I talk about my recent concert in the woods upstate, dealing with performance anxiety when bugs are biting you, the impermanence of moods, and some other stuff. Enjoy!

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I talk to hilarious stand-up comic Julia Scotti. We discuss the upcoming documentary “Julia Scotti: Funny That Way” about her life, Julia’s gender transition, doing comedy before her transition, the connection between comedy and honesty, the connection between comedy and jazz, Julia's ten year break from comedy, her stint as a 6th grade teacher, returning to comedy as a woman, performance anxiety pre-transition and post-transition, coming out on America’s Got Talent, and more!

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Watch the trailer for "Julia Scotti: Funny That Way" (out June 1st) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z01ubBhiHD8 

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I talk about happiness, my recent trip to Utah, and take listener questions regarding the tag-writing process for jokes, how to gauge when a joke works, and important truths. I don’t know if any of it makes sense. Enjoy!

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I talk to singer-songwriter Anya Marina. We discuss coming to terms with what we want to do artistically, her journey from actor to singer-songwriter, balancing the dark with the light in songs and jokes, the songwriting process, creativity as discovery, listening to sad music, “pre-performance anxiety”, dealing with procrastination, and more!

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I talk to hilarious stand-up comic Shafi Hossain. We discuss figuring out how to start stand-up comedy, seeking joy to minimize career anxiety, stoicism, stand-up helping with anxiety, jokes v. thoughts, seeking originality, being an engineer, similarities between the engineering and stand-up processes, and more!

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I ask myself questions which I then answer. I also discuss letting go, how editing is like saying no, and more! 

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I talk to my good friend, vocalist/musician Eliza Bagg (also known as Lisel). We discuss her shift from classical violinist to vocalist, finding the mediums most suited for our creativity, perfect pitch, singing medieval music, forcing yourself to make things, how we get ideas, creativity in everything, craving artistic ownership, being yourself, and more!

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Follow Eliza on Instagram @lisel.jpeg and listen to her new album Mycelial Echo https://open.spotify.com/album/6lVw37JaguhybOVt1JSPcs?si=UN0JSgsBQmSKC2wwuyqPbQ 

I attempt my first solo episode. Buckle up. Do I ramble? You’ll have to listen and find out! I discuss recent in-person shows, do a deep dive into the physical manifestation of performance anxiety and how it differs between music and comedy, how my level of focus affects my performance anxiety, and some thoughts on inspiration and the creative process.

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