The Quidditas Factor
The most captivating, informative and revealing stories from professionals in the arts and beyond.
Episodes
119 episodes
You learn more from failure than from success. Don’t let it stop you. Failure builds character with Brian Elliott.
Brian Elliott continues to demonstrate his versatile acting prowess, bringing a range of complex characters to life in his latest projects. From gritty film noir to heartfelt family dramas and compelling web series, Elliott's performances capti...
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Season 5
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Episode 19
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34:58
A Person Who Never Made a Mistake Never Tried Anything New with Frankie Pace.
Frankie Pace is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Pace began his career in a Long Island comedy club called "The White House Inn", working alongside Eddie Murphy, Rob Bartlett, Jackie Martling, Bob Nelson, Bob Woods, Richie Minnervini, R...
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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58:23
If You Make Your Internal Life a Priority, Then Everything Else You Need On The Outside Will Be Given To You with Jeff Oppenheim
Jeff Oppenheim (Writer/Director/Producer) is a veteran of theater and film production. His live-theater credits include productions for Lincoln Center, the Film Society, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, and he has worked in partnership with The ...
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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46:28
Do Not Wait Until The Conditions Are Perfect To Begin. Beginning Makes The Conditions Perfect with Brad Jones
Brad Jones is the creator of the The Cinema Snob and The Bruno Mattei shows, which are popular on You Tube. His love for exploitation films led him to produce several exploitation films: "Midnight Heat", "Cheap", "Freak Out" ...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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39:44
How to Be Successful in Reaching Your Goals with past guests on The Quidditas Factor!
The last couple of years has been exciting for The Quidditas Factor! Some episodes enriched our lives while others helped us mentally recover from the traumatic pandemic years we’re all still trying to forget. Several episodes gave great advice...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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33:59
You Can Have Whatever You Want If You Believe In Yourself and Keep Your Feet Firmly Planted In The Ground with John D. Hancock
John D. Hancock is an American stage and film director, producer and writer. He is perhaps best known for his work on Bang the Drum Slowly, Weeds and Prancer. Hancock's theatrical work includes direction of both classic and contemp...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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32:31
Success Only Comes To Those Who Dare To Attempt with Lynda Reiss
Lynda Riess entire career has been a 25 year master class in prep, production, finding rapid solutions to last minute requests and most importantly how to remain calm when the crap hits the fan. As a Property Master she was on set behind the ca...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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46:57
Inspiration Comes From Within Yourself. One Has To Be Positive. When You’re Positive, Good Things Happen with Claudia Myers
Claudia Myers was named one of "10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2015." by Independent Magazine. Most recently Claudia wrote and directed
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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1:01:27
Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time with Jim Meskimen
Jim Meskimen is an accomplished actor, improviser and voice artist whose work is well-known to TV and film audiences. He appeared on the British series Whose Line Is It Anyway? several times, and was a recurring character onThe Fresh Prince of ...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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46:06
Developing a Good Work Ethic is Key. Apply Yourself At Whatever You Do with Keith Coogan
Keith Coogan was born Keith Eric Mitchell on January 13, 1970 in Palm Springs, California. The grandson of legendary character actor Jackie Coogan, Keith began his acting career doing TV commercials -- his first gig was as a stand-in in a McDon...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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29:48
Doing What You Feel in Your Heart To Be Right, You'll Be Criticized Anyway With Bennett Yellin
Bennett Yellin is a professional screenwriter, he has honed his skills at crafting a strong story and communicating it with precision and passion. His credits include both the original Dumb and Dumber (1994) as well as its official sequel,...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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1:02:06
If Something Is Important Enough, Even If The Odds Are Stacked Against You, You Should Still Do It with Jeffrey Gurian
Jeffrey Gurian is a “Renaissance Man”, because he’s involved in so many things. He’s a comedy writer, performer, director, author, producer, radio personality, motivational speaker and doctor, and not always in that order.
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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1:14:18
A Dream is The Creative Vision For Your Life In The Future with Steven Adam Renkovish
Steven Adam Renkovish resides in Easley, South Carolina. He is the director of the short films, A Beautiful Silence, Fugue, and 401 Rogers. In 2021, his first feature film, The Awakening of Lilith, entered the festival circuit. Garnering much c...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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35:07
If You Believe It’ll Work Out, You’ll See Opportunities. If You Don’t Believe It’ll Work Out, You’ll See Obstacles with Laura Willoughby
Laura Willoughby was born on October 9, 1963 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA. She is a producer and casting director, known for 8-Bit Animal Playhouse with Jason Mewes(2013),
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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42:44
Life Isn’t Finding Shelter In The Storm. It’s About Learning To Dance in The Rain with Nick Taber.
Nick Taber has an obsession with making the entire world healthy. He grew up with cerebral palsy issues and in the late 80s and 90s and a lot of folks counted him out and making him feel that he was limited in what he could do. With help he wor...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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42:58
Invest In Your Dreams. Grind Now. Shine Later with Ricardo Aviles.
Ricardo Aviles was born, raised and educated in Puerto Rico who moved the mainland United States in 2008 to serve in the US Army. After his time in the military Ricardo began training Brazilian jiu jitsu under Brian Stuebner and continues to tr...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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53:54
Love Your Family, Work Super Hard, Live Your Passion with Jeremy Miller
Jeremy James Miller is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Ben Seaver on Growing Pains and its two reunion movies. He also was the voice of Linus in Happy New Year, Charlie Brown and Snoopy the Musical.Miller was first cas...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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59:50
Setting Your Goals High, and Stopping Till You Get There with Marc Sheffler.
Marc Sheffler used to work as a stage actor for off-Broadway theater. His only film role is of the teenage Junior Stillo in the low-budget Last House on the Left (1972). Since then, Sheffler decided to pursue a career into television writing an...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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1:04:21
There is Something Haunting in The Light of The Moon with Kristina Klebe, Tina Kruse and Joe Zaso.
Kristina Klebe is an American actress, director, producer and writer who came to prominence for her portrayal of Lynda Van Der Klok in Rob Zombie's Halloween. Her other film roles include Proxy, Neil Marshall's Hellboy, and Two Witches, t...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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20:02
Being Blessed To Have Been In The Right Place At The Right Time with Sean Young
Mary Sean Young was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She is the daughter of Lee Guthrie (née Mary Lee Kane), an Emmy-nominated producer, screenwriter, public relations executive, and journalist, and Donald Young, Jr., an Emmy award winning televis...
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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42:46
Changing Your Thoughts, Can Also Change Your World with Flynn Hendrix.
Flynn is a native of Nashville, TN. At a young age he was enthralled with cartoons and acting. Growing up he acquired 8 years of concert, jazz & marching band experience. In 2007, Flynn became an Independent Professional Wrestler & Spor...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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52:23
Changing The World wIth Ideas and Words with Steven Jay Rubin.
Steven Jay Rubin is the founder and president of Fast Carrier Pictures, Inc., a Los Angeles-based motion picture and television production company. He made his producing debut for Showtime in 2001 on the baseball comedy classic Bleacher Bums, s...
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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46:13
Everything you can imagine is real with John Bukowski.
John Bukowski has been a practicing veterinarian, a public health researcher, and a medical writer. But through it all has been his love of books. Like you, He has always loved to read. And like you his tastes have changed over time from Jules ...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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57:08
Growing Through Continuous Effort and Struggle with Christen Stovall
Christen Stovall is an avid reader and lover of fantasy. She began storytelling at a young age but never considered writing until she was an adult. In 2008 Christen married her first love, Dustin. Sadly, just a year and a half late...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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40:14
Making People Laugh Without Making Them Puke with Bruce Vilance
Bruce Vilanch is a comedy writer, songwriter and actor. He is a two-time Emmy Award-winner. Vilanch is known for his acting roles in The Ice Pirates and You Don't Mess with the Zohan. However he is probably best known to the public for his four...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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42:52