A Taste - "Sometimes the Thing You Need to Do is Absolutely Nothing..." An earnest conversation with Nyc Playwright, Recipient of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama- Martyna Majok. Martyna and I discuss Winning the Pulitzer, the Measurement of Value, Translation & Production of Her Work Across the World, Purpose in One's Work and How that Changes, Her New Musical About Chernobyl, Starting a New Life, Theatrical Bakeoffs, Saying Yes & Saying No, What Matters, the Safety & Security Money Can Buy You, The Mean Time...

Taste - "The Concept of Asking for Proof Is What Our Culture Is Founded Upon." A vivacious conversation with Educator, Fiddle Player, and our Resident Historian - Serf William. The Serf and I discuss Impostor Syndrome, Suffering, Whining Republicans, Max Weber, Corruption, the Happiness Quotient, Religious Paradigms vs. Cosmic Randomness, Ceaser Augustus, Pax Romagna, Lowering the Bar, Holding Onto Power, the Old White Oligarchy, a Millenial Social Uprising, Optimism vs. Pessimism...

Taste - "Where Am I, And Who Are These People?" A poignant conversation with Internationally Acclaimed Poet, Editor, and Arts Advocate - Craig Czury. Craig and I discuss Being Adopted, Birth As a Person's First Exile, the Power of Language, Masks, Growing Up With People That Don't Like You, Hitchhiking, Surrendering Intention...

A Taste - "...My Lips Are Feeling a Bit Swollen... and the Next Second I Broke Out in Hives Everywhere." A wonderful conversation with Farmer, Winemaker, and Our Resident Philosopher... Straight Out Of Stockbridge, Vermont - Almighty Todd. The Almighty and I discuss Yellow Jackets, Book Jackets, Suit Jackets and Straight Jackets, Zen Sickness, Alabama, The Right Way... It is the beginning of our 2019-2020 Season. Are You Ready?

A Taste - "I Have Always Gravitated to the More Difficult People to Work with, They Were Always More Creative..." A grand conversation with Award Winning, Highly Acclaimed Film Producer and Director - Robert May. Robert and I discuss His Avid Movie Watching Since Childhood, Independent Films, Being a Hands On Producer, Steve James, the Station Agent, Peter Dinklage, Kids for Cash, The Fog of War( Academy Award Winning), Telling Both Sides of the Story, How Collaboration Is a Critical Component of Film Making, His Soon to Be Released Project Involving Five Guys and a Dog, Helping People Form New Opinions, How History Repeats Itself...

A Taste - "Everybody Can Relate to Being Somewhere They Don't Want to Be, Being the Outsider... Especially an Artist.," a grand conversation with acclaimed Actor, Writer and Film Director - Edward William Wasser. Ed and I discuss How He Got Into Making Films, Studying With Academy Award Winner Alex Dinelaris, Michelle Williams & Jeffrey Tambor, Learning From George DiCenzo & Milton Katselas, His Award Winning & Highly Acclaimed Short Film "Gun", the Disingenuousness of Politicians, Making Films...

Taste - "Art Needs Space to Develop." An insightful conversation with Artists, Musicians, Songwriters, Performers, Activists- LittleStarRun and Alexei Galar. LittleStarRun, Alexei and I discuss Whether the Government Knows Better Than Us, Alexei's Trek from Mexico City to Pennsylvania, Lies, Erasing Empathy, Dystopian Ways, So Much Noise, Their Collaboration titled "The Singularity," Immigration, the Societal & Governmental Situation in Mexico, Pretty Little Things That Fly Away...

Taste - "The Most Important Thing About Queerness Is That It Can't Be Defined." An insightful conversation with Activist, Theater Director, Professor, Writer and Choreographer - Sean Edgecomb. Sean and I discuss Watching the Tony Awards as a Kid, Charles Ludlam, Queer Theater, the Definition of Queerness, Productive Ambivalence, Intersectionality, Kimberle' Crenshaw, Acknowledging Privilege, Living in the Bubble of New York City, Coming Out in the 1980s, the Queer Rural, MetroNormativity, the Ridiculous Theater, the Bread and Puppet Theater, Taylor Mac, a Misunderstanding of Camp, John Waters, Performance Ethnography, the Power of Contradiction, Hyper-capitalism, Nathaniel Hawthorne...

Taste - "Who Is Authorized to Decide If Something Counts?" A wonderful conversation with Regular Contributor, Artist, Writer, Playwright, Baker and Candlestick Maker- Kitty Belle Burbank. Kitty Belle and I discuss Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida, Greek Mythology, Silence of the Girls, Achilles' and Agamemnon's Slave Women, Women Who Are Married to Trump Supporters, Single Moms, Not Being Married, Legitimacy, Success, the Mueller Report on Stage...

A Taste - "Racism Is Clearly the Domain of the Ignorant..." A grand energy and insight to share with Our Resident Historian - Serf William. The Serf and I discuss the Veracity of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, Ideals vs. Hypocrisy, John Locke, the Marburg Treaty, Racism & Bigotry in the U.S, Privilege, Being Sidetracked By Divisive Social Issues, Ignorance, Fear, Justice, Chritianity & Islam, the Elite, Peasants, Generals, Sultans, Popes, Paupers, Kings, Queens, Fundamentalist Mentality, Capitalism, the Power of Philosophy...

A Taste - "There Is No Left in America. There Are Liberals and They Are Pro-Capitalists..."A compelling conversation with Expat, Artist, Writer, Musician, and Our Resident Social Critic - JQ. JQ and I discuss the Heat in Southern France, French President Macron and the Movement Against Him, Social Politics vs. Policy Politics, U.S. Politics As Seen Through the European Media, Socialism, the Clintons, Idealism Into Cynicism, Bernie Sanders, An Index of Happiness, the Republic, Purpose & Meaning in Life, Simone Weil, the Need for Roots, Camus, the Need for Order & Liberty...

A Taste - "The Best Cabaret Performers Translate Their Humanity & Individuality Into A Conversation With The Audience..." A wonderful conversation with Director, Producer, Writer, Activist and Reviewer of Cabaret- Gerry Geddes. Gerry and I discuss Columbia University in the Late 1960s, Writing for The Gay Press, Bruce Springsteen, Coming Out, Stonewall the Next Day, Bette Midler, Harvey Milk, the First Gay Men's Switchboard in NYC, Cabaret, Andre DeShields, Robert W. Richards, Dating and Armageddon, Gay Pride, Gay Marriage, a Message to Performers...

A Taste - "A Great Thing About America Is That We Could Offend People..." An insightful conversation with Writer, Social Critic and Baseball Enthusiast - Bruno Milo. Bruno and I discuss Freedom of Speech, Benefit of the Doubt, Pent Up Rage, Trump or Biden Who Is Stupid?, Baseball as an Analogy to Life in the U.S.A....

A Taste - "Creativity Is Humankind's Greatest Resource..." A conversation of great scale with Artist, Creativity Advocate, Community Builder & Change Agent- Dawn Breeze. Dawn and I discuss Her Journey, Being Exposed Again to the Sky, Hudson, Place Corps, Leadership, Ethically Engaging Your Work in the World, Creativity, Courage, MLK, the Transition from Capitalism, What We Value, Finding a Tribe, Spiritual Learning as Capital...

A Taste - "...just killing sea lions dead with guns. These are smart, intelligent, playful animals.... " An environmentally minded conversation with Regular Contributor, Environmental Law Attorney from Friends of Animals - Michael Harris. Michael and I discuss Person-hood, Happiness for Animals, Whaling, Sea Lions, Species Diversity, Salmon in the Columbia River, Fish Ladders, Dams for Energy, Wild Horses, the Cattle Industry, Oil & Gas, Ethics & Economics...

A Taste - "Our Religion is Economics, and There Is a Soullessness to That For Sure. " A dynamic conversation with Restaurateur, Community Lover, Activist, Impresario, Co-Owner & Operator of Pangea in Manhattan's East Village- Stephen Shanaghan. Stephen and I discuss Traveling Europe, the East Village, Opening a Restaurant in the Village, Bohemian Culture, the Importance of Community, NYU's Affect on the Village, Jane Jacobs, the Greatest Artists Are in New York City, PRIDE Week, the Stonewall Inn, Cabaret, Keepin' the Faith...

A Taste - "I Believe in Democracy but... I Think Our Government Is Wholly Illegitimate. " A vivacious conversation with our Resident Historian- Serf William. The Serf and I discuss Searching for Meaning, Order in Chaos, Privilege, Concentrated Wealth, Meritocracy, Tribalism, Cultural Differences in America, Our Rigged System, How Trump Was Right About Capitalism, Fascist Dogs, How Wealth Inspires Nastiness, Responsibility of Citizens, Sacred Cows, Making Hard Decisions...

A Taste - "I've Been Very Fortunate in My Life, I've Met a Lot of Brilliant People..." A grand conversation with Artist, Activist, Puppet Maker - John Bromberg. John and I discuss Ozone Park, Zip Guns, Gangs, Wanting to Be a Beatnik, Playing Chess with Marcel Duchamp in Washington Square Park, Pratt, Minimalist Painting, Too Young for Success, Nervous Breakdown, Bellevue, Peter Schumann, Scott and Helen Nearing, Back to the Land, Wallace Black Elk, Ritual of Performance, Pictures Moved by Strings, Social Justice, Changing the World...

A Taste - "Stupid Animals? Stupid People..." A wonderful conversation with our Resident Philosopher, Farmer and Winemaker - Almighty Todd. The Almighty and I discuss Mudslides. Roadside Litter, Rivers Polluted into the Ocean, Cherry Blossoms. Fossil Fuels, Wu Wei, Confucius, Taoism, Forest Bathing, Passing Time, Barbecue Season. ...

A Taste - "It Is An Idea About the Dark Parts of Humans' Interaction with the World..." A wonderful conversation with Artist and Activist Trudy Gerlach. Trudy and I discuss Drawing, Painting, Loving Books, Her Mother, the Natural Environment, Bogs, Moss, the Anthracite Mines, Tunnels, White Supremacy, Environmental Refugees, Old Habits, Climate Change...

A Taste - "We Borrow this World from Our Children..." An insightful conversation with Professor of North American Indigenous Peoples Studies - Frank Little Bear. Professor Little Bear and I discuss the Passing of His Father and How it Has Him Reflecting on the Meaning of Life, Springtime, Holding Onto Things, Being an Elder, the Northern Cree, Turtle Island, Christianity, Physical & Spiritual Worlds, How Humans Are Meant to Be Imperfect & Are Meant to Carry Burdens, Notre Dame & the Rain Forest, Pipelines, How Water is Life, Surrendering Your Ego...

A Taste - "Prevention of People Connecting to One Another, Emigrating and Seeking a Better Life..." A beautiful conversation with Regular Contributor, Artist, Writer, Musician & Performer - LittleStarRun. LittleStarRun and I discuss a Musical She Is Working On, False Identities, Accountability Partners, Dystopia, Unity, Record Stores, Psychedelics, International Marijuana Day, Cannabis As a Medicinal Alternative, Synchronicity, Telepathy, Clairvoyance, Spirituality, Guiding Objects, Butterflies..

A Taste - "The Listening Imagination Does Not Discriminate, It Is Blind..." a dynamic conversation with Poet, Essayist, Editor and Professor Philip Brady. Philip and I discuss Apprehending Poetry, Muse, Listening, Melody, the Clancy Brothers, Queens, Prayers to the Earth, Derrida, W.H. Auden, the Power of Zero, Authenticity, the Youngstown Prison Program, Art & Tyranny...

A Taste - "You're Not Aloud to Have a Direct Connection to the Divine..." A vivacious conversation with Regular Contributor - Writer, Activist, Baker & Candlestick Maker: Kitty Belle Burbank. Kitty Belle and I discuss How to Change Your Mind, Michael Pollan, Psychedelics, Marijuana, Magic Mushrooms, the Anti-Marijuana Political Campaign, the Best Spiritual Experiences, the Failure of Religion, Risk vs. Medicine, What is True, Feeling Empowered, a Direct Connection to the Divine, the Sickness of Society, Mindy Kaling, Immigrants, Misogyny...

A Taste - "Language Always Fails Us One Way or Another..." A very insightful conversation with Playwright and Performer - Eliza Bent. Eliza and I discuss Her Journey from a Philosophy Degree at Boston College to Writing and Staging Plays in NYC, Living in Rome, the Parallel Lives We Live, Regret, Limits & Wonderful Challenges with Language, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Religious Identity, Toilet Fires, Emotional Pain & Digestion, Looking For Your People..