Emily Deschanel & Scott Weintraub

About this episode

Emily Deschanel reminisces with her high school friend Jamie Salka and their drama teacher Scott Weintraub about their experiences in theater and education.

No “Bones” about it, this episode features the great Emily Deschanel, waxing nostalgic with high school pal and Arts Educators Save the World Executive Producer Jamie Salka and their high school drama teacher, the great Scott Weintraub! Scott is a true polymath, professional actor, teacher and director of students k-12, and responsible for mentoring Emily and many other household names to television and film success.

People in this episode

Guest: Emily Deschanel

Topics covered

• nostalgia
• mentorship
• theater education
• acting
• high school
• arts

Keywords

• Emily Deschanel
• Scott Weintraub
• Jamie Salka
• theater
• education
• mentorship
• acting
• high school drama

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