2025 Top Ten On The Aisle With Tom Alvarez Podcast Interviews

December 29, 2025
For the past two years, I have hosted and produced On The Aisle with Tom Alvarez, my weekly podcast on the All Indiana Podcast Network, presented by Circle City Broadcasting under the auspices of WISH-TV, Over that period, I have had the pleasure of engaging prominent arts luminaries in wide-ranging conversations. In 2025, I continued my mission to spotlight Indiana artists and arts organizations, as well as national and international figures. In no particular order, I proudly present my top list of impactful interviews. To listen to them, find them on my podcast wherever you get yours.
Jun Markl – Indianapolis Symphony music director
Richard Roberts – Indiana Repertory Theatre dramaturg- freelance director
Drew Petersen – concert pianist-recording-artist
Angelo Pizzo – screenwriter-director-producer
Clint Holmes – singer-actor-songwriter-recording artist
Lakesha Lorene – actor-director-writer-producer
Michael Lamon – Broadway producer
Stephen McCoy – Indianapolis Men’s Chorus executive director
Laura Glover – Dance Kaleidoscope resident lighting designer
Claire Wilcher – actor-singer-educator-intimacy director
photo: Josh Humble

About Tom

Journalist, producer, director, Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, arts administrator, TV contributor, actor, model, writer and lyricist, Tom Alvarez has had an extensive career in media and the fine arts and continues to be an enthusiastic and devoted fan of both. His passion and unique background grant him insight, access and perspective to cover, promote and review the arts in Indianapolis, Central Indiana and beyond. Follow him on social media @tomalvarezartswriter and @tomalvarez1.

Alvarez has been writing about theatre, dance, music, cinema and visual arts for 40 years. His work has appeared in the Indianapolis Star, NUVO, Indianapolis Monthly, Arts Indiana, Unite Magazine, Dance Magazine, NOTE Magazine, and Examiner.com, among many other print and online platforms. A former contributor to Across Indiana on WFYI-TV, he currently has a regular performing arts segment on WISH-TV’s Life. Style. Live!

A principal of Klein & Alvarez Productions, LLC, Alvarez co-created “Calder, The Musical” and is the managing director of Magic Thread Cabaret. As an actor-model, he has appeared in numerous TV and print ads and is represented by the Helen Wells Agency and Heyman Talent Artists Agency.

On the Aisle Team

  • Creation, content, and publishing: Tom Alvarez
  • Graphic design: Chris Lingner
  • Administrative Assistant: Berkeley Dreyer
  • Web development: Clay Mabbitt

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