Apocalypse...Now?

This week, I had a great conversation with Jake Cornell. Recently, Jake made some sketch videos featuring a character that just LOVES going out to eat during a pandemic. The piece is brilliant, and it keeps racking up views each week. I was happy to talk to him about the video, but he also talked about his passion for the restaurant industry, and his fight for workers' rights. It was such an insig...

This week, I talk to the incredibly funny Maria DeCotis about her phenomenal Andrew Cuomo lip-sync videos. I've always known Maria as a funny stand up act, but these videos have catapulted her to the top of Twitter! Millions of people have laughed with her, and for that we are grateful. They say laughter is the best medicine, and Maria has been dolling out doses to combat this pandemic. For that,...

In this episode, I talk with Vijay Parthasarathy of Stardust Insights. Vijay specializes in helping brands incorporate social action and ethical causes in their marketing strategy. I met him through Lunchclub, and I had to have him on the show. I hope you enjoy this pretentious conversation.

On this episode, I enlist the help of my fellow female filmmaker, Nancy Wolfe, to help discuss this terrifying topic. Nancy has been working on the documentary Rocky Flats for four years. It's a film that explores the invisible killer, and it unravels to some earth-shattering truths about America's relationship with nuclear waste. You're going to learn a lot of things you wish you didn't.

I had to talk to my optimistic and talented friend, Matt Braunsdorf. Matt is a director, cinematographer, and editor with an undying love for the art form and the talent to create masterpieces of his own. I knew that I could spill my industry anxieties onto him--and he'd reassure me that movies are going to come back better than ever. I hope he's right!

This week, I talk with yet another fantastic member of the Apocalypse Podcast Network, Lynsey Bonell. Lynsey is from the UK living in NYC and living her best quarantine life by trying to bring joy into this chaotic situation. Lynsey is one of the members of TRASH comedy and one of the hosts of their podcast, Hot Goss. I love this podcast, and you will too!

This week, I talk with another member of the Apocalypse Podcast Network, Dani Ahrens. They're working on a new podcast called Jokes Inside, where they talk with NYC based comedians about the lockdown and their future plans (or lack thereof.)

Christian Carrion is the host of the podcast, Stranger Than Christian, which is part of the newly formed Apocalypse Podcast Network. On Stranger Than Christian, you get honest conversations in the OG podcast format. I love the show, and I know you will too. I brought Christian onto the show this week to talk about his experience podcasting during the lockdown.

Jessica and I talk about the remainder of 2020 and the astrology of The United States. Jessica has some very eye-opening statements when it comes to "the apocalypse," and I know you're going to love what she has to say.

Is QAnon hinting towards things to come, or is it all a crock of shit? I reached out to Travis View of the QAnon Anonymous Podcast looking for some answers. Travis was happy to take the time to talk to me about the history of QAnon, some of the conspiracy theories holding it together, and the dangers it presents to our democracy.

bigwillygetsilly. (AKA Will Martinez) is back and ready to take back everything he said about gentrification causing the Apocalypse. Turns out, a pandemic is going to do the job.

A few weeks ago, I talked to my friend Kali Tripodis, a fellow Little Monster, about Gaga's new album and how it's ushering us into a new age. Originally, I wanted this episode to kick off pride month--but more important things came up. We focused on the fight for equality instead of giving in to the corporate rainbow, and I'm so proud! I think this episode is the perfect send-off to Pride 2020 an...

This week, I wanted to talk to one of my dear friends, because she has been an ER nurse for the past 13 years. Sarah has seen a lot of inequality for years working in North Philadephia as an ER nurse. I knew she had something important to say as a health professional and an ally.

We continue to amplify black voices this week by sitting down with comedian Shem Pennant of UCB. He's also from South London, so I wanted to know how he was feeling "during these tumultuous times."

Last week, I sat down as a guest on the Correctly Mistaken Podcast, hosted by Wesley Cherry. Things were still pretty raw when we spoke, and I just wanted to let him talk about how he was feeling. In a way, I ended up interviewing him on his own show.

Slightly Special is a mixed-race military man and I knew I had to talk to him to see his viewpoint on the current apocalypse. I had to have him on the show. I was glad I did--because we were able to listen to each other and talk openly about how we felt.

I wanted to talk to Anna about a few articles she's written for The New York Times. Anna's pieces often deal with interpersonal relationships with some fun lifestyle tips. In the episode, she tells us how to mediate difficult conversations with your roommates and the phenomenon of zoom weddings.

This week, I check in with my friend David Bluvband. He's been living alone in his studio apartment since the end of March and that can do things to a person. We talk about apocalyptic fiction and how it's mirroring real life, shaving your head, and night eating.

I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to introduce you to one of my FAVORITE podcasts, The Unimaginary Friendcast. The Unimaginary gang had the opportunity to sit down with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal of Washington's 7th District.

In this time of perpetual despair, there are humans still reaching out for love and affection, and Holmes Rackleff is among them. She's the host of the podcast, The Revolving Door, where she talks to people about sex and relationships. She asked me to sit down with her to talk about some sexy things, and I was more than willing.

This week I have a really awesome guest. Frank Conniff, AKA TV's Frank from Mystery Science Theater 3000, talks to me about how he's holding up in quarantine and what we might expect from the artform once things start opening up again.

I was lucky enough to sit down with the amazingly talented and funny Dave Hill. We talked about his new album, The Pride of Cleveland, life while social distancing, and I even learned more about the history of his black metal band, Witch Taint.

I will be taking you through a guided meditation that I wrote to help you deal with your social distancing stress. I also explore some of the positives that are coming out of our pandemic lockdown. Enjoy.

Alexa is a costume designer, so I decided to put her costuming and quick-thinking skills to the test. I ran Apocalypse scenarios by her--and she painted the universe with wardrobe finesse.

Right now, we don't know when we will see our friends and family IRL again. So, I have no idea when Mezza Morta will be brought to life, and I figured sharing the read-through with you will help satiate my storytelling desire. I wanted to use this episode as a way to broadcast a piece of the Mezza Morta puzzle, and give you something weird and entertaining to listen to.