Katherine Dunn improve artist, teacher and improve puppeteer. Katherine takes us down a path of puppet silliness, the S train, childhood games, fate jumping the turnstile and more. Join Keith Brooklyn and Elaine Vario as we "toast" to the Peanut Butter Toast third video podcast.

https://www.instagram.com/trixiepants?igsh=MWNlYzkwY3hjaGlwYg%3D%3D

Pierre Bustos (Tattoo Artist), Mello (Tattoo Artist) at Hustle Butter Tattoo Gallery (Soho, Manhattan) with Elaine Vario and Keith Brooklyn discuss perfect music for getting a tattoo, while Mello prefers Classical Music, Sleeping during a tattoo session is possible? Getting into the zone, pain and best pizza in Soho!

https://www.instagram.com/lotusonyx?igsh=ZHIzZW9zbzB4eWFw

Elaine Vario and Keith Brooklyn bring up confessions on dl ping pong players and admitting how you learned to play , the big NYC clean up with garbage bins and doggy poop bags making its way into your bin, feng shui travel habits and more chat. Tattoo artist guest coming next week: stories when it was illegal to tattoo in the 90's in NYC!

Keith Brooklyn, Michelle Bassan, Elaine Vario and Mr Cute over heat from exhaustion setting up for our first spotify video podcast (still audio wherever you listen to your fav podcast).

Stacey Sargeant, Actor, First-generation Brooklyn Born Multi-hyphenate artist joins us for some PBT chat.  I met Stacey 10 years ago in a writing class and knew her heart was infectious and amazingly bright.  

The child of a Trinidadian father and Tobagonian mother. Stacey was born and raised in the East New York section of Brooklyn.  She is a graduate of LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and the Performing Arts--the "Fame" school- and received her BFA in musical theater from Syracuse University. 

http://www.staceysargeant.com

This is special podcast meeting David Bolena in Mexico City on my solo spiritual journey. We discuss the human experience as one, love has no borders, spirituality, love is the energy of being in the present, the joy of butterflies and finally Love is Greater than politics.

 "La vida sique dando sorpresas cuando sigues tu intuicion y usas tu poder" -David Bolena (Translated Life keeps giving surprises when you follow your intuition and use your power.)

David Bolena estudio en la UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico).  David studies intercultural development and management.  His interests are in cinema, cultural dissemination, mediation, intersectionality, litigation, aesthetics, communication, art, leisure, education and  hanging out with friends.

Sharkey joins me the day after my first Tattoo so I was a bit woozy, but thankfully he pulls me through my groggyness (is that a word?) !  He opens the door to his beautiful performance and Artist in residence space @Coffeystreet_studio (Insta) in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and his collab with www.coordinatedartists.com.  More with Sharkey to come in the future for sure.    https://www.msharkey.com

My friend,Michelle Bassan (Actor,Comedian) joins me on a cold Brooklyn weekend afternoon for Peanut Butter Toast and chatting about everything from my dental experience to her subway hero story and chats on her growing up  between the USA and Mexico. We end in a beautiful conversation on Appreciation. 

https://www.instagram.com/michellebassan_/

I'm so happy to welcome Cosmic Bird (Michael Bird). Bird is a improviser, silly dancer and playful warrior by night. With a mission to infuse love and play into every interaction he has. Bird send warmth to this episode by sharing his definition of love. "Love is being open to graciously receiving the presence of another with kindness and respect." -Bird.
You can catch him performing his signature, audience participatory improv show and ongoing local show Tuesday night @8PM at Otto's Shrunken Head in the East Village, NYC. 
Ongoing thanks to Elaine Vario with Love.

https://www.instagram.com/thecosmicbird/?igsh=a2U4aDBpbG4yMnk5&utm_source=qr#

We finally go onsite to visit NYC and Brooklyn's own- Randazzo's Clam Bar to determine which is better, there New England Clam Chowder or Lobster Bisque!  Elaine Vario comes back to this amazing clam bar for a personal and emotional return.