{"podcast":{"title":"Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers","slug":"light-talk-with-the-lumen-brothers-5969508","podcast_index_feed_id":5969508,"rss_url":"https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/97669/destinations/506556.xml","website_url":"http://lighttalk.org","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/b/b/7/fbb716636a8850ff16c3140a3186d450/Light_Talk_with_Sisters_Logo_jpg-20250519-ht7llncms3.jpg","author":"David Jacques","episode_count":492,"summary":"LIGHT TALK is a show featuring three seasoned professional lighting designers and educators who discuss the latest developments in the world of live entertainment and architectural lighting design. Steve Woods (SMU), Stan Kaye (University of Florida), and David Jacques (California State University Long Beach) offer sage, and sometimes controversial advice to professionals and students of lighting design. Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and very little makes sense.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-10T02:17:47.897298+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/light-talk-with-the-lumen-brothers-5969508"},"episode":{"title":"LIGHT TALK Episode 487 - \"A Human Touch - Our Conversation with Tom Kenny\"","slug":"light-talk-episode-487-a-human-touch-our-conversation-with-tom-kenny","published_at":"2026-08-05T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/light-talk-with-the-lumen-brothers-5969508/light-talk-episode-487-a-human-touch-our-conversation-with-tom-kenny","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/light-talk-with-the-lumen-brothers-5969508","url":"https://lighttalk.libsyn.com/light-talk-episode-487-figuring-out-the-magic-our-conversation-with-lighting-designer-tom-kenny","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/lighttalk/LIGHT_TALK_EPISODE_487_080326_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=506556","summary":"In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister interview renowned lighting designer Tom Kenny. Join Tom, Ellen, Dennis, and Steve, as they discuss: Skipping classes to work for The Police; Early days designing for U2 in Ireland; Focusing 400 Par Cans for Eric Clapton; Tom's \"Super-power\"; What qualities Tom looks for in a programmer; How to get a gig with The Who; Getting jobs from Instagram; Banning cellphones from concerts; Working with Virtual Scenery and Lighting; A shout-out to Chris Kuroda; Transitioning into broadcast lighting; Leon Russell, Elton John, David Byrne, and David Bowie; Differences between American and European lighting approaches; Learning what the clients want; From 12 Parcans to the Sphere; Attending LDI; A hilarious VL1 story; The new Robert Juliat footlight; Feedback to the rescue!; Thoughts on AI taking over lighting; and Advice to young artists in \"Making your own luck\". Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense. @lighttalkpodcast","meta_description":"In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister interview renowned lighting designer Tom Kenny. Join Tom, Ellen, Dennis, and Steve, as they d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4240,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/light-talk-with-the-lumen-brothers-5969508/episodes/light-talk-episode-487-a-human-touch-our-conversation-with-tom-kenny/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/light-talk-with-the-lumen-brothers-5969508/light-talk-episode-487-a-human-touch-our-conversation-with-tom-kenny.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}