Podcasts about Michele Carlo

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in December of 2012, when Steve Spatucci, Christine, Elna Baker, and Michele Carlo shared true tales of the Yuletide. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in October of 2012, where Ken Reid, Danny Lobell, Michele Carlo and Todd Dakotah Briscoe tell stories that go "Boo!" • Come to Portugal for RISK!'s 15th Anniversary in May 2025: risk-show.com/portugal • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon at patreon.com/risk or make a one-time donation: paypal.me/riskshow • Get tickets to RISK! live shows: risk-show.com/live • Get the RISK! Book and shop for merch: risk-show.com/shop • Take our storytelling classes: thestorystudio.org • Hire Kevin Allison as a coach or get personalized videos: kevinallison.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To celebrate Hispanic American heritage, we present the first in our Hispanic Lives series, guest hosted by Jorge "El George" Rivera Rubio, with stories by Michele Carlo, Laura Wimbels and Javier Morillo. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon at patreon.com/risk or make a one-time donation: paypal.me/riskshow • Get tickets to RISK! live shows: risk-show.com/live • Get the RISK! Book and shop for merch: risk-show.com/shop • Take our storytelling classes: thestorystudio.org • Hire Kevin Allison as a coach or get personalized videos: kevinallison.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Crabb and Michele Carlo share about crazy colonoscopies and meeting your romantic match in your 50s. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon at patreon.com/risk or make a one-time donation: paypal.me/riskshow • Get tickets to RISK! live shows: risk-show.com/live • Get the RISK! Book and shop for merch: risk-show.com/shop • Take our storytelling classes: thestorystudio.org • Hire Kevin Allison as a coach or get personalized videos: kevinallison.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is Love Hurts. Michele Carlo is a writer and storyteller living in Brooklyn. Michele has always been a bit of a late bloomer, whether that involved getting into her dream college, or pursuing performing, or finding love again after a 14-year marriage ended. She takes us through that journey and shares how it relied on the belief she had in herself. Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel. Follow Love Hurts on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, and rate and review it on Apple Podcasts! Support Love Hurts by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/love-hurts Find out more at http://lovehurtspodcast.com

This week storyteller, comedienne, actress, author and natural redhead Michele Carlo joins me in this enchanting podcast episode. A native New Yorker, she began her career in the entertainment industry on the eclectic stages of the city. She has appeared across the country in many shows including NRP with Latino U.S.A. as she is an artist of Puerto Rican descent. The Clearwater Music and Arts Festival, RISK!, Story Colliders, PBS's Stories from the Stage, MOTH's GrandSlams and Mainstage are other impressive feathers in her performer's cap. "Fish Out of Agua" is a book she authored which contains many of her early MOTH stories. She had roles in various indie productions and was with Sheria Mattis on Kelly Jean Fitzsimmon's "NO, YOU TELL IT!" for the 10th anniversary of the show. She will be in many more shows and on many other podcasts to come. These appearances include a storytelling at the "No Name Super Story Party" at the WordUp Community Bookshop. Also bringing her talents to the World Channel/WGBH, she was on Episode 11 of the "Stories from the Stage" series. A woman of many skills, Michele Carlo works as a professional face painter as well. I am delighted and honored to have this comedy extraordinaire, this brilliant wordsmith, this beguiling entertainer, this multi-faceted artist grace the airwaves of my podcast this week!

When we get comedians and storytellers on the pod, they do not hold back. Michele Carlo and Sheria Mattis take us on the most terrific tangents, touching on Nuyorican vs. Jamaican culture, getting pounded by strap-ons after menopause, and the wild world of foot worship, all while dropping deep insightful wisdom that makes us scream YASSSSS! We also adopt the word "casseroles" as our new favorite euphemism, shake our fists at a male gyno's incompetence regarding the copper IUD, and even give you some new old songs to add to your playlist. Listen now, thank us later. Sheria Mattis WebsiteSheria's twitterSheria's YouTube Sheria's InstaMichele Carlo WebsiteMichele's facebookMichele's twitterMichele's InstaNo, YOU Tell It! featuring Sheria and MicheleARTICLESCopper IUD (Paragard)Lupron: What You Need to KnowWhat the Controversy Over Turning Red MissesSONGS A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing) by Romeo VoidKoffee by ToastGroove Armada - I See You Baby (Fatboy Slim Remix Uncensored) ft. Gramma FunkSHOPErin's Faces Affiliate LinkPurely Elizabeth Affiliate LinkSupport the show

Where do you begin talking about a talent like Michele Carlo?She's been in the New York storytelling game for a long time appearing across the U.S., including NPR with Latino U.S.A., the Clearwater Music & Arts Festival, RISK! live shows and podcast, Story Collider, PBS' Stories from the Stage, and the MOTH's GrandSlams and Mainstage in NYC. Many of Michele's early Moth stories appear in her book Fish Out Of Agua: My life on neither side of the (subway) tracks (Citadel/Kensington). You can also find her on twitter and instagram as well as her website. As always, remember to follow the show on instagram, twitter and facebook and to get over to the website to sign up for the TVK mailing list.See you in two weeks!

In this episode, we talk about Time Travel and we spoil nothing. Special Guests: Adam Christopher (comedian) & Michele Carlo (storyteller) --- Hosted by Shawn Wickens and Ralf Jean-Pierre House Manager / Fact-checker: Adiel Kay Recorded Live at The Tiny Cupboard in Bushwick, Brooklyn NYC Monday, May 9, 2022 - 8:30pm (some portions of this show were edited to fit your screen) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timetravelingstoned/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timetravelingstoned/support

In this episode, we talk about Time Travel and we spoil nothing.   Special Guests: Adam Christopher (comedian) & Michele Carlo (storyteller)   --- Hosted by Shawn Wickens and Ralf Jean-Pierre House Manager / Fact-checker: Adiel Kay   Recorded Live at The Tiny Cupboard in Bushwick, Brooklyn NYC Monday, May 9, 2022 - 8:30pm (some portions of this show were edited to fit your screen)

In this week's episode both our storytellers are sharing their experience with diabetes. More than 34.2 million Americans have diabetes, however, many people don't know about the disease or that they even have it. This episode is to raise awareness for American Diabetes Association Alert Day, which is on March 22 this year. Part 1: Diabetes runs in Michele Carlo's family and she's determined not wind up like them. Part 2: Comedian Gastor Almonte comes to terms with his new diabetes diagnosis. Michele Carlo is a native New Yorker, a Nuyorican, a natural redhead, and remembers when a slice of pizza (and the NYC subway) cost 50 cents. As a storyteller, she has performed across the U.S., including Joe's Pub, RISK! live shows and podcast, and the MOTH's Mainstage in NYC; and has appeared on NPR (“Latino USA”) and PBS (“Latino Americans of NY & NJ,” “Stories from the Stage”). She is also the author of the NYC-set memoir “Fish Out of Agua: My life on neither side of the (subway) tracks” and a sometime actor. For more on Michele: www.michelecarlo.com Gastor Almonte is a stand-up comedian and storyteller from Brooklyn, NY. He's appeared on Comedy Central's This Is Not Happening, Risk! podcast and the Story Collider Podcast. Timeout magazine named him one of your "New Comedy Obsessions." He's been featured on the New York Comedy Festival, The People's Impov Theater's SoloCom and Cinderblock Comedy Festival. His new album, Immigrant Made, was released in March 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam Feirstein, David Crabb and Michele Carlo share stories about poorly planned pranks, a grandma's fading memory, and the necessity of consent.Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISKMake a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshowGet tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tourGet the RISK! book at TheRISKBook.comTake storytelling classes at TheStoryStudio.orgHire Kevin Allison to make a personalized video at Cameo.com/TheKevinAllisonHire Kevin Allison as a coach at KevinAllison.com

Michele Carlo, Limor Cohen and Fabian Gordon share stories about a nasty neighbor, air raid siren scares, and a new insight about boundaries.           Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour Get the RISK! book at TheRISKBook.com Take storytelling classes at TheStoryStudio.org Hire Kevin Allison to make a personalized video at Cameo.com/TheKevinAllison Hire Kevin Allison as a coach at KevinAllison.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens when the spirits push you around?When you think you're doing one thing when you're doing anotherAnnie thinks she's doing an art project, when the ancestors shake her to her bones.----------------------------------------------------------------This podcast series is a Street Cry Inc production.You can contribute to this series via PAYPAL at:  StreetCryIncorporated@gmail.comStreet Cry Inc thanks our 2021 backers:Audrey Kindred, Ron Raider, Ellynne SkoveSpecial Thanks Al Hemberger for audio production equipmentRose Imperato for her earJoanna Clapps Herman and Lucia Mudd for passaparola; getting out the wordContact:StreetCryIncorporated@gmail.comwww.StreetCryInc.orgStreet Cry Inc, est. 2018, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, championing pluralism in society by creating works of literature, voice, and performance, and mentoring the artist in everyone. Your contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.----------------------------------------------------------"Zerega Bllues"text:    Annie Rachele Lanzillotto © 2016audio performance:  Annie Rachele Lanzillotto © 2021Annie first performed this story April 15, 2016 at The Bronx Museum of the Arts  for the "Bronx Women, Bronx Stories" series, curated by Lauren Click.  The evening was hosted by Maria Aponte, and featured performances by Nene Ali,  Michele Carlo, Annie Lanzillotto, and Julissa Rodriguez.------------------------------------------------------------------------------*This podcast episode was recorded in November 2019 at The Loft Recording Studios, Bronxville, New York, by Aleah Hyer.

David Drake, Brian Joynt, Michele Carlo and William Mullen share stories about blowjobs, racists, a demon child and how bats fit into gloves.           Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour Get the RISK! book at TheRISKBook.com Take storytelling classes at TheStoryStudio.org Hire Kevin Allison to make a personalized video at Cameo.com/TheKevinAllison Hire Kevin Allison as a coach at KevinAllison.com Text with Kevin about RISK! and storytelling at JoinSubtext.com/RISKshow

Michele Carlo has told stories across the U.S. including the Moth’s MainStage, the Clearwater Arts & Music festival, RISK! Live shows and podcast, NPR, and the PBS series “Stories for the Stage.” She is the author of the NYC-set memoir Fish Out of Agua, and hosts a podcast of the same name on Radio Free Brooklyn.

Michele Carlo has told stories across the U.S. including the Moth’s MainStage, the Clearwater Arts & Music festival, RISK! Live shows and podcast, NPR, and the PBS series “Stories for the Stage.” She is the author of the NYC-set memoir Fish Out of Agua, and hosts a podcast of the same name on Radio Free Brooklyn.

Marriage is a tricky business - especially in a folk tale. Enjoy Ed Stivander telling "The Squires Bride" and Michele Carlo telling "Martina and Perez."

NYC storyteller Michele Carlo shares what it's like to grow up States-side redheaded Nuyorican.  Immigration Stories with Nestor Gomez podcast is a production of 80 Minutes Around the World Immigration Stories. Closing Credits Music is Cerises by Löhstana David, provided by Jamendo.

In this live show recorded at The Bell House in Brooklyn, Liam hosts a  roundtable about TV comedy writing with comedy writing superstars ANDY BOROWITZ (The Borowitz Report, co-creator "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air"), JESSI KLEIN (Inside Amy Schumer, SNL), ANDY BLITZ (long-time Conan writer), BRYAN TUCKER (SNL, Chappelle's Show), and CHRIS GETHARD (The Chris Gethard Show). Plus stories from Ophira Eisenberg, Michele Carlo, and Bob Powers. Support the Tell Your Friends! podcast at www.patreon.com.radio

What power do family stories have to connect generations? How does one moment on a subway platform change the entire trajectory of a life? Each month at Hopewell Theater, questions like these are answered when a rotating cast of some of the most hilarious and moving storytellers around take center stage and tell all. Recorded live on October 5th, 2018 at Hopewell Theater in Hopewell, New Jersey, ladies and gentlemen, This Really Happened... Featuring: Host Joey Novick and stories by Sammie James, Michele Carlo, and Jeff Rose.

It’s the “Keep The Dream Alive” episode—feat. educator/theater founder/writer/mom and actor on the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Sol Miranda tawkin’ about the grade school fantasy that cemented her creative path, how all performers are communicators—and the one-sentence audition that got her the role of Doña Maria. With tunes from #TheBeatles #IbrahimFerrer, #RubenBlades and #SharonJonesandtheDapKings, and shoutouts to #UnbreakableKimmySchmidt, #EmbarkPeekskill, #JudithHeineman, #MarioGiacalone, #JoyRich, #BelindaDelgado and #SusanaTubert.  #artistsIknow #artistsofcolor #womenartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It’s “The Road Goes Ever On” episode—feat. the one and only Revjen Miller tawking about growing up in a household where her father drew on the walls, the origin of her elf ears and how she became a “Rev,” and how fear is the enemy of art. With tunes from #MottTheHoople, #TommyJamesAndTheShondells and #LedZeppelin, and shoutouts to all the weirdos and Art Stars in NYC, including but not limited to: #MikeSmith, #Faceboy, #SchoolofVisualArts, #SurfReality, #CollectiveUnconscious145Ludlow, #BoweryPoetryClub, #BoweryBob, #BruceRonn, #JohnWellingtonEnnis, #TomTenney, #JenniferDeMeritt, #JenniferGlick, #MonicaMohan and #WendyNargiz.  #ArtistsIKnow #WomenArtists #NYCArtists #ArtStars #LivingArtists #SupportLivingArtists

This week on the podcast, Liam sits in a sunny window in Brooklyn and chats with cartoonist Emily Flake, the creator of the late, lamented weekly strip Lulu Eightball and a staff cartoonist for The New Yorker. Liam talks to Emily about her cartooning career, about transitioning to a mainstream artist gig, about moving from Baltimore to Chicago to Baltimore to Chicago and New York City, and we get an exclusive about her first regular writing gig, for Jenny McCarthy on Sirius/XM. You can pre-order her book That Was Awkward on Amazon. Also, we have a story from Michele Carlo about being a native New Yorker in gentrifying Brooklyn. Support TYF! on patreon: www.patreon.com/radio

It‘s the "Mezclar Bien” (Mix It Real Well) episode—feat. standup/storyteller/ playwright Veronica Garza tawkin‘ about the irony of being told to go back to her country when she's fifth generation, the Latina sorority whose hazing game became her intro to comedy, and how “Aunt Becky” helped her be “una diamante escondida” (a hidden diamond).  With tunes from #TalkingHeads, #JohnDavis, #BasementJaxx, and #JanetJackson, and shoutouts to #EricVetter, #BeccaBeberaggi, #MikeBrown, #SarahKennedy, #CalvinSCato and #SarahHartshorne. Tune-in link in comments. #artistsIknow #artistsofcolor #queerartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It‘s Episode #98 of Radio Free Brooklyn‘s ”Fish Out Of Agua with Michele Carlo,” the ”It Cat“ episode—feat. writer/photographer/musician/storyteller/science master—and cat channeler Mike Cho tawkin‘ about the life he could have almost made for himself in Korea, discovering storytelling on a long-defunct cable arts channel—and why if you have friends who majored in Library Science, it's most likely because of “Party Girl.”  With tunes from #ThomasDolby, #WeAreScientists, #BrightLightBrightLight and #ACityOnALake, and shout-outs to #JeffRose, #ColinWilhm, #BradLawrence, #CyndiFreeman, #The StoryStudio and #IHaveACrazyIdea.TheShow  #artistsIknow #artistsofcolor #queerartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It’s the “Two Cat Laydees!” episode—feat. storyteller/writer/producer/singer-musician Leslie Goshko tawkin’ about being a child piano competition champ, becoming the high school drama/choir teacher you did NOT mess with, the perhaps divine intervention/“why not” moment that led her to NYC where, contrary to popular opinion, she has *never* told a story at the Moth...and, of course, cats!   With tunes from #EltonJohn and #FrankStallone, and shoutouts to hubby #KyleErickson, #AndyChristie, #ThomasPryor, #KambriCrews, #SaraBenincasa, #JoeMcGinty and #TheLosersLounge #artistsIknow #womenartists #NYCartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It’s the “Wolf Behind Her Eyes” episode—feat. writer/standup/storyteller Sammie James tawkin’ about the career she could have had as an MMA fighter, the strength that comes from all the women in her family, and the difference between CPR for a dog and a cat...only she doesn't remember which is which (haha). With tunes from #RomeoVoid, #TheUnseen, #HurrayForTheRiffRaff and #TheBeatles, and shoutouts to #TheTank, #BeccaBeberaggi and #StantonMcCaffrey.  #artistsIknow #queerartists #transartists #artistswithdisabilities #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It’s the “I Did It For Science” episode—feat. writer/storyteller/artistic director of The Story Collider Erin Barker tawkin‘ about being a child subversive in Appalachia, taking her passions for writing and being nosy to NYC, and how the girl who always failed science became a woman known for producing a show about it.   With tunes from #ThePretenders, #TheBarenakedLadies, #CountingCrows and #Oasis, and shoutouts to #BenLillie, #NisseGreenberg, #ElnaBaker, #MargotLeitman, #EugeneAshtonGonzalez, and a whole buncha others you'll just have to tune in for! #artistsIknow #womenartists #NYCartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

 It’s the “Change is Not Coming, It‘s Here!” episode—feat. 40-time Moth Slam winner, immigrant activist/advocate and founder/producer of “80 Minutes Around the World Immigration Stories,” Nestor Gomez tawkin‘ about growing up undocumented when DACA was not yet even a dream, taking his years of writing from a dresser drawer to the stage, and why he always calls Thursday “the day before Friday.”  With tunes from #BruceHornsbyandtheRange, #MarimbaCentroAmericana, #PacoPerez and #RicardoArjona, and shoutouts to #AnnieTan, #JudithHeineman, #ShannonCason, #ScottWhitehair, #TheMoth, #FilletofSoloFestival—and almost every storyteller in Chicago, Illinois!  #artistsIknow #artistsofcolor #USartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It’s the “Love and War“ episode, where author/educator and literary historian Ivelisse Rodriguez tawks about the summer she went from working in a tobacco field to a prestige boarding school, the santera in a Cuban park who prophesied her destiny and why it took her “only” 22 years to feel legit as a writer. With tunes from #SoulIISoul, #FionaApple, #LaIndia and #Solid, and shoutouts to #DahlmaLlanosFigueroa, #CentroVoces, #FeministPressatCUNY and #SandraCisneros. #artistsIknow #artistsofcolor #Latinxartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It‘s the ”One For The Weirdos” episode—feat. solo performer/actor/author/humorist and social commentator Mike Albo tawkin‘ about using his childhood creativity as a way to hide in plain sight, being fascinated and inspired by the fiery fury of 1980s performance artists...and why making an enemy of envy is the one single best thing an artist can do. With tunes by #PizzacatoFive #Flans #JulietaVenegasPaulinaRubioCoti and #JulietaVenegas, and shoutouts to #BoniJoi, #CyndiFreeman, #VirginiaHeffernan, #PaperMagazine, #HEREArtsCenter, #DixonPlace, #JoesPubatThePublic, #NoraBurns and #DavidIlku—plus a bit of humorous homage to #TinaFfey :) #artistsIknow #queerartists #NYCartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It’s the “It’s All About The Buzzer” episode—feat. writer/ comedian/storyteller/host—and Jeopardy! champ—Wes Hazard tawkin‘ about his lifelong love for trivia, the secret blog that got him onstage for the first time...and what can finally happen when preparation meets opportunity. With tunes from #BlackSabbath #MervGriffin and #TheRoots, and shoutouts to most every storyhuman in Boston: #Massmouth, #NorahDooley, #DanDahari, #CherylHamilton, #TheresaOkokon, #BrendynSchneider, #ChristopherKorbel, #ScottSchultz and last but certainly not least, #HRBritton. #artistsIknow #artistsofcolor #NYCartists #livingartists #suppportlivingartists

It’s the “Create Like No One‘s Listening” episode—feat. Nuyorican poet/writer/educator J. F. Seary tawkin‘ about the point where she finally gave herself permission to succeed, how her students continue to keep her from losing hope...and the importance of continuing to create, even if you think no one‘s listening/watching/cares. With tunes from #DeLaSoul, #NinaSimone, #BlueOctober and #WuTangClan, and shoutouts to #RobertoClemente, #LindaNievesPowell, #PeggyRoblesAlvarado, #MariaNieto, #BlancaLorraine, the #NYCLatinoWritersGroup and the #NuyoricanPoetsCafe. #artistsIknow #artistsofcolor #womenartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It’s the “Who’s Afraid? Not Jude Treder-Wolff!” episode—feat. the musician/music therapist/producer and storyteller tawkin' about growing up the outlier among seven siblings in an Upper Midwest farming community, finding her way to NYC from Australia—and how *maybe* St. Jude did show her the path to her life's work, after all. With tunes from #BlackBox, #BarbaraStreisand and #Abba, and shoutouts to #EricVetter, #EmmaWatson, #WellsHanley, #KevinAllison and #AdamWade (both of whose ears are gonna *blush*) ;) #artistsIknow #womenartists #NYCartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It’s the “Annie's Rising” episode—feat. terrific teacher, super storyteller and immigrant advocate Annie Tan tawkin’ about how she tricked her parents into letting her be creative in school, what the TV show “Girls” had to do with her discovering storytelling, and the tipping point that led to her taking her activism—and stories—back to the city of her birth. With tunes from #CollectiveSoul, #ATribeCalledQuest, #SystemOfADown and #LadyGaga, and shoutouts to #TheMoth, #BronxMuseumoftheArts, #RichardCardillo, #BryanBerlin, #NestorGomez...and just about every teacher she ever had! #artistsIknow #artistsofcolor #womenartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

Listen in to this year's most memorable stories & anecdotes as told by our guests! First set - Courtney Frances Fallon & Katharine T Jacobs, Joshua Paled, Aaron Black, Frank Zemel, Brittany MacDonald, Kathryn Dunn, Taylor Plas, Blair Dawson, Trumpet Wom, Vijay R Nathan, and Jimmy Hoffman Second set - Shawn Wickens, Michele Carlo, Xander Chauncey, Noah Souder-Russo, Will Hasty, Daniela Sumerano, Wesley Marcarelli, Sam Zee, Timmy Daniels, Elann Danziger, and Alyson Goodman

It’s the “Don’'t Have a Plan B” episode—feat. writer/comedian/ filmmaker Eliza Cossio tawkin’ about the importance of not losing the language of your culture, how improv became her “gateway drug,” and why you can never really go home again. With tunes from #StevieNicks, #BobSeger and #BobDylan, and shoutouts to #TrishNelson and the #BGLadyComicsgroup, #UCBComedy, #Caveat, #JenaFriedman and #WyattCenac’s #ProblemAreas. #artistsIknow #latinxartists #womenartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It‘s the “Punning Her Way Through Life” episode—feat. storyteller/producer/teacher/ keynote speaker—and ice cream maker extraordinaire Robin Gelfenbien tawkin‘ about turning the tables on a campus harasser, how driving a giant wiener saved her life, and why the last place she thought she‘d ever live became the place she calls home. With tunes from #BobbyBorisPickett, #OscarMayerRap and #Cornershop, and shout-outs to #SherryWeaver, #DannyArtese, #MattHoverman and #LarrySmith. #FayeLane gets some love, too! #artistsIknow #womenartists #NYCartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists!

It's the "Danny's Got Talent (or Something)!"—feat. storyteller/producer Danny Artese tawkin' about his creative childhood in a conservative SoCal town, the "happy accident" that introduced him to storytelling, and how becoming a show producer almost always guarantees you a slot (haha). Featuring tunes from #MichaelJackson, #JanetJackson, #Sigma and #GracePotterandtheNocturnals, and shoutouts to #JohnFlynn, #JuliaWhitehouse, #JonathanBradleyWelch, #RobinGelfenbien and #SusanKent. #artistsIknow #queerartists #nycartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It's the “On My Radio” episode—feat. fellow RFB host/librarian/literary advocate and cinematic poet Vijay Ramanathan tawkin' about growing up East Asian in Italian-American Staten Island, the revolutionary thought processes of improv—and how, even though you may not realize it, local libraries are often the glue that hold communities together. With tunes from #ThePixies, #EddieVedder and #VampireWeekend, and shoutouts to #RobotsvsTaxes and #ThePeoplesImprovTheater. #artistsIknow #artistsofcolor #nycartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It's the "Art Stars Reunion!" episode—feat. dirty folk rock singer/songwriter/musician/writer/ comic—and mom Jessica Delfino tawkin' about chewing the keys of her grandma's piano, getting a guitar as a gift to keep her *out* of trouble (haha)—and how comedy is magic. With tunes from #JoanJett, #2LiveCrew, #JoniMitchell and #JessicaDelfino, and shoutouts to #Surf Reality, #MoPitkin'sHouseofSatisfaction, #BoweryPoetryClub, #MarinaFranklin, #LaurieKilmartin, #ShaunaLane, and a whole buncha others you'll just have to tune in to hear about! #artistsIknow #womenartists #nycartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It's the "Godbody" episode—feat. musician/ writer/visual artist and educator/arts administrator Patrick Dougher tawkin' about the time he considered jumping Jean Michel-Basquiat (yes, *that* Jean-Michel Basquiat), how the gift of a drum set changed his life, and the importance of giving back to where you were born. With tunes from #BombayDubOrchestra, #Funkadelic and #EasyStarAllStars #DubSideOfTheMoon (which Patrick played drums on !!!), and shoutouts to #MargaretDodge, #ThirteenWNETNewYork, #MarioRomo, and #AvaDuVernay's upcoming #CentralParkFive. #artistsIknow #artistsofcolor #NYCartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It's the "Charlie on Fiyah!" episode—feat. writer/arts administrator/advocator and musician Charlie Vázquez tawkin' bout the double-edged swords in today's lexicon, the differences between "West Coast Charlie" and "East Coast Charlie," and finding new direction and inspiration from a treasure box of family tales. With tunes from #TheSmiths and #IsmaelMiranda, plus #FactorRed and #KaitlinNiDonavan (both of which he played guitar on!), and shoutouts to #AuroraAnaya-Cerda, #PennyArcade, #TheBronxCouncilOnTheArts and #MayraSantosFebres. #artistsIknow #artistsofcolor #queerartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It’s the “Never Settle” episode—feat. writer/producer/comedian Anita Flores tawkin‘ about dispelling the stereotypes of being an only child, stepping out of her comfort zone again...and again, and why people don't want to make small talk while mid-intercourse. With tunes from #Banarama, #JenniferLopez, #Robyn and #Tamia, and shoutouts to #HarmonLeon, #DavidCrabb, #NatalieWall, #VanessaValerio and #MargotLeitman. #artistsIknow #artistsofcolor #NYCartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It's the “Life is a Bowl of Cherries When You Beware of the Pits” episode—feat. storyteller/ solo & burlesque performer/producer & teaching artist Cyndi Freeman tawkin' about growing up in a family of rebels, the search for her magical “IT,” —and how being totally broke set her up for her greater good. With tunes from #ArethaFranklin, #Aerosmith and #Badfinger, and shoutouts to #ScottStiffler, #CherylKing, #PeterAguero, #WorldFamousBob, #RISK!, #HandsomeBradLawrence—and probably some of youse, too, so listen up! #artistsIknow #womenartists #NYCartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It's the “Music Doesn't Lie” episode—feat. Latin/Jazz/Rock percussionist/composer Willie Martinez tawkin' bout meeting Afro-Cuban music legend Machito at 17, being a medium-sized fish in a big pond...and what it really takes to be a working musician. With tunes from #FaniaAllStars, #Machito, #HectorLavoe and Willie's band #LaFamiliaSextet, and shoutouts to #EddyJoMartinez, #JonMartinez, #AndreMorton, #ShaunTGorman and #AngelaRogers. #artistsIknow #Nuyoricanartists #NYCartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It's the "I'm Wawkin' Heah" episode—feat. filmmaker Heather Quinlan (Knishes: The New York Accent Documentary) tawkin' about what it was like to be a teenage theater techie, not letting knowing absolutely nothing about filmmaking stop her from making one—and why audio is more important than video. With tunes from the #NewYorkDolls, #JoeDolce, #TellySavalas and #AnthonyNewley, and shoutouts to #AlexisSottile, #Mitchell Reichler, #FrankieClinton and #CityLore. #artistsIknow #womenartists #NYCartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

It's the "You Only Got One Life Episode," where standup/storyteller Wendy Lee Vazquez tawks' about flying solo since the age of 16, how she had to leave New York City to find herself, and why she'll never forget how to draw blood. With tunes from #TheBeastieBoys, #TheWallflowers, #TheYeahYeahYeahs and #YoungTheGiant, and shoutouts to Danny Artese Scott Schultz, John Flynn, Julia Whitehouse, Mr. Di Lorenzo her Spanish teacher and Joe her patient, who both encouraged her when no one else did. #artistsIknow #artistsofcolor #NYCartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

Michele Carlo is a writer/performer who has lived in four of the five boroughs of New York City and can remember when a slice of pizza cost fifty cents. Her memoir, Fish Out Of Agua: My life on neither side of the (subway) tracks, published this summer by Citadel Press, recounts Carlo's growing up as a double-outsider: A red-headed, freckled, English-speaking Puerto Rican in an Italian/Irish neighborhood in The Bronx before both the "multicultural" and "politically correct" revolutions. The New York Daily News said of her: "...drive, strength and honesty permeates her memoir, which is hilarious at times and dead-serious at others." The Wall Street Journalsaid: (Fish Out Of Agua) "exposes a near-extinct New York." And Bust magazine declared: "Michele's personal journey is compelling." You can connect with Michele at www.michelecarlo.com and follow the Fish on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#%21/pages/Fish-Out-Of-Agua/12746629726500