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  Call him the Godzilla guy: Matt Frank is a powerhouse comic artist and an encyclopedic historian of the kaiju rubber monster genre. In this final episode of season one of The Creative Spark, he talks with host Richard Whittaker about what it's like to go from being a dinosaur-loving kid, to drawing one of cinema's iconic monsters for a living, and finally visiting Japan to become part of that pop culture legacy.   

  If you believe the history books, burlesque is dead. But if you've ever seen Miss Ruby Joule, co-founder of Austin's The Jigglewatts, in action you'll know that's a lie. Here she talks with host Richard Whittaker about becoming a dancer, and helping resurrect the great lost art of the shimmy-shimmy-shake.

Jason Neulander became a fixture of the Austin stage scene with his work in alternative theater. However, with his groundbreaking, touring show The Intergalactic Nemesis he created a new art form, the live action graphic novel, and filled audiences around the US and Europe with wonder.