Ep. 132: Portroids Polaroids w Rick DeMint

A Portroid is a Polaroid portrait that is autographed by its subject as the photo develops. NYU Langone employee and part-time MBA student Rick DeMint debuted an entire gallery full of them.

“I started in 2003 as a means of just documenting my life and tracking the things I was doing,” DeMint said.

The project has grown since it began in 2003. Well-known actors and comedians including Andrew Garfield, Olivia Colman and Pedro Pascal are featured, as well as politicians like former President Barack Obama and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Some famous NYU alumni are featured on the wall too, such as Donald Glover, a successful singer and actor with the stage name “Childish Gambino,” who graduated in 2006.

DeMint gained some traction on Instagram a couple of years ago after posting the Polaroid pictures he took of the “Saturday Night Live” cast in 2013. One of the photos posted at the gallery is a Polaroid of Kate McKinnon, a former SNL cast member, in a blue scarf smiling outside of the studio.

Another memorable photo that is featured is a picture of Robin Williams in January 2010. Attendees found the happy image of the beloved actor a few years before his death touching to see included in the exhibition.

“Some of the polaroids are very eerie,” says Guzman. “You see Robin Williams smiling happily and his signature. It’s unfortunate that he passed.”

“The reason I take these pictures is because the person I am taking a picture of brings me joy,” said DeMint. “My hope with people coming into the gallery is that when they look at the wall, they’ll see someone that has that same feeling, and that they can now connect to me as the person who took the photo.”

https://nyunews.com/arts/2023/11/13/arts-portroid-gallery/

Credits

Stephen Bluhm

Sound Engineer

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Otter Castro

Editor

Rich Wexler

Producer/Interviewer

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Ep. 131: Grace Howard (Author) The Pregnancy Police

Decades before the overturning of Roe v. Wade, pregnant people faced arrest and prosecution for supposed crimes against the fertilized eggs, embryos, and fetuses they gestated. The Pregnancy Police investigates the legal arguments undergirding these prosecutions and sheds much-needed light on the networks of health-care providers, social workers, and legal personnel participating in this ongoing surveillance and punishment of pregnant people.

Drawing on detailed analyses of legislation, statements from prosecutors and law enforcement, and records from over a thousand arrest cases, Grace E. Howard traces the long history of state attempts to regulate and control people who have the capacity for pregnancy—from the early twentieth century's white supremacist eugenics to the end of Roe and the ever-increasing criminalization of abortion across the United States

https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-pregnancy-police/paper

Ep. 130: Howard Jones (Musician)

Electronic music pioneer Howard Jones has been a constant presence on the international touring scene for the past four decades, playing live in a number of different configurations including intimate solo shows and dates with his full high-tech band set-up. He first burst upon the contemporary music scene in 1983, with his very English songwriting and pioneering synthesizers with 'New Song'. His first two albums HUMAN'S LIB and DREAM INTO ACTION were worldwide hits. HUMAN'S LIB reached #1 in 1984 in the UK and featured the hits 'New Song,' and 'What Is Love?' In 1985, Jones released the follow-up, DREAM INTO ACTION, which quickly became a Top Ten Platinum album in the United States and featured the smashes: 'Things Can Only Get Better,' 'Life In One Day,' 'No One Is To Blame,' and 'Like To Get To Know You Well.'Howard Jones has sold upwards of 10 million albums worldwide and continues to make new music and tour the world. Jones has performed on NBC's top-rated morning and nighttime shows respectively, Today and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. His ubiquitous hits can be heard in such high-profile television series and films such as 'Stranger Things,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'Watchmen,' 'The Carrie Diaries', 'Superstore' and 'Bumblebee'. Howard Jones' most recent album is DIALOGUE, which was released in September 2022. DIALOGUE is the third album in a trilogy of electronic releases from Jones with multi-media project ENGAGE released in 2015 and studio album TRANSFORM, released in 2019. DIALOGUE garnered serious coverage in outlets such as Spin, Stereogum and more.

http://www.howardjones.com

Credits

Stephen Bluhm

Sound Engineer

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Otter Castro

Editor

Rich Wexler

Producer/Interviewer

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Writer, director, and producer Jen Markowitz is an award winning television writer, producer and director.

Their feature film, documentary Summer Qamp, debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023, receiving a shortlist mention for the People's Choice Documentary Award. Summer Qamp won the Telus Audience Choice Award and a Special Jury Mention for the DGC Canadian Documentary Feature Award at the Calgary International Film Festival, as well as the Sherzum Award at the Hamptons International Film Festival, alongside co-winner Rustin, directed by George C. Wolfe.

Throughout their career, Jen has built a reputation on prioritizing authenticity in their storytelling and pursuing narratives with a balance of tenacity and tenderness. Identifying as queer non-binary, Jen brings their passion for celebrating, protecting, and properly portraying queer and trans communities into their work with deep respect and relentless devotion.

Summer Qamp is currently streaming exclusively on Peacock in the United States.

CREDITS

Stephen Bluhm

Sound Engineer

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Otter Castro

Editor

Rich Wexler

Producer/Interviewer

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Major Entertainer is a Los Angeles based professional *OPENING ACT* deeply committed to self promotion and social networking. Able to quickly adapt to any situation in which entertainment is required, he shines brightest in front of a small audience who has never heard of him before. Has toured internationally opening for the likes of Neil Hamburger, Secret Chiefs 3, Eric Andre, Pinback

https://majorentertainer.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/majorentertainr/

CREDITS

Stephen Bluhm

Sound Engineer

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Otter Castro

Editor

Rich Wexler

Producer/Interviewer

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Ep. 127: (Double Episode) Jets to Brazil w/ Blake Schwarzenbach and Jeremy Chatelain - Ryan Donowho/ Both with Gaelan Draper (Art of a Hit)

ets to Brazil was founded by Blake Schwarzenbach, the former frontman of Jawbreaker, and Jeremy Chatelain, previously the guitarist and vocalist of Handsome, when Schwarzenbach relocated to New York City after Jawbreaker's disbanding. The two began working on four-track recordings aided by drum machines until former Texas Is the Reason drummer Chris Daly joined the band, and they signed to Jade Tree Records. The origin of the band's name came from a suggestion by Daly, after seeing it on a poster in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's

Art of a Hit - With their careers on the line, a late-90s rock band journeys to a French chateau to record with an elusive super-producer. But as tensions rise and tempers flare, they realize they're up against more than just the pressure to succeed.

Gaelan is an award winning feature film and commercial director. He was named Top 100 Creative in the World by Adweek. He directed the live-action film, "Blood, Sand and Gold" (2017 theatrical release), which was shot in six countries around the world.

Ep. 126: Andi Marie Tillman (Comedian/Actress/SInger)

Born and raised in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Andi’s humor and authentic characters are a breath of fresh Smoky Mountain air.

A self-proclaimed “recovering Pentecostal”, Andi’s roots in performance began at age of 8 when she started singing in churches all over the Southeast. It is also where she gathered much of the inspiration for what would later become a cast of original characters. From there, she began honing her skills in regional theater at the tender age of 12.

Since then, Andi has been in numerous shorts, feature films, and commercials, but it was her series of TikTok sketches that brought her to stardom. Her unique comedic voice struck a chord with folks both native and new to Appalachian culture. Showing great range, she plays everything from an Appalachian “Papaw” to a songwriting vampire named “Nashveratu”.

https://www.instagram.com/andimarietillman

https://www.patreon.com/AndiMarie/membership

https://thesleepyholler.com/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1vUEA5smG5HDn7vKo5hiSB?si=V5n0j8qMTaWcNNQfcPSOHA

CREDITS

Stephen Bluhm

Sound Engineer

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Otter Castro

Editor

Rich Wexler

Producer/Interviewer

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Samm Levine is best known for his roles in 'Freaks and Geeks,' 'Inglourious Basterds,' and 'Wet Hot American Summer.' The journeyman actor has appeared on over 75 different television series in his three decade career. He also produced and co-hosted the award winning podcast, 'Kevin Pollak's Chat Show.' Most recently, Samm starred in the Amazon series, 'Underdeveloped,' and the feature film, 'City of Dreams.'

CREDITS

Stephen Bluhm

Sound Engineer

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.stephenbluhm.fun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Otter Castro

Editor

Rich Wexler

Producer/Interviewer

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