As a result of Covid-19, the theatre industry is experiencing a mind blowing100% unemployment rate, with no real understanding of when or how that's going to start to change. In the midst of this, Actor's Equity, the union that governs and prot

Covid Conversations: Finding Your Purpose with Rick Cowley

Apr 21st, 2020 1h 28m

Rick and Jess met four years ago, at an event in Australia put on by an entrepreneur they both knew. Turns out, that entrepreneur had met Rick when he attended his retreat VysionQuest in Bali. His time with Rick gave him the space to open up, a

Covid Conversations: Classical Music & TikTok with Nathan Chan

Apr 15th, 2020 1h 8m

We've been chomping at the bit to talk to Nathan Chan, after hearing about him from our guests Drew Forde and Ken Kubota - and it did not disappoint. This conversation about how live performers navigate the loss of our space and jobs rollercoas

Covid Conversations: The Artist + Activist Relief Fund with Michael Skolnik

Apr 7th, 2020 1h 13m

This episode is a valentine, lighthouse (and primal scream tbh) for all of our listeners who have been changing the world through the arts and activism and are facing the reality that we have been left with very little in this crisis. Our guest

Covid Conversations: Travel & Content with Sarah Dandashy

Mar 31st, 2020 1h 1m

Here at #TM2C, we love when a guest is willing to really dig in and road map how they built their career, even if the beginnings were humble. Sarah Dandashy, aka AskAConcierge, built her Instagram following to 100k brick by brick, video by vide

Covid Conversations - Broadway with The Broadway Husbands

Mar 24th, 2020 1h 9m

Coronavirus can't stop our coffee dates! This is one is for all our artists friends and listeners grappling with what comes next as our livelihoods have been moved online. The Broadway Husbands, Bret Shuford and Stephen Hanna, join Jess and And

The Daily Server: Rob Darwell

Mar 17th, 2020 1h 6m

*UPDATE: *If you have the means and enjoy the episode, please go to the show links and donate to the US Bartender's Guild Emergency Relief Fund. All of the beautiful servers and bartenders Rob features are out of work for at least 4 weeks and n

BONUS EPISODE #5: Big Changes: Sommvivant Returns

Mar 10th, 2020 38m 59s

If you've been with us since the beginning, you know Amanda McCrossin, aka @Sommvivant, has been working as a sommelier at one of the best restaurants in the world. And now she's not. Say WHAT. After 10 years of working to build her reputation

#GayCountry: Brian Falduto

Mar 3rd, 2020 54m 23s

Remember the movie School of Rock, with Jack Black? The cutie-patootie kid (who also happened to be gay) in that movie is all grown up now, and has used his talent and fame to stand up for a whole new generation of kids who need to hear that th

Haus Urban: Hassan Sayyed

Feb 25th, 2020 55m 34s

How do you go from theatre actor to laid-off performer with a major injury and then end up as a skincare entrepreneur with a cult following of broadway stars, high profile makeup artists, pro athletes, and multiplatinum recording artists? If we

Sex Work Affirming Therapy: Janis Luna

Feb 18th, 2020 53m 27s

Well, this is one of the coolest conversations we've ever had. Janis is a stripper, writer, and sex work affirming therapist living and practicing in NYC and get ready because we are going to learn all the things together today, not the least o

Sideways the Experience: Mary Giuliana & Vanessa Conlin

Feb 11th, 2020 52m 40s

On February 20th, Napa Valley takes over NYC with Sideways the Experience at the Pecadillo Theatre Company - yes, that Sideways of Paul Giamatti hates Merlot fame. Why's it an experience, you ask? If you're a VIP, your evening includes deliciou

Ring of Keys: Andrea Prestinario

Feb 4th, 2020 1h 7m

On February 16th at Joe's Pub in NYC, Ring of Keys is celebrating its 2nd Birthday with QUEERING THE CANNON, a cabaret concert that flips the songs you thought you knew, and introduces new tunes to our book that tell stories we don't usually he

JHM Jams: Ken Kubota

Jan 28th, 2020 1h 12m

Classical Cellist Ken Kubota has hundreds of thousands of people tuning into his JHM Jams every week and brand collaborations every which way you look - but like most stories, the way it all got started is much less glamorous and involved hunti

How To Save The World: Meghan Offtermatt

Jan 21st, 2020 1h 24m

This was Andrew's last coffee date with coffee pods, thanks to actress and sustainability superhero Meghan Oftermatt- it's all fresh ground and pourover from here! She's like an unstoppable bundle of zero waste wonderwoman who left our heads sp

Take A Ten: Andy Roninson

Jan 14th, 2020 49m 57s

Ever been curious how musicals get written or what a composer loves in their actors? Get. Into. This. Coffee. Date. Because, oh god, we got nerdy AF with Larson Award-Winning Composer Andy Roninson, trying to figure out what parts of song struc

BONUS EPISODE #4: Scott Miesse

Jan 7th, 2020 34m 47s

Hot on the heels of our 90 day review of the process of making a podcast from scratch, we bring you a coffee date with the very person who was responsible for the original idea of Take Me To Coffee! When a waiter from Cleveland, OH asked his gu

The First 90 Days: Jess & Andrew

Dec 31st, 2019 57m 27s

Just in time for New Year's Eve and all the reflection that goes with it, #TM2C turns 3 months old and Jess & Andrew step into the hot seat for an episode that's real talk about making a podcast. From ups to downs, surprises, equipment lists an

Illusions & Magic: Reza

Dec 24th, 2019 54m 51s

Magic is one of those things that has always been done a certain way, and Reza is completely smashing that out of the water. From his residency in Branson, Missouri, to touring the US, Reza has built every piece of his empire from scratch and -

Broadway Workshop: Marc Tumminelli

Dec 17th, 2019 49m 40s

For over 12 years, Broadway Workshop has been training young actors and giving them a professional experience that has sent kids like Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hanson) and Micaela Dimond (Cher Show) straight to Broadway, not long after th

God, Sex & Rich People: Mattie Jo Cowsert

Dec 10th, 2019 1h 5m

Andrew and Jess finally picked their jaws up off the ground after this crazy episode with actress and writer Mattie Jo Cowsert, who leads them through her childhood of evangelical upbringing, sexual purity and what it was like to have a complet

#GivingTuesday: Antuan Raimone & Crime Victims Treatment Center

Dec 3rd, 2019 1h 13m

TW: Sexual Assault. Eight years ago, Antuan Raimone (Hamilton) and Jess Ryan set out to raise money for Crime Victims Treatment Center. Antuan had survived childhood sexual violence, and CVTC provided free services and therapy to Antuan and man

That Viola Kid: Drew Forde

Nov 26th, 2019 59m 16s

We love things that go together. Turkey and stuffing. Macy's Thanksgiving Parade and the Rockettes. Viola and Instagram. Wait, Viola and Instagram? Sounds weird, but it's totally not when Drew Forde aka That Viola Kid is around. In this coffee

TEASER: That Viola Kid: Drew Forde

Nov 22nd, 2019 15m 10s

BIG NEWS ya'll! We're moving your coffee date to Tuesday starting next week. We didn't want to leave you without any inspiration during the move, so here's a little amuse-bouche of next week's episode for your listening pleasure. Drew Forde aka

Comedy Bits: Danny Pudi

Nov 14th, 2019 54m 46s

We got some great questions from listeners for this episode with actor Danny Pudi (you might remember him from a little show called Community?). We find out what made Danny laugh the hardest on the set of Community and how he juggles new and ol