The Firecracker Department
Award-winning actor Naomi Snieckus (Second City, Disney’s Zombies) is getting real with fellow artists about their struggles, successes, and everything in between. A new episode is out every 2 weeks.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 238
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Jess Salomon & Eman El-Husseini
Our guests on the podcast next week are Jess and Eman, aka The El-Salomons! These hilarious ladies are a married comedy duo and we chatted at the YYComedy Festival! We talked about Betty White, worki…
Jess Salgueiro
This week’s guest on the pod is actor JESS SALGUEIRO! Jess is everywhere lately - Letterkenny, The Expanse, The Boys, Workin’ Moms, Canadian Strain. Later this year you’ll see her starring in Tiny Pr…
Ophira Eisenberg
This week’s guest on the pod is comic, writer, host, OPHIRA EISENBERG! 😍 Ophira hosts NPR’s comedy trivia show Ask Me Another, she’s a regular host and teller with The Moth, she’s a published author,…
Live Spark Chat: Astrid Van Wieren
Every first Sunday of the month, I talk to a past guest about what’s going on with them now! For the January Spark Chat, I caught up with actor ASTRID VAN WIEREN, currently of Come From Away on Broad…
Jenna Ricker
This week’s guest is actor, writer, producer, director, JENNA RICKER! Meeting Jenna (Ben’s Plan, The American Side) was such a lucky catch with both our schedules - but we had our share of struggles …
Sarah McVie
Our guest this week is brilliant human, actor, writer, dog mom, SARAH MCVIE! You know Sarah from her hilarious role as Val on Workin' Moms and in the latest season of The Handmaid's Tale. She's also …
LA Comedy Panel
Our guests (plural!) on the podcast this week are coming to you LIVE from the launch of our LA chapter at the Impro Theatre in Los Angeles! We hosted a fierce panel of LA comedians led by Naomi @sni…
Aisling Chin-Yee
Our guest this week is producer, writer, director AISLING CHIN-YEE! We met up during a super crazy festival schedule, and I feel so lucky that we got to make time for each other. Her directorial feat…
Firecracker Aftershow: Chantal Kreviazuk
Chantal Kreviazuk is has rattled the charts, radio stations and now, our minds. Join the Firecracker Core team as they discuss her amazing interview and the topics of resilience, fear and standing up…
Lorraine D'Alessio
This week’s BONUS guest is Lorraine D’Alessio! She’s an international immigration lawyer and we spoke at TIFF! We talk about her journey through sports, modeling, advocacy, becoming a lawyer, survivi…
Chantal Kreviazuk
This week's guest is songstress Chantal Kreviazuk! This fierce ball of fire has been making music for herself and the world for decades, and she's so authentically herself... I've been waiting to sha…
Firecracker Aftershow: Caitlin Cronenberg
Catch up with our firecracker core team members Naomi @snieckus Emily @emchurchill AJ @atotheje and Sydney @sydney_neilson as we talk about the Caitlin Cronenberg episode! Let us know what resonated…
Caitlin Cronenberg
This week's guest is the insanely talented photographer & director CAITLIN CRONENBERG! We talked about how to bribe your children, needing to be at 100%, growing up on set, list-making, the “highligh…
BONUS: Live Foodie Panel
Naomi Snieckus moderates a panel of four female food & drink entrepreneurs, hosted by Pioneering Women.
Amanda Crew
This week's guest is actor AMANDA CREW! Right now you can see her on Silicon Valley in its FINAL season now on HBO! I met Amanda at an ACTRA panel last year and we were fast friends. We talk about sh…
Firecracker Aftershow: Allana Harkin!
Catch up with our firecracker core team members Naomi @snieckus Emily @emchurchill AJ @atotheje and Winnie @wonder_wong as we talk about the Allana Harkin episode!
Let us know what resonated with you…
Allana Harkin
This week's guest is actor, writer, director, ALLANA HARKIN! She's a producer and correspondent for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (recently renewed for SEASON FIVE!), director of the short film The …
Firecracker Aftershow: Jessica Ellis!
Catch up with our firecracker core team members Naomi @snieckus Emily @emchurchill AJ @atotheje and Deanna @deanna_moffitt as we talk about the Jessica Ellis episode!
Let us know what resonated with …
Jessica Ellis
Hey Firecrackers! I met up with writer/director Jessica Ellis in LA just a few weeks ago. We had this chat right before the premiere of her debut feature What Lies West. We got into SO many things! S…