Join me on my podcast as I uncover my captivating and inspiring guests’ secret sauce methods in life. From vacations and celebrations, to career passions and love lives, the unscripted conversations are going to flow like fabulous champagne, or chocolate lava cake, whatever lights your fire. New episodes drop on Fridays.
Ep12 DANNY FEHSENFELD | UPGRADED WITH DEIRDRE LORENZ | Oscar, Emmy & Golden Globe Winning Actor Danny Fehsenfeld keeps Creating
Oscar and Emmy Award winning, and 2x SOVA nominated actor Danny Fehsenfeld has several noteworthy industry insights to share with our Upgraders. From the streets of Rome to the rainbows of Kauai, join us in the studio as we deep dive into the creative world of acting, singing and creating characters in Hollywood for Netflix, HBO and more. From his recent experience performing on Hacks, to voicing for the #1 ranked animated film on Netflix, Danny shares some of his amazing moments of dis...
7 Mar 2026
Ep19 DJ MANO | UPGRADED WITH DEIRDRE LORENZ | Mixing House Music, Working Events & The Camera
Your favorite House party DJ is in the Upgraded House today! My buddy DJ Mano joins us to share some absolutely iconic stories on Def Poetry Jam, The Fringe Festival, MTV days!!!, big movie sets, House Party Dj sets, music favorites, and travel inspirations. And, guess who’s serving as your favorite new sizzling voiceover announcer? Listen in here for my performance as part of his hot vibing drop. Let’s goooooo! Tune in to DJ Mano’s shows and channels for a lot more: Socials: @DJMANO...
6 Dec 2025
Ep18 CAROLINA VENGOECHEA | UPGRADED WITH DEIRDRE LORENZ | USA Dragon Boat Athlete & New Biz
Deirdre Lorenz interviews Carolina Vengoechea, a fashion designer and Team USA dragon boat athlete, about combining innovation and technology to empower beauty professionals and consumers.
18 Nov 2025
Ep17: New York Times Best Selling Author Shawn Levy Shares His Newest Book: CLINT - The Man & the Movies, & More Hollywood Stories
Host Deirdre Lorenz interviews New York Times bestselling author Shawn Levy, who shares insights from his new book, *Clint: The Man and the Movies*, and discusses Hollywood stories.
24 Oct 2025
Ep16: 🎙️Movie Set Still Photographer David Lee Shares How the Camera is His Storytelling Paintbrush
Still photographer David Charles Lee discusses his career capturing iconic movie moments and shares insights into visual storytelling through photography in an interview with Deirdre Lorenz.
10 Sept 2025
Ep15: Viet "Rikee" Nguyễn joins us from Vietnam!
Host Deirdre Lorenz interviews Viet "Rikee" Nguyễn about his reflections on expat life and Vietnam's rapid growth and change.
15 Aug 2025
Ep14: 🎙️Nikki Carroll is a Radio City Rockette, 100 Year Anniversary Season & Vacationing in Greece
Host Deirdre Lorenz interviews Radio City Rockette Nikki Carroll about her journey, the 100th Anniversary season, and her upcoming trip to Greece.
8 Aug 2025
Ep13 Expert NYC Hair Stylist & Cutler Salon Co Owner Jenny Balding Shares about Creating Her Dreams, Fashion Week Experiences and the Beauty Business
NYC Hair Stylist Jenny Balding discusses manifesting her dream career working with supermodels, balancing motherhood, and co-owning the Cutler Salon in an interview with Deirdre Lorenz.
21 Jun 2025
Ep 11: Sean Kelly of The Samples Sings and Shares About Life
Deirdre Lorenz interviews Sean Kelly of The Samples, who recounts his early career, songwriting inspirations, and the joys of fatherhood, even performing one of his original songs.
24 May 2025
Mercedez Mueller is an Expert Hair Colorist
Expert hair colorist Mercedez Mueller shares insights on hair coloring techniques and trends in an interview with Deirdre Lorenz.
16 May 2025
Sea Captain Ted is Santorini Sailing
9 May 2025
Alejandro Blanco Designs Clothes to Make You Feel Good
International fashion designer Alejandro Blanco joins me in the studio to share all about his new found love of vacationing and vibing in Spain, and the chic and extraordinary fashion, food and wine scene there. Then, he shares about a recent vacation in Tulum with friends, the value of relaxing without any schedules or set plans and how going with the flow while traveling has led to his absolute best adventures and new found friends. We chat about working together, his style and ...
2 May 2025
Broadway Songstress Diva N’Kenge has a Big Scholarship Opportunity for Aspiring Triple Threats
Grammy, Tony and Emmy Award winning and nominated pop and opera songstress, N’Kenge joins me on Upgraded to share all about a massive summer 2025 scholarship opportunity (through her NKENGEFOUNDATION.ORG) in Paris for aspiring triple threats. She shares about getting discovered, singing on Broadway, meeting Aretha Franklin herself and getting invited to her birthday party!!! N’Kenge actually SINGS with her stunning voice for us, shares about two live albums she just recorded and will be avail...
25 Apr 2025
Nwando Bartley: Pilates is a Lifetime Sport
🎙️ Join me in the studio as we hear all about the value of Pilates for the body and mind, how it was originally created for rehabilitating injured soldiers, how much instructors matter, what is on the travel list, and all about where to take classes and instruction by Nwando herself. Check out more at @nwandobartley and @melissawoodhealth ✨🪄✈️
18 Apr 2025
Maria Korinthiou: The Magic of Theatre and the Value of of Artists
Join Deirdre in the Athens, Greece virtual studio with Maria Korinthiou as the multi award winning actress, producer, fashion company CEO and jewel of Greece shares about her love of acting, the magical connection of theatre, the importance of artists in sharing stories, educating and communicating, her love of travel, how she unwinds and then she announces some BIG international news for one of her extraordinary plays. Deirdre and Maria also reminisce about filming on location years a...
11 Apr 2025
Wolfgang Cerny: Actor, Playing the Big Bad Guy and Nature Lover
Join Deirdre in the virtual studio as she dives into the world of the award winning Viennese actor Wolfgang Cerny as he shares about his early education, discovering his love for the arts, wild and adventurous filming and role development on film sets, his nude scene experience, his volunteer work and soul changing experience of helping refugee youth through theatre, and his deep love of all forms of nature. You will love this compelling storyteller!
4 Apr 2025
Dee White: International Designer, Sustainable Fashion and Hot Men
Join Deirdre in the virtual studio as she digs into fashion designer Dee White's wild and adventurous stories of fashion school in the 90's and making friends for life, the old club scene and velvet rope challenges, starting her sustainable fashion company, designing for a fashion show celebrating breast cancer survivors, how she survived the dirty streets of New York, dancing and partying with sketchy cancelled icons and also iconic celebrities, stoicism and letting go of stress, and where t...
4 Apr 2025
Taj Francois: Directing His Dreams
Join Deirdre and multi award winning director, editor, cinematographer, and fashion photographer Taj Francois as they dig into the lure of Japan, the Oscar eligible Latinx short film making the festivals shine, early inspirations from a teacher who was like Robin Williams in Dead Poet's Society, documentaries, music videos, tv pilots, creating a legacy, and just getting started. Let's GO!
1 Apr 2025
Viet "Rikee" Nguyễn: One Way Ticket to Vietnam
Join Deirdre in the virtual studio for an interview with former radio DJ, movie producer, and bar/restaurant/club manager Viet (aka Rikee) Nguyen. Viet and Deirdre toast to the best things in life, Viet reveals that he's taking off on a 30 hour solo travel adventure with a one way ticket, talks about diving into life in Saigon as a local, the culinary scene he plans to explore, dating possibilities he has going on and how he's excited to meet women from around the world, bartender etiqu...
Who has been a guest on Upgraded with Deirdre Lorenz
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Carolina Vengoechea
Shawn Levy
David Charles Lee
Viet "Rikee" Nguyễn
Nikki Carroll
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Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100
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YouTube
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Engagement
32
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