COZY ZONE with Ben Weber

On Saturday mornings when I was little, I would snuggle with my dad on our couch and watch Ren & Stimpy cartoons. This was the cozy zone. There was no other place on earth where I felt as safe, warm, loved, and blissful. I've been chasing that feeling ever since.

I had the pleasure of sitting down with my dad in the original cozy zone and having a beautiful conversation about feelings, dreams, art, family, and food. Happy Father's Day, Dad! I love you!

Joe Kapper is my dear boyhood friend. He is an improviser, an urban planner, and a sweet Jew-ban (Cuban and Jewish) only child. I visit him in Minneapolis and together we explore this lush twin city--full of lakes, and Ferris Wheels and Northern Spark, an all night interactive art festival.

The next morning we chill out in his Kingfield apartment, a veritable Northern Urban Outpost.

This is a very special episode full of farts and dick talk and Blues Traveler. Watching Joe thrive in improv and community was truly a gift. Please enjoy!

On Saturday June 6, 2015 I spent the day in one of my coziest zones: FIGMENT NYC on Governors Island. In Part I, I find my cozy zone sea legs and talk to my first guests: Lily, mom and dad.

Packed with her pooch on a papasan, Olivia Harris (director, theater maker, youth developer) gets nice and cozy in her Clinton Hill living room. We gab about bodies, being new to New York City and precious, precious books! Sink into the cozy!

Humble, handsome, and sage-like, Max-Forman-Mullin is a pleasure to be around. He invited me over to cook me a delicious breakfast and chill in his Harlem apartment where he has been living for the past six years. Max gives me a dose of masculine energy that I crave, tempered with the insights of a socially-conscious radical raging against our current systems of oppression. Plenty of goofs and a touch of singing for you to enjoy!

Howdy Cozy Zone Friends!

I’m liking this hotness! As Brooklyn is heating up and making me sweat, I’m still feeling cozy. It was a treat to drink and eat at Bijan’s with Brisa Muñoz, a director, theater maker, applied theatre practitioner, and truly a wizard at making collaborative projects come to life. We get real. We get cozy. And we’re joined by several surprise guests!

Brisa is co-founder and Executive Director of Thirteen O’Clock Theatre.

Brisa is co-founder and Artistic Director of Applied Theatre Collective.

Brisa is a boss.

Sara Orr invites me over for wine and cheese in her living room in Brooklyn. We have a goofy, freewheeling, sweet and deep conversation that nourishes our friendship. Your enjoyment is inevitable.

Hello to all of you out there in COZY ZONE land! Nicolette is going to Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health to complete her training as a yoga teacher! Snuggle up to our cozy moment at Third Root Community Health Center. Donate now to her Crowdrise campaign.

Janice is my co-worker, so I have the privilege of basking in her generous, charming countenance 40+ hours a week. She invited me to The Belfry, her favorite New York City bar to get nice and cozy.

The incomparable Shamilia McBean is a multi-talented performing artist and healer. She's also a dear friend and a superb human being. Please enjoy this delightful conversation in her Brooklyn apartment as she prepares a delicious, soothing pot of tea.