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The Staffa CornerAuthor: Greg Staffa
Greg Staffa created The Staffa Corner Podcast to provide listeners with a Staffatarian look at entertainment and life. Focusing on honest conversation, Staffas podcast is an appreciation of those he finds interesting in and out of television and film.The journey taken by Staffa in the industry started more than 8 years ago writing for Your Entertainment Corner. Motivated by the desire to become more knowledgeable in his field, he leveraged his learned and acquired knowledge and skills and earned himself the opportunity to interview celebrities such as Pierce Brosnan, Ethan Hawke, Martin Freeman and Seth Rogan among others. Setting up his own in home studio, Staffa is branching out into podcasting while continuing to write for YEC. An unsung hero recognized by The St. Cloud Times in 2013, and a Staffatarian to the core, Staffa spent several months in 2010 on a 48-state road trip transforming the perception of homelessness. During this time, he handed out over 1,000 pairs of socks and hundreds of cups of coffee to the homeless, before he finally settling down in St Cloud Minnesota. By July 2020 Staffas journey came full circle having bought a home. To his credit, he still finds time to help others. Staffa is able to build and maintain incredible working relationships, an attribute that has contributed greatly to his success. Consequently, actors, writers and directors among other TV/film stars are always open to guest. He has covered red carpet premieres for films like Stuber and Booksmart among other star studded TV premieres. Language: en-us Genres: Film Interviews, Film Reviews, TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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From Iran to Hollywood: Jewel Farshad on Freedom, Art, and Finding Her Voice
Thursday, 9 October, 2025
Send us a textWhen her sister entered her into the U.S. green card lottery and she won at eighteen, Jewel Farshad stepped into Los Angeles carrying equal parts fear and resolve, determined to honor a promise to her father: pursue art and never “flop.”Jewel shares the stakes of speaking out: family members jailed, the risks for Iranians using VPNs, and the grief of living in exile after losing her father during COVID. Yet she refuses bitterness. Her message is simple and specific: stand with the people of Iran, not the regime. We explore how she balances acting, modeling, and content creation as one mission, why storytelling, not lectures changes minds, and the kinds of films she longs to make, weaving Women, Life, Freedom into character-driven plots that entertain first and enlighten second. Along the way, she offers a hopeful lens on reform in the region and teases a new HBO Max project on the horizon. Subscribe, share this episode with a friend, and leave a review telling us which moment challenged or inspired you most.Support the show
