Prompt Me
Prompt Me podcast is devoted to anyone with an imagination and/or desire to create. It is an interview with someone in the creative world; writers, musicians, artists, filmmakers, entrepreneurs, and others. Each episode will leave you with a word prompt. You take it from there. Whatever it may be, use it to prompt a daydream, dance, drawing, song, poem, story, play… you get the picture. Hashtag #promtmepodcast with your creation and share. Sometimes all it takes is a little prompting to make great things happen.
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Prompt Me Episode 9: Isaias Hiram Urrabazo
10/31/2022
Prompt Me Episode 9: Isaias Hiram Urrabazo
Isaias Hiram Urrabazo is a native Las Vegan and is one of seven children. He is an accomplished artist, singer, actor, public speaker, and costume designer. He is currently Head of Wardrobe at Magic Mike Live: Las Vegas. For the past few years, Isaias has been sculpting Halloween folk art and Day of the Dead art. It has been exhibited in the All Hallow’s Art Fest in Petaluma, California and Hallowbaloo in Bothell, Washington. He has won two Best in Show awards and three People’s Choice awards for his Day of the Dead installation at the annual Springs Preserve Dia de los Muertos festival in Las Vegas, Nevada which takes place annually on the weekend following November 1st and 2nd. Isaias is a self-taught sculptor. His solo show, “Life, Death, Rebirth” has been exhibited at the Pioneer Theatre Loge Gallery in Salt Lake City, Utah. The exhibit can currently be seen: October 28 - November 12, 2022 10am-6pm and before and after the current production, Shucked. Pioneer Theatre Loge Gallery His art work has also been exhibited by the Gateway Arts Foundation and the Life and Death Festival at the Winchester Cultural Center, where he won Best in Show. His art can be found in the homes of Sally Struthers of “All in the Family” fame and Joey Fatone of *NSYNC. He also won the Las Vegas Valley Award for Best Costume Design for his work on Cherry Orchard of the Living Dead. He has worked backstage in numerous Las Vegas shows including Celine Dion: A Brand New Day, Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular, Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson ONE, Rock of Ages, Azure: An Underwater Fantasy, and Magic Mike Live (the Las Vegas production as well as the Australian and US touring versions). In his spare time, Isaias enjoys inspiring young people with talks about his art work and costume designs. You can find his work online: Instagram @isaias.urrabazo
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Prompt Me Episode 8: Melissa Bond
01/28/2022
Prompt Me Episode 8: Melissa Bond
Melissa Bond is the author of the soon to be released book, BLOOD ORANGE NIGHT with Simon & Schuster/Gallery Books. She is a poet, performer, filmmaker, and humanitarian working with issues of creativity, special needs, and prescription pill addiction. Her writing displays an eloquent observation of the human experience. In this podcast you will hear more about her writing practice and what led to writing this memoir. You can learn more, preorder her book, and follow Melissa at and on instagram @melissabauthor
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Prompt Me Episode 7 Kelli Hyland, MD
11/24/2021
Prompt Me Episode 7 Kelli Hyland, MD
Kelli Hyland, MD is a physician specialized in adult psychiatry. She has worked in outpatient and inpatient settings, in private practice, a community hospital, and currently with veterans at the VA. In her free time she reads, writes, naps, travels, doodles, and enjoys long walks with her husband and daughter.
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Prompt Me Episode 6: Merkley???
05/11/2021
Prompt Me Episode 6: Merkley???
Merkley??? is a San Francisco based provocateur artist, musician, photographer, videographer, and all other things art. Through the design of his home, his wardrobe, his songs and videos and photographs, one learns that he embodies a creative life of full-time art in the same way that we imagine Salvador Dali did. If you’re lucky, he might or a parking lot near by, and a one man concert might ensue. Some of his photographic work can be seen on the cover of the band Late Night Alumni’s album and his videography in the music videos from the same album for the songs and Other works and thoughts can be found on his website We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did making it.
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Prompt Me Episode 5: Kurt Bestor
08/07/2020
Prompt Me Episode 5: Kurt Bestor
Episode 5: Kurt Bestor Kurt Bestor is an Emmy-Award-winning and Grammy-nominated composer. He is known for the incredible range of musical genres in which he excels. From his full orchestral film scores for IMAX movies like Great American West and Sedona to cutting edge synth compositions for television shows and video games, there's virtually no style he hasn't composed. Bestor's music is played by orchestras, bands, and singers the world over. His popular anthem "Prayer of the Children" is still one of the most sung choir songs in the world and is currently being covered by American Idol finalist David Archuleta and the iconic rock group Three Dog Night. When not composing, Bestor performs his traditional holiday show to sold-out audiences in the Intermountain West and his classical compositions and orchestral pops shows with various orchestras throughout the world. He and his wife, Petrina, and daughter Ella make their home in the mountains of Utah. You can find all Kurt’s latest news and updates at www.kurtbestor.com
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Episode 4: Pilar Pobil
05/04/2020
Episode 4: Pilar Pobil
Pilar Pobil is a self taught, Spanish born artist. Her life and artistic journey weave through the times of the Spanish Civil War until today. Her artistic nature was encouraged by her Navy Admiral father who was later tragically killed in the war. Pilar had to hide her talent from an austere and conservative mother until she met and married her husband, Walter Smith, and moved to Salt Lake City, UT. Her artwork, consisting of paintings and sculptures, has been recognized with many honors and awards. She has been named one of Utah’s most influential artists and has even been knighted by the king of Spain! She is currently 93 years old. Her home is a work of art in and of itself and the Pilar Pobil Legacy Foundation has been created to preserve her home for art events in the future. We are honored to have this conversation with her and have her as our guest on this episode. You can see her work and home at: We are also giving away one of Pilar’s art prints to one of our listeners who creates something with the prompt that Pilar leaves at the end of the episode. Be sure to create and hashtag #promptmepodcast for a chance to win. Winner will be chosen June 1, 2020.
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Prompt Me Episode 3: Steven Fehr
04/09/2020
Prompt Me Episode 3: Steven Fehr
Steven Fehr is an actor who has appeared in many plays and musicals including Annie with Sally Struthers of "All in the Family" fame. Some others include Of Mice and Men, Man of La Mancha, and Sunset Boulevard at Pioneer Theater in Salt Lake City, Utah; Tony & Tina’s Wedding at the Rio Casino in Las Vegas; and Saturday’s Voyeur at Salt Lake Acting Company, to name a few. He’s performed at Pioneer Theater, SLAC, theatre companies in California and the Nevada Conservatory Company. He’s been acting since 3rd grade and always knew this is what he wanted to do for a career. With great support from his parents along the way, he earned a bachelor's degree from Utah State University and later a Master’s from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in theatre performance. He’s taught acting at UNLV, Snow College, and the College of Southern Nevada. He’s been in musicals, comedies, and dramas ranging from Shakespeare and classical pieces to modern works. You might see him at the McCarran International Airport on the TSA video of "what not to do in security". Some fun trivia, he was a contestant on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." In this episode, we will hear his process and what prompts him as an actor.
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Prompt Me Episode 2: Becky Jean Williams
03/14/2020
Prompt Me Episode 2: Becky Jean Williams
Becky Jean Williams is the voice and face of the band Late Night Alumni. In this episode we talk to Becky about the creative process behind her lyric writing. Listen to the end where Becky will leave you a prompt for your own creativity and we give you a chance to win a LNA swag bag!
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Prompt Me Episode 1: Welcome!
01/23/2020
Prompt Me Episode 1: Welcome!
In this episode we say hello and talk about what “Prompt Me Podcast” is all about. We share what you can expect each week, how to engage, and what our motivation is. Sometimes all it takes is a little prompting to make great things happen.
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