The Life Plot

Welcome back for another plot point in the story of life. This week I sat solo to scream into the ether about the Knicks winning the NBA championship, how RE9 brought me back to childhood, UFC Freedom 250 and the use of armed forces veterans by elites. I appreciate anyone lending me their ears. Knicks In Five!

Welcome back to another plot point in the timeline of humanity. it has been years since I have put an episode out, but I am back with a vengeance for content. on this weeks episode I sit down with comedian and writer Chris Hamilton to discuss our goofy plan to end racism, politics and sports history being side by side and how A.I. will bring people back to the love of humanity and the arts.

it has been awhile since a new episode has dropped and I wanted to come back with a relaxed funny conversation. Brought in Jose Ortiz to chop it up and preview a new podcast we'll be working on together soon.  Catch up with Jose Ortiz here IG: @joselito___ IG @streetsaretalking.nyc Host: Mario Benitez IG: @wario_benitez Twitter: @wario_benitez Shot/Edited by: Matt Watson IG: @mattwatson__

We're back with another episode coming straight to those eyeballs and earlobes with an awesome guest Leah V. Leah V is a poet and spoken word artist based out of NYC. We sat to discuss similarities of standup comedy and poetry, our time through the pandemic, how bad times filter through art and if there are any subjects in poetry that should not be spoken of. Catch up with Leah V here www.lea...

comic, actor and friend Ja-Ron Young returns to discuss psychedelics, standup comedy and the danger of comfort in politics and life.. Catch up with Ja-Ron on IG: @jaronly1988 // @unusualculprits Live monthly at the 6 Pack at britpack comedy showcase. https://6packatbritpack.com/index.html

Welcome back to another episode of The Life Plot. On this episode podcast favorite Lee Valentin returns to discuss the New York Knicks, fight sports, returning to comedy clubs, the future and legal prostitution.  This episode was a lot of fun and we hope you enjoy. Catch up with Lee Valentin here  Twitter/IG: @leeovalentin

we're back and for this episode Mario Benitez sits with Jynx guitarist Jerry DeLorenzo. we touch on dope topics like what is intelligence, music venues in New York City, returning to Nu-Metal roots with Jynx and outlooks on music writing. catch up with Jerry and Jynx here IG: @jerrydelorenzo IG: @wearejynx Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/3nthcaxiFmmeqZun308NSM?si=YBLYE9uLR66a0SBN8OY...

We're back with another plot point to this thing called life. In this episode Mario Benitez sits down with comedian, animator and one half of the Frog Boyz Sean Newman. Sean comes in to discuss how being able to continue creating sketch cartoons helped through the pandemic, the canceling of cartoons / children's stories and past squabbles.  Peep Sean and the Frog Boys here... https://www...

We're back from the nexus hitting you with a new one. In this episode Mario Benitez sits with standup comedian Jared Waters. The discussion hits on topics such as growing up in the Netherlands compared to America, cartoons, the perception of African Americans in the world, practicing religion righteously and seeing through your visions.  catch up with Jared on IG: @mrwaters_ Listen to his pod...

On this episode Mario Benitez sits with Andrea Jones-Rooy, Ph. D. social scientist, comedian and circus performer. Andrea is a social scientist specializing in complexity and host of Ask A Political Scientist on Youtube. She sat to discuss the upcoming election and get at some contributing factors as to why people often vote against their own self interest.  We also discussed the balancing act of...

On this episode Mario Benitez sits with comedian Shari Diaz to discuss starting comedy in North Carolina, transitioning back to her home New York City, camaraderie between her fellow female comedians, producing the Oak City Comedy Festival and other funny topics. Follow Shari Diaz on IG: https://instagram.com/sdiazcomedy?igshid=17ww68oran970 www. ShariDiazComedy.com and check out her Tres Betches...

Stewie Vill returns to catch up after six months and get into some subjects that are touchy these days. We spoke about the coddling of American youth, cancel culture, the luxury/quality of life in America compared to the world and whether our goals have shifted due to 2020. peep Stewie here: instagram: @StewieVill // @UnusualCulprits 6packatbritpack.com

On this episode i bring in Jose Ortiz (Drummer, Producer, Videographer) to speak about our days spent performing in our former band Fatality. We discuss the ultimate end that came to the band after being blackballed from New York City hardcore scene. This was about the brief rise and hard fall to the project and what elements affected us till even this day. 

Malorie Bryant is a standup comedian, actress and producer who sat down to discuss if New York City is really dead, growing up as a mixed race woman in America, finding comedy after pursuing musical theater and various other dope subjects. Catch up with Malorie Bryant here: www. MalorieBryant.com check her produced shows here: www. MadLoveComedy.com and on social media @MalorieBryant

Joe Hill is a stand up comedian, host, producer, writer and Bronx New York native currently generating a buzz on the NYC comedy scene. He sat down to discuss the importance of helping others, art spaces for individuals like ourselves, pivoting with the time to continue creating and how to continue attacking goals. Check out Joe Hill WWW.ThisIsJoeHill.com IG: @ThisIsJoeHill and his mixtape Who The...

Other than being a good friend, Shodo is an actor, host and comic who sat down to catch up on the things that been on our minds these last few months. This conversation went from speaking about living in big cities compared to the suburbs to our experiences with psychedelics to how we look at dating while trying to achieve big goals. 

Ja-Ron Young is an actor, standup comedian and fellow Unusual Culprit member. He returned to have a discussion about the last four months since the Covid-19 pandemic hit America and everything that followed. 

Co-host Joel Daness sits down to discuss returning to his motherland of Guyana, current democratic primary race and the possibility of our simulated reality going haywire. Follow Joel Daness on  Instagram: @The. Unreal. Joel

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...