Hosted by Stephen Smith · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 554 episodes
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Stephen Smith hosts The Conner & Smith Show, a arts show with 554 episodes published.
Welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show! This week, Matt, Ryan, and Stephen kick off an all-new summer-long series: American Summer — a celebration of Americana in honor of America’s 250th anniversary year. Over the comi
Welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show! This week, Ryan Dean Halbrook and Stephen conclude their James Dean trilogy series with George Stevens’ epic 1956 masterpiece Giant — the final film James Dean completed before hi
Welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show! This week, Ryan Dean Halbrook and Stephen continue their James Dean trilogy series with Nicholas Ray’s groundbreaking 1955 classic Rebel Without a Cause. Often considered James De
Welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show! This week, Ryan Dean Halbrook and Stephen begin a brand-new three-part series exploring the complete film career of one of our favorite actors of all time — James Dean. We start w
Episode 198 — Pre-Emily Check-In (On Our Way to the Arts Club) Welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show! This week, we’re dropping in with a quick, real-time check-in — because tonight is a big one. After recently worksho
Episode 197 — Popeye (A Very Strange Movie We Love Anyway) Welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show! This week, we dive into one of the strangest big-budget films ever made — Popeye — a movie that somehow shouldn’t work…
Episode 196 — Science Talk Welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show! This week, we boldly go where we are wildly unqualified to go… science. In Science Talk, two people with absolutely no scientific credentials attempt to
Episode 195 — Easter Week Welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show! This week, we celebrate Easter Week — looking at the holiday through both a personal and historical lens. From childhood memories to deeper traditions, w
Episode 194 — Exploring Emily Welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show! This week, we step inside the world of Emily Dickinson as we begin shaping our newest theatrical project — and prepare for our upcoming presentation
Episode 193 — Revisiting Sondheim: Merrily We Roll Along Welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show! This week we return to our ongoing Stephen Sondheim deep dive series with a long-overdue update — inspired by the extraord
Episode 192 — March Madness (Spring Fever with Matt & Stephen) Welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show! This week we’re embracing a different kind of March Madness — the joyful, slightly unhinged excitement that comes wi
Episode 191 — New Loves (Pop Culture Discoveries with Matt & Stephen) Welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show! This week we’re falling in love all over again — but not with people. Instead, we’re sharing our new loves: t
Episode 190 — Valentine’s Day with Matt & Stephen Welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show! This week we’re celebrating all things Valentine’s Day. From the strange and surprising history behind the holiday to the ways lo
Episode 189 — Things We Love: Stephen Schwartz Welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show! This week we’re diving into one of the writers who shaped us — Stephen Schwartz. From the shows that formed us as young theatre arti
Episode 188 — Cabin Fever with Matt & Stephen Welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show! We’re coming to you from the snowbound depths of Winter Storm Fern, where cabin fever has fully set in. In this episode, Matthew and
Episode 187 — Latinidad in Musical Theatre Welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show, where history, artistry, and storytelling collide. In this episode, we sit down with author Stefan Sittig to discuss his upcoming book L
Episode 186 — 2025 Culture Wrap-Up Happy New Year and welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show! We’re ringing in 2026 the only way we know how — by looking back at the art, entertainment, and pop culture that got us throu
Episode 186 — Christmas at Scott’s: A Mystery CD Listening Party Happy holidays from The Conner & Smith Show! 🎄💿 This week, we’re doing something a little different — and a lot more festive. In this episode, we gather
Episode 185 — O Christmas Tree Welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show, where one simple holiday symbol turns into a full-blown festive deep dive. In this episode, we’re talking Christmas trees past, present, and fabulou
Episode 184 – Cozy Couch, Christmas Cabaret & Chit Chat Welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show — and buckle up, because this episode is pure holiday chaos in the best possible way. Today we’re talking Thanksgiving, we’r
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The Conner & Smith Show is hosted by Stephen Smith. The show is categorised under arts (performing) and has published 554 episodes.
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