"Mind Ghosts in the Bardo" with Dion Flynn Artwork

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In our uncertain, unscripted world how do we Dare to be Human? How can we become more aware of how we show up in our lives moment to moment? How can we expand our range of options? Hosts Kat and Livia will explore human identity, performance, and connection in each episode through the lenses of applied improv, storytelling, psychology, and more!

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"Mind Ghosts in the Bardo" with Dion Flynn

September 09, 2019 • Koppett • Season 2 • Episode 12

On this episode of DTBH Michael and Alex speak with Dion Flynn about the bardo and other spaces between spaces, fear of tiny holes, examining ambiguity in art and the power of being a performer (shaman).

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BIO

Cited by Oprah Magazine as “one of our favorite creative thinkers…” NYU Tisch School of the Arts Grad, comedian, and Army veteran Dion Flynn is best known as Barack Obama (and other characters) with over 100 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Dion leads workshops in mental agility and team-building with Fortune 500 clients all over the world. Dion pioneered and conducts Improv Recovery Workshops for recovering addicts. His voice-overs and on-camera national commercials include clients like Sprint, Virgin Mobile and Verizon. Growing up as ‘The Only Brown Kid In The Trailer Park’ taught Dion to focus on that which is essentially human in us all — and how to think fast in a tight spot. 2019 secs Dion guest-starring in TruTv’s Jon Glaser Loves Gear and a series regular on the new college loan debt-repayment gameshow: Paid-Off With Michael Torpey. 2020 Dion and his comedy partner Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) will continue performing their stage show Clanging: Verbal Jazz. Dion lives in NYC with his dear wife Amy and their beloved son, Miles.
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Original music by Mark S. Meritt

Logo by Derek Walker

Edited by Mary Darcy

Recorded at The Mopco Improv Theatre