Marc Hershon" via the Substack! If you haven't, make sure to subscribe. And if you can, please support! deanandphil.substack.com/p/t…
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In a week where I am producing four different podcasts, this was definitely one of them! Give it a listen and I think you will agree!!! Available thru the "Chillpak Hollywood Presents ..." universe of podcasts on Substack. Subscribe and enjoy. It's free!
Wow this episode of "The Art Life" is a fun one! Don't take our word for it, give it a listen NOW (or any time) via our universe of podcasts on Substack! deanandphil.substack.com/p/t…
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Two interviews with wildly talented Los Feliz residents, two community events recapped and a brand new stage show previewed (get YOUR tix for TOMORROW NIGHT at the link in the comments) in Episode 19 of "The Voice of Los Feliz" podcast, available NOW @ philleirness.substack.com/p/…
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