One of my all-time favorite things to do is to go to, like, community theater and see how hard people are trying.

Like to me, that's good art.

Even though it's objectively terrible, they're amazing.

Yeah.

And it brings me joy.

So there is that place for writing as well.

Totally.

There is that place for acting.

I went to this like on Vancouver Island, this little town called Parksville.

They've got a really cute community theater scene.

And it's a lot of like retirees or people that took serious jobs, but like were theater lovers always.

And I saw this production. It was kind of this one woman show. And it was, she was like a star. And she was this woman in her 60s and she just does it. Like, she just loves it. She was a teacher in her professional life. And it was such a good reminder of like, you can do it everywhere. You can do.

And it's obviously a hobby for her. And I don't know, her feelings around wishing she'd pursued it full time. But it was just nice to see, like, really good art can exist everywhere. Totally. And it's never too late. No. That's so true. Guys, welcome back to another episode of Spare Parts. We have a very, very special guest.

Just like an amazing person, friend who we got to interview once before on our previous podcast, which was online only. But now has like, I feel like both Evan and I have always seen this girl as a star and now the world's catching up. And we get to talk to her in person. Her name is Nadine Bala. Thank you so much for being here. Thank you for having me. Nadine is one of those people who I have from the moment I met you, I feel like we've had a very strong connection. Yes. And I always introduce you to everyone I meet as like, I'm like, this is Nadine. she's going to be like a really famous showrunner someday. That's like always my introduction.

I know. I always introduce you to everyone I meet as like I'm like this is Nadine she's going to be like a really famous showrunner someday that's like always my introduction.

I know showrunners are rarely famous though I want to say but you're going to be one of the famous showrunners like you're one of those people because you can do it all that's nice and I I'm going to say and I haven't told you this yet because I was kind of like waiting until we're talking about it on the podcast. It's a public.

What?

No, I have so many public displays of affection for Nadine that I need to express. You are not the father. Yeah. Of my child. Dewey, who you hate, my dog. No, I'm not going to get into that on the podcast yet. No, we'll get into the dog stuff. I'd like chocolate.

Yeah.

But you are so good in heated rivalry to the point where it is actually, it's kind of jarring

because you're so effortlessly good in it and funny and like best friend archetype to the

point where I'm like, you're going to cry.

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