COZY ZONE with Ben Weber

Renata Melillo Townsend is a fierce inspiration. She is a theater maker, a puppeteer, an applied theater practitioner, an arts administrator, a newlywed, and a dreamer. For our cozy zone, Renata invited me to the Kingdom of the Arts: Lincoln Center. Enjoy Side C!

Track One: Puppet Parade

Track Two: Rooting for Sex

Track Three: Permission to Crush

Track Four: What Are We Meant To Make in This World?

Track Five: Why Theater?

Track Six: The Inhale and Exhale of a Project

Renata Melillo Townsend is a fierce inspiration. She is a theater maker, a puppeteer, an applied theater practitioner, an arts administrator, a newlywed, and a dreamer. For our cozy zone, Renata invited me to the Kingdom of the Arts: Lincoln Center. Enjoy Side B!

Track One: You Have a Dark Power

Track Two: Family Affirmations

Track Three: Newly Wed

Track Four: Connection!

Track Five: He's My Knight in Shimee Armeer

Renata Melillo Townsend is a fierce inspiration. She is a theater maker, a puppeteer, an applied theater practitioner, an arts administrator, a newlywed, and a dreamer. For our cozy zone, Renata invited me to the Kingdom of the Arts: Lincoln Center. Enjoy Side A!

Track One: Cozy Zone Intro by Danny Townsend

Track Two: Episode 45 Introduction

Track Three: We've Been On A Journey Already

Track Four: Date Quality

Track Five: A Muff is a Tube of Fur

Track Six: Sweet / Not Sweet Dichotomy

Track Seven: Allowing Myself to be Worthy of Love

I love being around Cindy. I met her as a healer, specializing in craniosacral therapy, who told me that this modality helped her relieve the chronic anxiety she had been facing. She is gentle, playful, courageous, thoughtful, and engages with radical ideas with openness and generosity. I'm very proud of this #cozyzone. If you are seeking a guide into the darkness that lies within all of us, may I highly recommend, Cindy, Licensed Massage Therapist!

Marisol Rosa-Shapiro is a brilliant, little comet that effortlessly shines upon everything around her. She is a deft physical comedian, a courageous thinker, and a true feelings adventurer. I’m so lucky we got to spend the day together at Coney Island, gazing at the water, beholding the brave bathers, and eating some of the best pizza in New York at Totonno’s. Take a trip with us to Cozy Island!

Jennie Gruber is a writer, educator, friend extraordinaire, and a total babe.

She is also the world's leading expert on Tina Horn, "a writer, educator, interdisciplinary media-maker, queer punk, and true karaoke believer."

Jennie invited me to her Red Hook, Brooklyn apartment to chat in the bath. We talk sex, podcasting, superheroes, and secret identities.

I'm a huge fan of Tina's podcast, Why Are People Into That?! so I gush about that a bit too.

Make sure to follow Tina at the coolest spots on the Internet:

Twitter: @TinaHornsAss

Instagram: @TinaHornSass

And please buy all her books:

SEXTING: The Grownup's Little Book of Sex Tips for Getting Dirty Digitally

Love Not Given Lightly: Profiles From The Edge of Sex

Manny Delgado is a computer scientist, a movie lover, a video game enthusiast, a New York native, and a very handsome young man. He honored me by inviting me to his bedroom in the Bronx where he candidly discussed how he overcame social anxiety, his duties as the oldest brother, and his dreams of being a filmmaker. Please enjoy this very special and moving cozy zone!

Emma is a fierce, brilliant young woman with an inspiring capacity for love. She is a writer, activist, sex educator and Burning Man mama. Since I was Emma's orientation leader at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, I have known her to be a leader, an intellectual, and a champion of sex positivity. I entered our cozy conversation with a real need to process many feelings around non-monogamy. Emma's abundant heart and boundless emotional courage was truly nourishing. And her voice is sexy like a steambath. Enjoy!

Zach Brown is the Renaissance in a man. He is curious, joyful, insightful, vulnerable, and freaking adorable. I asked him to take me to his cozy zone so we went to the New York Public Library. We could not find a cozy spot, so we found a table in Bryant Park. We talk about creativity, dreams, love, passion, and careers - the best stuff the zone has to offer. Enjoy the sounds of two young men sweating it out to find the answers.

KD Diamond inspires me with her talent, cuteness, and capacity for unbridled love. She is a masterful illustrator and an award-winning pervert. Furthermore, I love her so deeply and she makes my artist self feel nourished, loved, and fabulous. Indulge in this cozy, cozy zone!