{"podcast":{"title":"Before. During. After.","slug":"before-during-after-7765570","podcast_index_feed_id":7765570,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/before-during-after","website_url":"https://www.smirkexperience.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o6BghIKIdo2dZCTP0-OxAVe0l-pBB4VWvawiq3J9iMQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNDM1/YTdjOGEzYTkwOTg2/ZDRkODZlZWE2NDQx/OGI3NS5qcGc.jpg","author":"Smirk Experience","episode_count":18,"summary":"Before. During. After. is a Smirk Experience podcast about performance; from the inside. Every week Sam Carrington will sit down with a professional comedian. He'll find out what they do in preparation for a show, what they concentrate on while they're performing and what they focus on when it's done, all to maximise their performance. Because great performances don't just happen, they're built.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T16:20:54.976942+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/before-during-after-7765570"},"episode":{"title":"Before. During. After. with Russell Hicks","slug":"before-during-after-with-russell-hicks","published_at":"2026-06-03T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/before-during-after-7765570/before-during-after-with-russell-hicks","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/before-during-after-7765570","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/7bc8d105","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/7bc8d105/8720288c.mp3","summary":"Russell Hicks is a US comic now based in the UK who has a very unique style. His sets mainly involve riffing in a room with what and who he sees in front of him. Here's a short clip if you're unfamiliar with his work https://vimeo.com/944374484?share=copy&fl=cl&fe=ci Sam and Russ discuss how he preps for shows with little pre-written material, how being empathetic to your audience helps your cut through, getting comfortable with discomfort and the craziest gigs he's ever done (and they do get pretty crazy.) Enjoy.","meta_description":"Russell Hicks is a US comic now based in the UK who has a very unique style. His sets mainly involve riffing in a room with what and who he sees in front…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4703,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/before-during-after-7765570/episodes/before-during-after-with-russell-hicks/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/before-during-after-7765570/before-during-after-with-russell-hicks.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}