{"podcast":{"title":"Story and Craft with Marc Preston","slug":"story-and-craft-with-marc-preston-5077873","podcast_index_feed_id":5077873,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/450dac6f-a0c8-4883-ba43-229f0fbc2c2f","website_url":"https://www.storyandcraftpod.com/","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2025/12/23/9/e977794e-6f28-4090-a271-c8e25c1742ad_0-8280359.jpg","author":"Marc Preston Productions, LLC","episode_count":104,"summary":"Story & Craft is Marc Preston’s venue for offering up entertaining, insightful and inspiring conversations. Marc has spent over three decades as a successful actor, voiceover talent, and nationally syndicated radio host. He’s endlessly curious and enjoys great conversations that inspire. Each episode, Marc welcomes film, television and voiceover actors, storytellers, influencers and creative personalities that have intriguing points of view to offer. Marc’s unique interview style provides insight into the origins of what made his guests successful, as well as how they stay at the top of their game. Whether you work in the industry, or simply enjoy great conversation, you’re invited to grab a cup of coffee and enjoy a sit down with Marc and his guests as they talk story, share a moment and inspire.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T18:19:55.533620+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-and-craft-with-marc-preston-5077873"},"episode":{"title":"Danay Garcia | From \"Fear the Walking Dead\" to NBC / Peacock's \"M.I.A.\" | Food for the Soul","slug":"danay-garcia-from-fear-the-walking-dead-to-nbc-peacock-s-m-i-a-food-for-the-soul","published_at":"2026-05-08T11:37:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-and-craft-with-marc-preston-5077873/danay-garcia-from-fear-the-walking-dead-to-nbc-peacock-s-m-i-a-food-for-the-soul","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-and-craft-with-marc-preston-5077873","url":"https://www.storyandcraftpod.com/","audio_url":"https://audio3.redcircle.com/episodes/49562257-618c-405a-996f-6dc53c07f41b/stream.mp3","summary":"Marc Preston sits down with Actor Danay Garcia from AMC's \"Fear the Walking Dead\" and NBC / Peacock's \"M.I.A.\" to discuss her new project, career, and personal stories. We talk about her journey arriving in Los Angeles from Havana, Cuba, and the reality of navigating the industry while tackling a profound language barrier. Danay shares memories from her early days, including the thrill of getting her first major break shooting Super Bowl commercials alongside Snoop Dogg and Guy Ritchie. She also opens up about surviving the apocalypse for seven seasons on AMC's hit series, and the incredible, set-blessing presence of Edward James Olmos on her newest project. Plus, Danay gives us a glimpse into her passion for food and community, sharing how cooking traditional Cuban dishes live on Instagram kept her connected to her fans during the pandemic. We also explore the intense, one-hour-and-45-minute in-person audition that landed her the role in NBC / Peacock's crime thriller, \"M.I.A.\" , and why she always says \"yes\" to stepping into the unknown. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS [00:01:43] - Settling into Texas [00:09:25] - Why an apocalypse led by a female character made the prequel to The Walking Dead so enticing [00:11:01] - Having lunch at the exact spot where they filmed the \"Titanic\" infinity pool [00:13:08] - Arriving in Los Angeles from Havana and realizing the true challenge of the language barrier [00:18:04] - Breaking into the American industry shooting Super Bowl commercials with Guy Ritchie and Snoop Dogg [00:20:19] - Growing up in Cuba with a father who poured drinks at Ernest Hemingway's favorite bars [00:27:00] - Nurturing connection by teaching her fans how to cook traditional Cuban food live during the pandemic [00:43:07] - Enduring a grueling one-hour-and-45-minute in-perso…","meta_description":"Marc Preston sits down with Actor Danay Garcia from AMC's \"Fear the Walking Dead\" and NBC / Peacock's \"M.I.A.\" to discuss her new project, career, and per…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3876,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/story-and-craft-with-marc-preston-5077873/episodes/danay-garcia-from-fear-the-walking-dead-to-nbc-peacock-s-m-i-a-food-for-the-soul/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/story-and-craft-with-marc-preston-5077873/danay-garcia-from-fear-the-walking-dead-to-nbc-peacock-s-m-i-a-food-for-the-soul.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}