Ren Talks

Joining us once again is the incredible Dr. Kimberly Tony Korol-Evans. This is a VERY deep dive following the cast member, performer and published historian, through the streets of the Maryland renaissance festival in Crownsville, MD. 

Favorite festivals, 13th Century music and new albums! Ren Talks hosts Victoria Van Arnam and Olivia Harding interview Magnolia Strange of Judas and Magnolia. Family friendly renaissance festival variety act Judas and Magnolia are a husband and wife team of escape artists and illusionists who have performed some of the world’s most dangerous escape stunts such as being locked inside burning boxes, chained and submerged underwater, and straitjacketed while dangling upside down over spikes.

Ren Talks hosts Victoria Van Arnam and Olivia Harding interview Magnolia Strange of Judas and Magnolia. Family friendly renaissance festival variety act Judas and Magnolia are a husband and wife team of escape artists and illusionists who have performed some of the world’s most dangerous escape stunts such as being locked inside burning boxes, chained and submerged underwater, and straitjacketed while dangling upside down over spikes.

Interview with professional hypnotist Amye Scharlau about performing at renaissance festivals, hypnosis and slow-motion action sequences. 

Life on the road and Random Questions from the Audience!  Olivia Harding from Music the Gathering, Nicole Skelly of The Gwendolyn Show, Victoria Van Arnam of The Lady Victoria.

In this episode of Ren Talks, our hosts are joined by Dr. Kimberly Tony Korol-Evans, author of “Renaissance Festivals: Merrying the Past and Present”.

Melissa Arleth of Cirque du Sewer chats about her experience on America’s Got Talent, the plague pivot, and the resilience of the Renaissance faire community.

Melissa Arleth of Cirque du Sewer is our featured guest on the sixth episode of Ren Talks, where she will chat about rodents, felines, and martians with Olivia Harding from Music the Gathering, Nicole Skelly from The Gwendolyn Show, Victoria Van Arnam of The Lady Victoria.

Join Olivia Harding from Music the Gathering, Nicole Skelly from The Gwendolyn Show, Victoria Van Arnam of The Lady Victoria, and special guest Kaitlin Chin as they discuss mud, mermaids, creepy bugs, and many other topics!

Join Olivia Harding from Music the Gathering, Nicole Skelly from The Gwendolyn Show, and Victoria Van Arnam of The Lady Victoria as they discuss some of their favorite patron interactions, why Student Days sometimes devolve into "Old Town Road" covers, and how to build a "golden circuit".

Olivia, Nicole, and Victoria chat about alternative professions, the struggles of online performance, and some of their scariest performance nightmares in the second episode of Ren Talks!

Join Olivia Harding from Music the Gathering, Nicole Skelly from The Gwendolyn Show, and Victoria Van Arnam of The Lady Victoria as they discuss the best way to herd drunkards at a faire, the concept of a “renaissance man” and the moments when they realized they had to run off and join the renaissance festival.

Just letting you know who we are! Full episodes coming soon!