Andy Smith
Appears in 31 Episodes
Episode 28: Parent Perspective: Shel Frolich-Tscherne, Waldorf-inspired Homeschool Mom
In this episode Matthew and Taylor discuss Waldorf-inspired homeschooling with Shel Frolich-Tscherne.
Episode 27: Faculty Spotlight: Rosa Vela Sachs, Retired Waldorf Spanish Teacher
This week on Hard Beeswax, Matthew and Taylor interviews Rosa Vela Sachs, a retired Waldorf Spanish teacher from the Austin Waldorf School in Austin, Texas.
Episode 26: Alumni Spotlight: Matt Mizzi, Environmental Scientist and Founder of Drinkable Water Solutions
This week on Hard Beeswax, Matthew and Taylor interviews Matt Mizzi, a Waldorf Alumni from the Halton Waldorf School in Burlington, Ontario, and an environmental scien...
Episode 25: Tales from the Cosmic Bathtub - The Six Basic/Protective Exercises
In this episode, Matthew and Taylor explore Rudolf Steiner's six basic/protective exercises. To help us through this topic, we relied on the handout by Tom van Gelder,...
Episode 24: Alumni Spotlight: Melissa Frishkoff
This week on Hard Beeswax, Matthew and Taylor speak with Melissa Frishkoff, a Waldorf alumni from the Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School in Ghent, New York.
Episode 23: Alumni Spotlight: Rebecca Burritt, Art Instructor
This week on Hard Beeswax, Matthew and Taylor interviews Rebecca Burritt, a Waldorf alumni from the Green Meadow Waldorf School in Chestnut Ridge, New York, and an art...
Episode 22: Alumni Spotlight: Stephanie Todman, Waldorf Class Teacher
This week on Hard Beeswax, Matthew and Taylor interviews Stephanie Todman, a Waldorf alumni and Waldorf Class Teacher in the Halton Waldorf School in Burlington, Ontar...
Episode 21: Alumni Spotlight: Cait Mizzi, Communications & Marketing Coordinator
This week on Hard Beeswax, Matthew and Taylor have a delightful conversation with Cait Mizzi, who is a Waldorf alumni and currently the Communications and Marketing Co...
Episode 20: Alumni Spotlight: Sara Parrilli, Waldorf Art Teacher
This week on Hard Beeswax, Matthew and Taylor talk Waldorf art pedagogy, wet-on-wet watercolor painting, and why the blue paint smells bad with Green Meadow alumnus Sa...
Episode 19: Teacher Spotlight: Jon Metric, Waldorf Class Teacher
In this episode Matthew and Taylor speak with Matthew's dream guest, his class teacher, Jon Metric!
Episode 18: Alumni/Teacher/Wise Elder Spotlight: Douglas Gerwin
In this episode Matthew and Taylor have a conversation with Douglas Gerwin, the Executive Director of the Center for Anthroposophy and the Executive Director of the Re...
Episode 17: Alumni Spotlight: Matthew Paulazzo, Death Metal Musician
On this episode, Matthew and Taylor discuss Metal, artistic creativity, and pursuing one's life dreams with Santa Fe Waldorf School Alumni Matthew Paulazzo, class of 2...
Episode 16: The Making of Hard Beeswax
In this episode Matthew and Taylor speak with Andy Smith, the producer of Hard Beeswax about how the show conceived, the process of creating it, and the work that goes...
Episode 15: Tales from the Cosmic Bathtub - The Temperaments, Planetary Types
This week we present another Tales from the Cosmic Bathtub episode. Cohosts Matthew Burritt and Taylor Romens speak with our producer Andy Smith about the temperaments...
Episode 14: Alumni Spotlight: Matthew Moraine, Airline Pilot
Cohosts Matthew Burritt and Taylor Romens spoke with Matthew Moraine, a graduate of the Sacramento Waldorf School, class of 1997. Matthew’s professional pursuits led h...
The Shepherd’s Play
The Hard Beeswax crew presents The Shepherd's Play in this bonus episode. Ut hoy! Enjoy!
Episode 13: Alumni Spotlight: Addison Nace - PhD Candidate
Co-hosts Matthew Burritt and Taylor Romens have the opportunity to speak with Addison Nace, who is currently working on her PhD in Design Studies in the school of Huma...
Episode 12: Teacher Spotlight: Katie Moran, Movement Teacher
This week on Hard Beeswax, cohosts Matthew Burritt and Taylor Romens had the opportunity to speak with Katie Moran, a Waldorf movement educator, a level three spatial ...
Episode 11: Tales from the Cosmic Bathtub - Advent and the Human Being
This week we present our second Tales from the Cosmic Bathtub episode. Cohost Matthew Burritt speaks with our producer Andy Smith about the festival of advent and how ...
Episode 10: Parent Perspective: Dameron Midgette - Body Worker and Alternative Health Practitioner
Cohosts Matthew Burritt and Taylor Romens had the opportunity to speak with Dameron Midgette, parent to three Waldorf alums, who was involved in two different Waldorf ...
Episode 9: Teacher Spotlight: Daniel Wendland, Movement Teacher
This week on Hard Beeswax, cohosts Matthew Burritt and Taylor Romens had the opportunity to speak with Daniel Wendland, a Waldorf movement educator, former athletic di...
Episode 8: Teacher Spotlight: Karl Johnson, Educational Consultant
Co-hosts Matthew Burritt and Taylor Romens have the opportunity to interview Karl Johnson, a Waldorf educator of 38-years. Karl has served as a class teacher, educatio...
Episode 7: Alumni Spotlight: Jake Yeager, Software Engineer
Co-hosts Matthew Burritt and Taylor Romens have the opportunity to interview Jake Yeager, a Waldorf alumni from Kimberton Waldorf School class of 1997, Waldorf arts te...
Episode 6: Tales from the Cosmic Bathtub - Autumn Festivals and Michaelmas
This week on Hard Beeswax cohosts Matthew and Taylor introduce Tales from the Cosmic Bathtub, a periodic deeper dive into the foundational ideas of Waldorf education. ...
Episode 5: Alumni Spotlight: Zac Caputo, Independent Filmmaker
Co-hosts Matthew Burritt and Taylor Romens have the opportunity to speak with Zac Caputo, Independent Filmmaker and graduate of the Austin Waldorf School class of 2010...
Episode 4: Teacher Spotlight: Nicole Gent, Kindergarten Teacher
Co-hosts Matthew Burritt and Taylor Romens have the opportunity to interview Nicole Gent, a lead Waldorf kindergarten teacher who previously taught at the Santa Fe Wal...
Episode 3: Waldorf Beginnings: Taylor’s Story
Co-Hosts Matthew Burritt and Taylor Romens discuss their Waldorf origins, tracing through their lives as to how they arrived where they are today: trained Waldorf high...
Episode 2: Waldorf Beginnings: Matthew’s Story
Co-Hosts Matthew Burritt and Taylor Romens discuss their Waldorf origins, tracing through their lives as to how they arrived where they are today: trained Waldorf high...