from "i'm gonna build motorcycles, mom" to Art Guy, movie culture in india, theater, writing crisis, jokes @amsuchanass

visual art, st. louis, norway, comedy, naked fruit loops @lrndvs | lrndvs.com | @postmovescomedy

arguing, talmud, painting, howard stern, comedy @davidalanphillips | @dphillypaints

weird kid, Allentown casting call, comedians, the psych ward, facing insecurity, the impulse to create, pain @chloefimiano.freak | Absolutely Mental

running, tier-1 friends, comedy as public failure, straight-bi @dietz.m

foreign policy career to finding comedy, Ramallah to Harvard, almost singing for Arafat, dance, TV writing, triggering languages @shathayas | Check out Shatha's show at Bibliotheque on Novemver 7!

{interview at 9:35} bass, cleveland, panic, parma, romcoms, seager & bowie, peaceful bouncer @joeisalsohere

{interview starts 14:18} the trifecta (indian jewish and irish), photography, music, montana, crow fest, shabbat, looking for a bagel on the res ravenhugs.com

dance, theater, when improv is beautiful, grief, narrative comedy, standup when you're ovulating, the masterpiece Alone @katherine_gorham_

{int. starts ~6:45} This conversation RULED. Brooke is brilliant and thoughtful, and her passion for her creative medium - Crossword construction - is infectious. Crossword galaxy brain, A. Lady, science PhD, German, Xword criticism and philosophy. brookehusic.com ; Puzzmo

miami, lubavitch, being lost, real estate, 'tude, leprechaun drug dealers, kvetching to comedy, Inside Out @tatianafranknyc

{interview starts at 09:45} denver, mr. murphy's speech class, diet christianity, finding Self in comedy @allielolrence Watch Allie play a therapist in this short about glasses who go to therapy

puerto rico, middle school politics, opera, jewish passing catholic, standup @carlosnolla

Opening bit: DJ cops Shannon Keye was theater, became business, and is now comedy. Shannon talks about the road to finding standup comedy and how she approaches developing those skills (crowd work, morning pages, et cetera) in this anxiety riddled city. Catch Shannon hosting a Sunday brunch comedy show at the Comedy Shop in the west village! @therealcomicshans

Opening bit: When Chris's brother came out Chris Metcalfe is a comedy performance powerhouse. Watching his standup is a true thrill; his persona is brash and his energy is electric. Chris talks about being from New Jersey (okay saaaaame!), and moving to Australia right after college. (I had no idea there was a US to AUS lifeguard pipeline). Chris also gets "esoteric and heady" (his words) talking about his approach and philosophy toward the pursuit of standup comedy. This was one of those "conversations about comedy" that was so much fun to have because we just give a shit about it! @chrismetcalfecomedy

Opening bit: Grace is bad at flirting. After five years in finance and an almost-pivot to a career as a pastor, Grace Leishman moved to Chicago to explore the world of comedy. Since then she's moved back to New York and continues to grow and excel as a comedy writer and performer. In this conversation Grace talks about her experience at circus camp (camper *and* staff!), loving SNL, and being religious (Church ripppps, in fact). @graceleishmancomedy

Opening bit: North vs. South Whether it's improvised episodes of Columbo or standup comedy, Pat Monaghan is a brilliant performer to watch. In this conversation Pat talks about growing up in NJ with a gecko, being a drama kid, going to college in NC for theater, and eventually finding comedy. Big congrats to Pat for performing his hour at the Idiot Box in Greensboro, NC! @pats_surpriseparty

In this conversation Daniel touches on his experience of Jewish identity, the ups and downs of artistic endeavors, collaborating with a parent, and what a mental chiropractic adjustment is. I first encountered Daniel Maté on Instagram - I was moved by his unapologetic voice of Jewish solidarity with Palestinian liberation. I was yet more inspired to learn of his many other creative gifts - Daniel is a composer, lyricist, and playwright for musical theatre. He also runs the world’s only “mental chiropractic” service, and has co-authored the book The Myth of Normal with his father Dr. Gabor Maté. (The two are co-authoring another book called Hello Again: A Fresh Start for Parents and Their Adult Children, and run a workshop of the same name. You can find Daniel on ig @danielbmate, and you can listen to the podcast he cohosts Bad Hasbara

Opening bit: Germany > US Mika Stein is a standup comic based in Brooklyn. In this ep Mika talks about growing up Black and Jewish in Texas; being an only child of a single mom; the peculiarities of Jewish identity; and encountering Zionism (at NYU) (and unlearning it vis-a-vis... Barack Obama?!). Mika and I talked through the different "Jewish values" we absorbed from our respective backgrounds -- which is one of my favorite kinds of conversations to have. Mika also talks about how he found comedy (shout out to his fav Tig Notaro). @mika__stein

nyc, sleep, how comedy feels, anger, pressure of being seen, star wars @lukastarnold | @twonosymeerkats | @whatsyourspiral

astoria, growing up, suspended from school for art, ultimate frisbee, cool religious hanan is on tour right now! @imhanan

rowing, ohio, college athlete, teen cult, comedy instagram @mckennapmoore tiktok @hahamckenna

rochester, athlete brain, marriage, comedy @funnysarashipley

ballet, pageants, feelings @alia.bajorek

candles, only child, college, white rapper from greenwich character work, relationships, contemplating parenthood @anthonysantino

prunes, Purim, Jewish stuff, getting degrees, pushing religious boundaries, creative parenting, real estate broker stereotypes, funniness, girlboss patriarchy, tattoos.

Tenet?!, Tyler the Creator's advice, giving people their flowers, Assholeology, messiness of process, studying comedy, nonlinear thinking @directordaddy

gooning, country clubs, closeted theater kid, movies, high school LeFou, comedy, plagiarizing Brian Regan, BRAVO Dictators reunion, Paul Newman. @noah_snyder

punk-adjacent, Pure Chaos dictatorship, pretentious teen, getting fired, ESL, bushwick bleakness @kewlshrek | @kewlshrekmemes

maureen, vancouver, boarding school, house mistress, fashion, dads, iPod with the wheel, podcasting to standup, boundaries @andreacomedy69 | Respectfully pod

Esther, Kuwait to Canada, Quebec's comedy & strip clubs, wanting to entertain, Muslim pride, therapy, Palestine, romcom about the Prophet @eman_el_husseini

what IS this guy's name, childbirth and loss, waking up from darkness, chef ambition, Nebraska, standup, tattoos, growth/ stagnation, journaling, vulnerability, being both spoons @loveleecomedy

Talking to Myself, westchester, Italian Dude at Sarah Lawrence College, character work: interviews with Coach Letizzio, standup class, viable celebrity crushes, sex with friends, personality > room decor @jmotherfathersister | check out Talking to Myself

visual art, homesick Chagall, New York, cunty grandmas, guttural theater, improv plot twist, self expression, facing yourself, discomfort, hubris @jlevcomedy

dad's a comedian, long island, catholic school, the sin of pulling out, rap, best advice, video games (racist??), goals, sweaty comedy @talentharris

on some farm shit, castrating a bull, getting a guitar, making music and funny stuff, absurdism, observational comedy, having read at least one book @it_is_taylor_rogers | Watch Craisin EP (comedy special)

living out loud like a frat bro, identifying as podcaster, spirituality & consciousness, REDACTED NAME DROPS, brené brown @imcareykeyes

paula abdul x Bangladesh, eldest daughter complex, sitcoms with immigrant parents, Arthur, improv / standup, motivation, global search for love @chopzubi & @kuttigang

shy kid, britney gay, catholic shame, standup as sport, stage fright, influences @jilbertos

sex for the first time!, getting sent away, being hottest girl at diabetes camp, troubled teen industrial complex, narc tendencies @lindsaylucido

pardon the audio quality! publishing anyway because frankly? it’s a frickin great conversation. Bass, a portly kid, basketball, therapist breakup, generational anxiety, connecting emotionally to the New York Knicks, dadhood @duglust | check out doug's album KTHRTK

boxing, comedy origin story, NC/ DC/ NYC, sadness in the south, milestones @haydenarrington

stage fright, being a b-roll kinda guy, grinding at parties, self validation, sibling hood, and, if you can believe it, a lot of comedy talk @humz.ah | and check out Humzah and Grant's Sunday morning radio show Bottom of the Barrel And go to Good Idea Comedy on Dec. 7th!

activist child origin story, emo high school blog, comedy and spite, family, confident bitch horn player energy @yoshwatson | Craigslist ad

nervous system, family, tennis, religious practice, painting, trees, adolescence, when god is grounding, heavy bits @sabeencomedy

following music, scorching hot takes on snarky puppy, london, sonic scapes in different periods and places, learnin and growin,' finding playfulness, music recs. @devansh__music

holistic mischief | @debankurbreathes

Tina Russo - our first ever guest - returns, marking the show's 1st birthday! to me, this ep is a monumental gift from Tina; generous, courageous, vulnerable reflections on personal life events that rarely get enough air time in The Culture. CW: pregnancy loss @t.i.n.a.r.u.s.s.o | @thedoularoom

exercise actually, baphta & having a creative partner, fear of making art, taking classes, persona comedy @the_male_gaze | @baphta | @NoseBest candles + sweet sweet discount