Paulie interviews Art Curator Sean Mooney who has curated and installed art exhibitions everywhere from New York (The Guggenheim) to Berlin to The Bering Peninsula of Alaska to the middle eastern nation of Qatar.

#1601: Sarah Thom

Jan 27th, 2016 26m 35s

Paulie talks to Sarah Thom, a founding member of the cutting edge European performance group Gobsquad. http://www.gobsquad.com. Gobsquad’s “Kitchen” (inspired by the 1966 Warhol film of the same title) was performed at The Public Theatre in 20

#1402: Steven Haff

Sep 7th, 2014 30m

Educator and director of Still Waters in a Storm, Steven Haff talks to Paul about his life changing afterschool program in Bushwick, NY

#1401: Phil Klay, National Book Award Winner

Aug 10th, 2014 30m

Phil Klay's book, Redeployment, won the National Book Award on Nov. 19, 2014. On this episode of Talk To Paulie, recorded in August, 2014, Paul talks to writer Phil Klay about his book, Redeployment, which takes readers to the frontlines of the

#1312: John Haskell

Aug 18th, 2013 30m

This week's guest on Talk To Paulie is one of Brooklyn's finest prose fiction writers, John Haskell. John began his career in theatre but had quick success when he published a number of his monologues in a book of short stories called, "I'm No

#1311: Emily Coates

Jul 28th, 2013 30m

This week on Talk To Paulie the amazing dancer and public intellectual Emily Coates. Emily danced with New York City Ballet, Mikhail Baryshnikov's White Oak Dance Company as well as Twyla Tharp and Yvonne Rainer. She has a Masters from Yale Un

#1310: Mitch Epstein

Jun 9th, 2013 29m 23s

This week on Talk To Paulie the guest is Mitch Epstein, an internationally renowned photographer. Mitch's photographs are in numerous major museum collections including The Met, MOMA and The Whitney. He has also published eight books of his wor

#1309: Amy Arbus

May 19th, 2013 30m 14s

This weeks guest is photographer Amy Arbus. During the 1980s, she had a monthly page in the Village Voice's style section. Her work has also appeared in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Architectural Digest, and The New York Times Ma

#1308: Phillip Lopate

May 5th, 2013 30m 25s

This week, hear Paulie talk to one of America's premiere essayists, Phillip Lopate. The occasion for this interview is the recent release of Phillip's newest book of essays, "Portrait Inside My Head", an imminently readable, hilarious, brillia

#1307: Nellie McKay

Apr 21st, 2013 30m 26s

This week Paulie talks to Nellie McKay, a singer-songwriter, actor, and stand-up comedienne, noted for her critically acclaimed albums, and for her Broadway debut in The Threepenny Opera, for which she won a Theatre World Award. Nellie is as ch

#1306: Lizzie Simon

Apr 7th, 2013 29m 52s

This week Paulie's guest is the Wall Street Journal theatre columnist Lizzie Simon. Lizzie writes two regular columns for WSJ as well as occasional features. Lizzie grew up in the theatre and was the Producing Director of The Flea Theatre at t

#1305:Vellajo Gantner

Mar 17th, 2013 30m 38s

Vellajo Gantner is the Artistic Director of the world renowned Performance Space 122 in the East Village of NYC. He is on the cutting edge of the cutting edge of what is happening in experimental Theatre/Dance/Performance. Wind with Vellajo's

#1304 Carla Peterson

Feb 24th, 2013 30m 32s

This week Paulie talks to the Artistic Director of the premiere dance venue in the U.S.A., New York Live Arts. Carla has been a major curatorial force in the dance and performance field for twenty years. Her point of view about the evolution o

#1303: Rabbi Samual Weintraub

Feb 10th, 2013 30m 18s

This week's guest on Talk To Paulie is Rabbi Samual Weintraub. Rabbi Weintraub has been at The Kane Street Synagogue for sixteen years. He and Paulie talk about the latter portion of the book of Genesis, the tale of the generations of Abraham,

#1302: Kristen Kosmnas

Jan 27th, 2013 30m 11s

Paulie's guest this week is Kristen Kosmas. Kristen is a playwright and performer. She recently completed a hugely successful run of her latest play "There There" at The Chocolate Factory Theatre. "There There" is a unique, comic, poignant cont

#1301: Ken Buhler

Jan 13th, 2013 28m 40s

This week Paulie talks to painter Ken Buhler. Ken is an abstract painter with not one but two shows up in New York right now. They discuss abstract painting, color, teaching, meditation and even the Oriental Dollar Bird!!!

#1213: New York's Nature Theater of Oklahoma

Dec 9th, 2012 31m 58s

This week Paulie talks to Pavol Liška and Kelly Copper, directors of the world renowned Nature Theater of Oklahoma, based in New York City. Nature Theater's latest theatrical extravaganza, "Life And Times", will be performed at the Public Theat

#1212: Ich, Kürbisgeist

Oct 28th, 2012 32m 19s

'Ich, Kürbisgeist' is the name of a play by internationally renowned experimental playwright Sybil Kempson. This week's episode of "Talk To Paulie" is an interview with the play's cast, and designers of Big Dance Theater on the occasion of the

#1211: Lili Taylor

Sep 30th, 2012 32m 17s

This week Paulie talks to the great stage and screen actress, Lili Taylor. Lili is often thought of as a star of vintage independent films. She played Valerie Solanas in "I Shot Andy Warhol" (A must see, listeners!"), as well as lead roles in A

#1210: Time Out New York Theatre Critic Helen Shaw

Sep 9th, 2012 17m 46s

This week Paulie talks to Time Out New York critic Helen Shaw. Helen is also Co-Curator of the Prelude Festival which will be one this Oct. 3,4,5. Go to this great festival: www.preludenyc.org Helen is uniquely insightful and exciting to listen

#1209: Jeff Sugg

Aug 26th, 2012 31m 43s

Jeff Sugg is a Projection Designer extrodinaire. His video design with Cynthia Hopkins and other up and downtown companies have garnered him Bessie, Obie and Hewes awards. Some highlights include 33 Variations (projections: Arena Stage, La Joll

#1208: Cynthia Hopkins

Aug 12th, 2012 31m 44s

Theater maker extraordinaire, Cynthia Hopkins, Talks To Paulie this Sunday at 4:00pm EST about her newest work, "This Clement World", a mindbending contemplation of our planet.

#1207: Brian Kulick of Classic Stage Company

Jul 30th, 2012 31m 54s

This week Paulie interviews the Artistic Director of Classic Stage Company, Brian Kulick. The brilliant and scintillating Kulick, prompted by Paulie, covers the entire history of Western Theatre — Aeschylus to Chekhov — in 30 MINUTES! This epis

#1206: Actor's Actor Jessica Hecht

Jul 16th, 2012 29m 12s

Paulie talks to Actor's Actor, Jessica Hecht. "She is a rarity on the American stage these days: a young actress who combines professional agility with a quirky individual style that feels as personal and specific as handwriting," said Ben Bran

#1205: Narrative Medicine with Maura Spiegel & Craig Irvine

Jul 1st, 2012 29m 24s

Paul talks to philosopher Craig Irvine and to literature and film scholar Maura Spiegel about their transformative work with medical doctors. Tune in and hear how philosophy, film and literature are being used at the College of Doctors and Surg