Episodes
Monday May 03, 2021
The Andrew Ginsberg Show S1-- Dustin Cole Hayes from Walter Etc.
Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
Walter Etc. is the brainchild of Dustin Cole Hayes, who has been creating music (originally as Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra), writings, videos, and art between Southern California and Portland, OR for over a decade. He co-runs the label and art collective Making New Enemies with Milk Flud, and has worked alongside Jeff Rosenstock and Ian Farmer (Slaughter Beach, Dog/Modern Baseball) in the studio.
Walter's newest album "There There" (self released via Making New Enemies, May 7th 2021) showcases the band's return to a home-recorded and self-produced approach.
On this episode of the Real People Podcast, I sit down with Dustin aka Walter and talk about the new album. We discuss Haye's gift for lyricism, DIY ethos, and Dustin's evolution as a songwriter over the last decade.
Available everywhere you stream anything.
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Andrew Ginsburg is a stand-up comedian, champion bodybuilder, and author of Pumping Irony: How to Build Muscle, Lose Weight, and Have the Last Laugh. His TV appearances include The View, Saturday Night Live, The Sopranos, All My Children, As The World Turns, The Guiding Light, and One Life to Live. He currently has four comedy albums available on iTunes and his work has been published in The New York Times, New York Post, Huffington Post, Details Magazine, Muscle & Fitness Magazine, Elle Magazine, Flex Magazine, and Glamour Magazine.
In this week's episode of the Real People Podcast, Andrew Ginsburg & I talk about NYC stand-up comedy over the years, Andrew's career in television, comedy, writing, and he's how managed to blend these ambitions together while being a championship bodybuilder.
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Daniel Geneen is a media personality and NYC-based comedian. Professionally, he is the co-host of the Eater's Digest podcast and makes videos for Eater.com. With whatever time Dan has leftover in his day, he performs jokes for five people in various bike lanes around Manhattan.
In this week's episode of the Real People Podcast, Dan and I talk about the future of both food and comedy. We discuss Dan's early comedic influences, interning at the Howard Stern show, exploring restaurants and food at a young age, his journey into food media, and what's next for him as an entertainer.
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Chris Brown is a NYC stand-up comedian originally from Atlanta, Georgia. Chris recalls getting his inspiration to do comedy from his neighborhood barbershop, where everybody was able to take the stage.
In this episode of the Real People Podcast, Chris and I discuss stand-up comedy. We talk about how Chris writes his jokes, why bombing on stage is the best thing that can happen to you, and how being from Atlanta informed his own identity and specific point of view as a comedian. We also discussed why New York City is still the best city in the entire world, and what we're excited about for the future.
You can check out Chris here:
@chrisbrowncomedy
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Alex Hancock is a writer, editor, and runner based in Los Angeles, California.
Although Alex has very interesting experience with food writing, developmental editing, and technology, his passion lies with running.
In this episode of the Real People Podcast, Alex and I discuss running. We discuss the mental and physical reasons to run, and the relationship between running and transformative mental health benefits. We also talked about how running has inspired Alex to write...about running. We also chatted about moving, and eating pizza every single day.
Alex's essays can be found here:
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Liam Gordes is an Australian Creative Director and Co-Host of the "Shit Dates Podcast." Liam and I chatted about founding his media company, Good Gravy Media, and how to use the power of video to create inventive and interesting content. Liam describes his work producing videos like a ‘Good Gravy’ on your Mum’s Sunday roast. That little bit of something special, that makes an already great meal even better.
In this episode of the Real People Podcast, Liam and I discuss the ways he uses his creativity for professional and personal fulfillment, his journey into film, and what it's like dating when you host a podcast about horrible dates.
links:
Liam:
Shit Dates:
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Risa Culbertson is an artist, illustrator, and master crafter living in the San Francisco Bay area. She has a studio in Berkley, Ca where she owns and operates her playful stationery company, Papallama (www.papallama.com). Risa is experienced in a wide variety of mediums including fiber arts, paper, edible art, sculpting, illustration, stop-motion animation and more.
In this episode of the Real People Podcast, Risa and I discuss finding creativity and inspiration in what has been a pretty weird year. We discuss her amazing stationary business, crafting, the meaning of objects, finding joy, and how to play with your own creativity to connect with the people and places around you.
Check out Risa's Portfolio:
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Steven D'Arbenzio is a NYC-based artist. You can also think of him as an illustrator, art director, designer, and creative director, but in the end, he is a creator, regardless of the context.
In this episode of the Real People Podcast, Steve and I discuss his incredible paintings and drawings, the universe of characters he created, and where he draws inspiration from when creating art.
check out his site:
www.darbenziocreative.com/painting-drawing
on instagram @sdarbenzio
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Max Dorfman is a NYC-based writer and first returning guest to the Real People Podcast for a "Folks in the City" episode. In this series, me and my friends take a break from the "hard-hitting interviews" and talk about nothing deep or of any substance at all. Although this one, was kind of deep.
We discussed Halloween, scary movies, cat consciousness, and Ancient Aliens.
Don't forget to check out Max on episode one of Real People Pod for a more formal interview, and his latest short story, "The Body" is available right now on The Bookends Review - (click to read: http://thebookendsreview.com/2020/06/29/the-body/).
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Julianne Wilkinson is a Video Producer formerly of Great Big Story. Since 2015, Julianne has pitched, created, and produced hundreds of fascinating stories from all over the Earth, through the medium of a groundbreaking digital media platform.
In this episode, Julianne and I discuss her career path so far, the process one goes through when pitching and producing stories, and why storytelling matters so much in today's uncertain world.
We caught up about all things production, film, creating, and process.