The Life Plot

Lee Valentin returns for the TLP podcast’s 25th episode. Lee is a fellow Unusual Culprit and standup comedian who came in to have a free form conversation. We ended up hitting a lot of interesting subjects that have been on our minds as well as just being goofy. He helped me kick this podcast off and it was great to see how our mindsets have evolved in just 25 episodes.  Follow Lee on Twitter:@Lee...

Lexi Calderon is an actress and model who sat down this episode to discuss growing up in a predominantly white area of Florida as a mixed girl, the way Latinos are viewed throughout America, the freedom of film compared to comedy and the different attention brought about from both acting and modeling. check out her film The First Time Club on Amazon Prime and give a follow on social media. Instagr...

Fellow comedians/animators Frog Boyz Sean Newman and Jesse Vandenbergh sit down this episode to talk about what delivery method for comedy is the most free, what to keep in mind during the cancel culture era, the process for creating cartoons and the similarities and differences between standup comedy, sketch comedy, improv comedy and cartoons.  Be sure to check them out at: FrogBoyz.com  And on s...

Lauren Ashcraft is a standup comic currently throwing her hat in the race for a congressional seat in New York City's 12th district. she is challenging corporate democrat Carolyn Maloney with her progressive platform. Myself and Joel Daness sat to discuss why she is running, ideas to move ahead and what seems to be a key root to a lot of problems in this country, money in politics. check her...

Comedian Hayley Beacon sits down to discuss doing standup comedy on each coast, comedy competitions, the effects of the political climate on comedy, ultimate goals and some random goofy subjects as well. She was in town from San Francisco California and it was dope to chop it up. Check her on all social media @HayleyBeacon

Rafael Espinal is a NYC Council member representing the 37th District, which includes parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Bushwick, Crown Heights, Cypress Hills, and East New York in Brooklyn. In 2011 he was elected as the representative of the 54th New York State Assembly District, becoming the first Dominican elected into state office in Brooklyn and the youngest member of the entire state...

Mason Youngblood is PhD student in Animal Behavior and Comparative Psychology at the City University of New York, studying cultural evolution in songbirds and humans. His focus is on how cultural and organic evolution interface through sexual selection, and how cultural transmission mechanisms shape population-level diversity.  He is also a musician and a DJ, he goes by Callosum and has a new EP o...

as we close out one rotation around the sun and begin another host Mario Benitez recaps his 2018. Follow The Life Plot on Instagram @TheLifePlot.

Fellow unusual culprits Lee Valentin, Ja-Ron Young, Juan Escalante and Stewie Vill sit to discuss traveling, the balance between laughs and points of interest, goals, language and classes to take while in enrolled in Boricua College.

Artist Victor Roman sits down to discuss his exhibits WWW and SENT, the toll on society living through digital platforms, New York City upbringings, metal and hardcore music in the early 2000's and other dope shit.  peep Victor on  Instagram: @VictorromanStudios Www. VictorRomanStudios.com

Joel Daness returns to The Life Plot and we get into 9/11, our experiences with church and religion, the state of the societal structure, futurism, Colin Kaepernick, Nike and the evidence for reality being a simulation. Peep Joel on Instagram: @The. Unreal. Joel

Zilla Vodnas sits down to discuss representation, perceptions of latinos in America and how to tackle different audiences in comedy.  Peep Zilla on  Instagram: @GhostFaceZilla 

The TJ Squared podcast hosts Trinidad, Julio Rivera and Julio Diaz sit down to discuss competition within comedy, freedom of speech, consequences for said speech and the “mathematics” of standup comedy.

Fellow unusual culprit Juan Escalante sits down to discuss being the youngest in the Unusual Culprit's, the World Cup, Soccer in America, democratic socialism and why Americans tend to vote against their own interest. Check Juan on Twitter: @Nerdwich Instagram : @Nerdwich Instagram: @UnusualCulprits

Unusual Culprit Stewie Vill sits down to discuss act outs in standup sets, bombing, the murder of Lesendro Guzman-Feliz, hecklers, the boundaries in pc cultured comedy and the 6 Pack At Britpack comedy showcase.  Peep Stewie on  Instagram: @StewieVill  6packatbritpack.com

Mandella Eskia A.K.A BlackZeusx sits down to discuss the focus on attention rather than artistry, approaching audiences in music and comedy, the Black God Pantheon, Bury Me In Gold Vol 1's lyrics and his content for Vol 2.  Check Mandella Eskia on  Instagram: @Blackzeusx Bandcamp and Spotify: Mandela Eskia

Producer, Director and creator of New Needle Productions Louie Cortes sits down to discuss independent filmmaking, Screenplay writing, production management, his new feature, violence in movies and video games effect on children and the similarities between timing in horror and comedy. Check Louie on Instagram: @NewNeedleProductions Twitter: @NewNeedleProd

Standup comedian and future PHD historian Jessica Fleischer sits down to discuss what people will look back upon from current society, British history, American history, freedom of speech, roast battles in New York City, standup comedy and where we could be headed in the future. Peep Jessica on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/29471 Roast Battle: https://youtu.be/UZpPytXuMQw

Owner of Kromagnon Kristen Luong sits down to discuss transitioning from biology to fashion design in a career, the similarities and differences of art and science, business goals in the fashion industry and the hardest part of going from learning and repeating to having creative freedom. Check out Kristen's line on Instagram: @KromagnonNYC Facebook: @KromagnonNYC www. Kromagnon.com

comic and fellow Unusual Culprit Ja-Ron Young comes in to discuss growing up in Philly, the disconnect to history and its fallouts, the cult of personality and power given to celebrity, Michelle Wolf's WHCD set and more. Peep Ja-Ron on Instagram:@Jaronly1988 Instagram:@6packatbritpack

Whang! Creator and Jynx guitarist comes in to talk about the heavy metal scene in New York, mixing of music cultures, becoming a Youtube personality, video game secrets and the Me Too movement in the metal scene. Link with Justin Whang on Youtube.com/whangwhangwhang Instagram:@JustinWhangYT Twitter:@JustinWhang

Tamer Kattan sits down to discuss touring in states that lean right, meeting opposing ideas in the middle, origins of laughter, Egypt after the Arab Spring and events in life that lead to taking the stage as a stand up comic. Look for Tamer on Twitter:@TamerKattan Instagram:@TamerKat

in this episode Joel Daness comes in to discuss the significance of Stephen Hawking's work and his warnings left behind for humanity. we get into Joel's environmental studies and whether we can save the conditions on earth for mankind or if it is ultimately doomed. Follow Joel on Instagram:@The. Unreal. Joel

in this episode Melissa Diaz and i discuss psychedelic trips, hope from the sciences, conspiratorial thinking and building an hour for the stage. Peep Melissa Diaz on Twitter:@MelsMissing Instagram:@Mels_Missing FB:@MelissaDiazComedian

Shodo sits to talk about pursuing a career in acting and starting modeling at a later age. We speak about our progress in our fields, because we started around the same time and also dive into the fetishizing of submissive asian women. Check Shodo on Instagram:@Sho_Do_Me