Nathan shelton
Co-Host of Life, Love & Existential Dread
NATHAN SHELTON (AEA, SAG/AFTRA) is a multifaceted artist living in Chicago, IL. With an acting career spanning almost 30 years, Nathan works regularly in theatre, film & television- including feature films, Above Ground (featured on Showtime), Everything, The Sky Has Fallen, Broken Faith, and the upcoming- To Meet the Faces You Meet (starring Robert Picardo and Patton Oswalt). On the small screen he has been seen in the internationally acclaimed IAWTV-nominated web series, Shadow Bound, and the ATAS Award winning web series, EPILOGUE, numerous commercials, as well as hosting the 4th season of the EMMY Award-winning television program, Show-Me Chefs.
Nathan is also known for his SFX makeup work in films such as the Academy Award Nominated, Winters Bone, Above Ground, & The Sky Has Fallen. Nathan's production company, ARCANE is constantly producing new theatrical and media content as well (including The Frightmare Theatre Podcast and Love, Life & Existential Dread Podcast).
Find out more at https://www.nathanshelton.com/ OR on IMDB at https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2933163/?ref_=tt_rv_t5
Nathan shelton has hosted 14 Episodes.
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Benevolent Bryan Strikes Again!
November 11th, 2022 | Season 1 | 30 mins 13 secs
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Bryan Arata is a film composer based in Los Angeles. Nathan Shelton is an actor, writer, and director living in Chicago. The two have had a friendship spanning almost 20 years. After years apart working through their own fair share of trials & errors, they decided to reconnect on a regular basis to check-in, learn, laugh, inspire, and discover what it is that makes them push forward in the crazy world of entertainment as they navigate Life, Love, and... Existential Dread!
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SMILE For The Camera!
October 26th, 2022 | Season 1 | 58 mins 24 secs
actor, arcane, art, artist, bryan arata, cabinet of curiosities, chicago, clown, collaboration, composer, conspiracy, content, conversation, crazy, creator, creature performer, culture, director, discussion, dream, entertainment, episode, episode 14, everything, existential dread, film, friends, friendship, growth, guillermo del toro, halloween, horror, hosts, humanity, industry, interview, kevin keppy, la, life, los angeles, love, metaphysics, movie, music, nathan shelton, podcast, politics, producer, professional, real life, relationship, religion, sci fi, science, science fiction, show, smile, society, technology, the quest, theories, work, world, writer
Bryan Arata is a film composer based in Los Angeles. Nathan Shelton is an actor, writer, and director living in Chicago. The two have had a friendship spanning almost 20 years. After years apart working through their own fair share of trials & errors, they decided to reconnect on a regular basis to check-in, learn, laugh, inspire, and discover what it is that makes them push forward in the crazy world of entertainment as they navigate Life, Love, and... Existential Dread!
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Is That a Horse Head in your Bed, Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?!
September 16th, 2022 | Season 1 | 56 mins 59 secs
actor, allen marsh, arcane, art, artist, bryan arata, chicago, collaboration, composer, conspiracy, content, conversation, crazy, creator, culture, director, discussion, dream, entertainment, episode, existential dread, film, friends, friendship, growth, horror, hosts, humanity, industry, interview, la, life, los angeles, love, metaphysics, missouri, movie, music, nathan shelton, podcast, politics, producer, professional, real life, relationship, religion, sci fi, science, science fiction, show, society, special guest, technology, the offer, theories, work, working actor, world, writer
Bryan Arata is a film composer based in Los Angeles. Nathan Shelton is an actor, writer, and director living in Chicago. The two have had a friendship spanning almost 20 years. After years apart working through their own fair share of trials & errors, they decided to reconnect on a regular basis to check-in, learn, laugh, inspire, and discover what it is that makes them push forward in the crazy world of entertainment as they navigate Life, Love, and... Existential Dread!
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How Many A$$holes We Got On This Thing?!
August 20th, 2022 | Season 1 | 39 mins
1985, 80's. clue, actor, amadeus, arcane, art, artist, back to the future, big trouble in little china, bryan arata, chicago, collaboration, composer, conspiracy, content, conversation, crazy, creator, culture, director, discussion, dream, entertainment, episode, existential dread, film, friends, friendship, growth, horror, hosts, humanity, industry, interview, la, life, los angeles, love, metaphysics, movie, music, nathan shelton, podcast, politics, producer, professional, raiders of the lost ark, real life, relationship, religion, sci fi, science, science fiction, show, society, spaceballs, stephen king, stranger things, technology, theories, work, world, writer
Bryan Arata is a film composer based in Los Angeles. Nathan Shelton is an actor, writer, and director living in Chicago. The two have had a friendship spanning almost 20 years. After years apart working through their own fair share of trials & errors, they decided to reconnect on a regular basis to check-in, learn, laugh, inspire, and discover what it is that makes them push forward in the crazy world of entertainment as they navigate Life, Love, and... Existential Dread!
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Two Extras Enter… One Extra Leaves!
July 19th, 2022 | Season 1 | 1 hr 6 mins
actor, arcane, art, artist, bryan arata, chicago, collaboration, composer, conspiracy, content, conversation, crazy, creator, culture, director, discussion, dream, entertainment, episode, existential dread, extra work, film, film set, friends, friendship, growth, hollywood, horror, hosts, humanity, industry, interview, la, life, los angeles, love, metaphysics, movie, music, nathan shelton, podcast, politics, producer, professional, real life, relationship, religion, sci fi, science, science fiction, show, society, technology, theories, white men can't jump, work, world, writer
Bryan Arata is a film composer based in Los Angeles. Nathan Shelton is an actor, writer, and director living in Chicago. The two have had a friendship spanning almost 20 years. After years apart working through their own fair share of trials & errors, they decided to reconnect on a regular basis to check-in, learn, laugh, inspire, and discover what it is that makes them push forward in the crazy world of entertainment as they navigate Life, Love, and... Existential Dread!
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Life, Death, and What Lies Beyond...
May 31st, 2022 | Season 1 | 1 hr 44 secs
actor, arcane, art, artist, bryan arata, chicago, collaboration, composer, conspiracy, content, conversation, crazy, creator, culture, director, discussion, dream, entertainment, episode, existential dread, film, friends, friendship, growth, horror, hosts, humanity, industry, interview, la, life, los angeles, love, metaphysics, movie, music, nathan shelton, podcast, politics, producer, professional, real life, relationship, religion, sci fi, science, science fiction, show, society, technology, theories, work, world, writer
Bryan Arata is a film composer based in Los Angeles. Nathan Shelton is an actor, writer, and director living in Chicago. The two have had a friendship spanning almost 20 years. After years apart working through their own fair share of trials & errors, they decided to reconnect on a regular basis to check-in, learn, laugh, inspire, and discover what it is that makes them push forward in the crazy world of entertainment as they navigate Life, Love, and... Existential Dread!
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Happy Birthdays & Haunted Babies!
April 29th, 2022 | Season 1 | 1 hr 4 mins
40th, actor, arcane, art, artist, audio drama, birthday, bryan arata, chicago, collaboration, composer, conspiracy, content, conversation, crazy, creator, culture, director, discussion, dream, entertainment, episode, existential dread, film, friends, friendship, frightmare, frightmare theatre, growth, horror, hosts, humanity, industry, interview, island of dolls, la, life, los angeles, love, metaphysics, mexico, movie, music, nathan shelton, podcast, politics, producer, professional, rap, real life, relationship, religion, sci fi, science, science fiction, shadow bound, show, society, technology, theories, travel, work, world, writer
Bryan Arata is a film composer based in Los Angeles. Nathan Shelton is an actor, writer, and director living in Chicago. The two have had a friendship spanning almost 20 years. After years apart working through their own fair share of trials & errors, they decided to reconnect on a regular basis to check-in, learn, laugh, inspire, and discover what it is that makes them push forward in the crazy world of entertainment as they navigate Life, Love, and... Existential Dread!
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Enjoy the movie... but beware the Carpet People!
March 13th, 2022 | Season 1 | 1 hr 17 mins
4d, actor, arcane, art, artist, audience, bryan arata, chicago, cinema, collaboration, composer, conspiracy, content, conversation, crazy, creator, culture, director, discussion, dream, entertainment, episode, existential dread, film, friends, friendship, growth, horror, hosts, humanity, industry, interview, la, life, los angeles, love, metaphysics, movie, movie theater, music, nathan shelton, podcast, politics, producer, professional, real life, relationship, religion, sci fi, science, science fiction, show, society, technology, theories, william castle, work, world, writer
Bryan Arata is a film composer based in Los Angeles. Nathan Shelton is an actor, writer, and director living in Chicago. The two have had a friendship spanning almost 20 years. After years apart working through their own fair share of trials & errors, they decided to reconnect on a regular basis to check-in, learn, laugh, inspire, and discover what it is that makes them push forward in the crazy world of entertainment as they navigate Life, Love, and... Existential Dread!
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Save Some Monkeys… Kill the Artist!
February 23rd, 2022 | Season 1 | 1 hr 8 mins
actor, arcane, art, artist, bryan arata, chicago, collaboration, composer, compositor, conspiracy, content, conversation, crazy, creator, culture, darrell claunch, director, discussion, dracula, dream, entertainment, episode, episode 6, existential dread, film, film talk, friends, friendship, growth, horror, horror convention, hosts, humanity, industry, interview, kill the artist, la, life, linda blair, los angeles, love, metaphysics, movie, music, nathan shelton, podcast, politics, producer, professional, real life, relationship, religion, save some monkeys, sci fi, science, science fiction, show, society, special effects, special guest, technology, the exorcist, theories, vfx, work, world, writer
Bryan Arata is a film composer based in Los Angeles. Nathan Shelton is an actor, writer, and director living in Chicago. The two have had a friendship spanning almost 20 years. After years apart working through their own fair share of trials & errors, they decided to reconnect on a regular basis to check-in, learn, laugh, inspire, and discover what it is that makes them push forward in the crazy world of entertainment as they navigate Life, Love, and... Existential Dread!
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Kick His Ass, You Must!
February 7th, 2022 | Season 1 | 1 hr 17 mins
action, actor, arcane, art, artist, bryan arata, chicago, collaboration, composer, conspiracy, content, conversation, crazy, creator, culture, digital, director, discussion, dream, entertainment, episode, episode 5, existential dread, fights, film, friends, friendship, growth, horror, hosts, humanity, industry, interview, kids, la, life, lord of the rings, los angeles, love, metaphysics, movie, music, nathan shelton, podcast, politics, practical, producer, professional, real life, relationship, religion, rocky, sci fi, science, science fiction, sfx, show, society, special effects, star wars, stunts, technology, the matrix, theories, violence, visual effects, work, world, writer, yoda
Bryan Arata is a film composer based in Los Angeles. Nathan Shelton is an actor, writer, and director living in Chicago. The two have had a friendship spanning almost 20 years. After years apart working through their own fair share of trials & errors, they decided to reconnect on a regular basis to check-in, learn, laugh, inspire, and discover what it is that makes them push forward in the crazy world of entertainment as they navigate Life, Love, and... Existential Dread!
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F*** you, Cindy Makowitz!
January 29th, 2022 | Season 1 | 56 mins 12 secs
actor, arcane, art, artist, bryan arata, chicago, cindy makowitz, collaboration, communion, composer, conspiracy, content, conversation, crazy, creator, culture, director, discussion, dream, entertainment, episode, episode 4, existential dread, film, friends, friendship, growth, holidays, horror, hosts, humanity, industry, interview, la, life, life lesson, los angeles, love, metaphysics, movie, music, nathan shelton, podcast, politics, producer, professional, real life, relationship, religion, sci fi, science, science fiction, show, society, students, teachers, technology, theories, travel, work, world, writer
Bryan Arata is a film composer based in Los Angeles. Nathan Shelton is an actor, writer, and director living in Chicago. The two have had a friendship spanning almost 20 years. After years apart working through their own fair share of trials & errors, they decided to reconnect on a regular basis to check-in, learn, laugh, inspire, and discover what it is that makes them push forward in the crazy world of entertainment as they navigate Life, Love, and... Existential Dread!
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If Brando Can Sport a Muumuu, So Can I!
January 5th, 2022 | Season 1 | 1 hr 9 mins
actor, almost 40, arcane, art, artist, bryan arata, celebrity, chicago, collaboration, composer, conspiracy, content, conversation, crazy, creator, culture, director, discussion, dream, entertainment, episode, episode 3, existential dread, film, friends, friendship, gaining weight, getting older, growth, horror, hosts, humanity, husky, industry, interview, la, life, los angeles, love, marlon brando, metaphysics, movie, music, muumuu, nathan shelton, podcast, politics, producer, professional, real life, relationship, religion, sci fi, science, science fiction, show, society, technology, theories, work, world, writer
Bryan Arata is a film composer based in Los Angeles. Nathan Shelton is an actor, writer, and director living in Chicago. The two have had a friendship spanning almost 20 years. After years apart working through their own fair share of trials & errors, they decided to reconnect on a regular basis to check-in, learn, laugh, inspire, and discover what it is that makes them push forward in the crazy world of entertainment as they navigate Life, Love, and... Existential Dread!
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Teddy SoulSpin for the Win!
January 4th, 2022 | Season 1 | 1 hr 1 min
a.i., actor, arcane, art, artificial intelligence, artist, bryan arata, chicago, collaboration, composer, conspiracy, content, conversation, crazy, creator, culture, director, discussion, dream, entertainment, episode, episode 2, existential dread, film, friends, friendship, growth, horror, hosts, humanity, industry, interview, l.a., life, los angeles, love, metaphysics, movie, music, nathan shelton, podcast, politics, producer, professional, real life, relationship, religion, sci fi, science, science fiction, show, society, technology, teddy soulspin for the win, theories, work, world, writer
Bryan Arata is a film composer based in Los Angeles. Nathan Shelton is an actor, writer, and director living in Chicago. The two have had a friendship spanning almost 20 years. After years apart working through their own fair share of trials & errors, the two decided to reconnect on a regular basis to check-in, learn, laugh, inspire, and discover what it is that makes them push forward in the crazy world of entertainment as they navigate Life, Love, and... Existential Dread!
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Fake It Till You Make It
January 3rd, 2022 | Season 1 | 55 mins 25 secs
actor, arcane, art, artist, bryan arata, chicago, collaboration, composer, conspiracy, content, conversation, crazy, creator, culture, director, discussion, dream, entertainment, episode 1, existential dread, fake it till you make it, film, first episode, friends, friendship, growth, horror, hosts, humanity, industry, interview, la, life, los angeles, love, metaphysics, movie, music, nathan shelton, podcast, politics, producer, professional, real life, relationship, religion, science, society, technology, theories, work, world, writer
Bryan Arata is a film composer based in Los Angeles. Nathan Shelton is an actor, writer, and director living in Chicago. The two have had a friendship spanning almost 20 years. After years apart working through their own fair share of trials & errors, the two decided to reconnect on a regular basis to check-in, learn, laugh, inspire, and discover what it is that makes them push forward in the crazy world of entertainment as they navigate Life, Love, and... Existential Dread!