Ryan Czerwonko is an actor, filmmaker, and the artistic director of "Adult Film," based in Brooklyn, NY.

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(00:00) Fear-Based Decisions and the Journey to New York

(04:10) Early Struggles in Chicago and Atlanta

(07:40) Taking the Leap: Moving to New York

(10:05) First Months in NYC and the Cost of Survival

(13:00) Building a Life Between Cities

(15:30) The Birth of "Adult Film" and Independent Theater

(18:40) Creating a Collaborative Artistic Home

(21:10) Vision and Mission of the Adult Film Collective

(24:20) Making Theater Affordable and Accessible

(27:00) What Makes the Work at Adult Film Unique

(30:15) Personal Acting Roots and Summer Stock Memories

(34:00) Tennessee Williams: Influence and Obsession

(37:30) The Legacy of Williams, Masculinity, and Artistic Wholeness

(40:50) Chekhov, Stanislavski, and the Evolution of Acting

(43:10) Advice on Fear, Integrity, and Coming to New York

Sean Glass is a filmmaker, a DJ, and a writer based in Manhattan.

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(00:00) Family history, Holocaust roots, and New York identity

(04:56) Stickball, danger, and growing up in condition yellow

(09:52) Parents’ cultural legacy and the Manhattan music scene

(14:48) Grandfather’s record label, the evolution of distribution

(19:44) Growing up around art vs. creating it yourself

(24:40) The accidental path into film and Emerson College

(29:36) Becoming a two-sport athlete at an art school

(34:31) The unexpected DJ career and discovering disco

(39:28) Choosing DJing over indie film and redefining priorities

(44:24) Why film is the “seventh art” and Barbie's cultural weight

(49:20) Twin Peaks and world-shaping media events

(54:15) Making movies vs. making feelings—authentic creativity

(59:12) Theater, community, and a life of creative collisions

(64:08) Producing vs. directing and creating art on your own terms

(69:03) Life advice, artistic responsibility, and following Ashley’s voice

Tayler Yarish is a stand-up comedian based in Brooklyn, NY.

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(00:00) East Coast roots, theater school, and early frustrations with acting

(03:35) The disillusionment with the acting industry and writing quality

(06:40) Discovering comedy through a terrible open mic

(09:20) First time doing stand-up at a bringer show

(12:10) Bombing onstage with confidence and learning from failure

(15:45) The rush of getting laughs with your own material

(18:00) Gradual shift from acting to comedy lifestyle

(21:10) The false start: doing one mic a week and calling it hustle

(23:30) Learning to hustle: stacking open mics and chasing stage time

(27:00) Mimicking favorite comics before finding your own voice

(30:40) Encouragement, signs from the universe, and early milestones

(34:20) Getting passed at New York Comedy Club and what that means

(38:15) Survival jobs, restaurant life, and eating off celebrity plates

(43:00) Financial realities of NYC comedy and the road to headlining

(49:30) Advice to his younger self: organization, serious writing, and accountability