Productive Conversations with Matt Brown

What podcast! I first start my podcast ranting on the New York Giants and how much they have been upsetting me this season (0:33).

After that, The next part of my podcast gets exciting! My guests on this podcast include the extraordinary Jayda Leigh and Ms. Lily Garcia, two drag queens based in New York City, living in Harlem. These two were a pleasure to talk to and I got a lot out of our conversation (15:30). This is how it all unfolds....

I introduce Jayda in the beginning and me and her start our convo (15:35)
What we have been up to during Spooky Season and Fall Traditions (15:47)
Tinder/Bumble/Hinge vs. Grindr (18:44)
Trying to understand dating in general (21:47)
Talking unemployment and work struggles in the pandemic (24:13)
We talk about the productive conversation podcast (28:08)
The old college bar days (31:05)
We talk the movie Anabella and Celebrity Hook Ups (33:00)
We talk about supporting starving artists in New York City (38:21)
Jayda explains what the drag lifestyle does for her and how she brings the character out (43:58)
We talk the importance of social justice reform and what Jayda has done to fight social justice (53:04)
We talk about VOTING (REMEMBER TO VOTE) (58:30)
We talk Marti Cummings a drag queen running for NYC Common Council in 2021 and how Jayda joined the LGBTQ task force for Harlem (1:02:18)
Ms. Lily Garcia then joins the podcast! (1:04:57)
Lily talks to me about what the drag lifestyle does for her (1:08:06)
Jayda and Lily talk about what it is like being in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic AND Lily talks about experiencing Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017 (1:08:58)
Me and Jayda talk to Lily on how we met at a fraternity rush event and our Pledge Process (1:14:49)
Jayda and Lily have an honest conversation with me on performing drag (1:22:34)
The drag queens talk the immense support of the Drag community, especially in NYC (1:27:47)
We then talk being a server in Manhattan during a pandemic (1:31:20)
We discuss the importance of the LGTBQIA+ community, its allies and how it relates President Donald Trump nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to become a Supreme Court Justice and what impact that may have to the LGTBQIA+ community. (1:39:24)
We then talk celebrity encounters and old childhood shows (1:44:37)
Tinder/Bumble/Hinge vs. Grindr part 2 (1:50:53)
We discuss more on Drag Shows (1:52:39)
We discuss Jayda’s INFAMOUS moment on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon and how she got Zac Efron’s attention during the show and give Jimmy Fallon a hug (1:55:42)
Jayda then tells us about the time when LINDSEY LOHAN DISRESPECTED HER in the West Village (2:00:22)
I then tell the drag teams the time I blew Hugh Jackman’s sport (2:04:25)
More celebrity encounter stories, including 50 Cent and Amanda Seyfried (2:06:03)
We talk my own NYC Dreams (2:09:58)
Jayda, Lily, and myself share more hilarious work story (2:14:58)
Manhattan vs. Brooklyn (2:20:16)

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We are in for a treat because the great Teddy Marantz is on The Productive Conversations Podcast! This recent grad and up and coming star had a lot of great things to share, including...

- We tell tour guide stories at the University of Hartford, 3:28
- Teddy explains how COVID-19 took away his 2nd semester Senior Year 10:14
- We talked about the day we found out we lost Kobe Bryant and reflected on his impact 13:22
- We talk Shaq and Kobe, when we became Knicks fan, my first Knicks game as a kid, and how special the day will be when the Knicks are good again. ( 17:00)
- We then talk the challenging state of New York professional sports (20:51)
- We then specifically discuss how awful New York Football is (24:18 )
- Does Teddy Want Trevor Lawrence to be a Jet?(38:07)
- Me and Teddy then talk Mets and Yankees (40:12)
- We then discuss baseball analytics and trying to understand them (46:40)
- Why baseball isn’t cool anymore (47:33)
- Why does Social Media upset Teddy? (49:42)
- We talk about Tik Tok, its influence and why people his age care so much about it and why Twitter is so toxic. (50:57)
- Me and Teddy then talk about what we have been binging. (1:02:09)
- We then talk some random topics, which include Rugrats Talk, Favorite Colognes, Cheerful Grocery Store Clerks, and parties where the floor almost collapsed (1:08:23)
- Matt and Teddy share open party stories in college (1:12:51)
- Teddy goes into detail about a college date night and how someone took a shot of the Hottest Hot Sauce in the world and the replications of doing that.   (1:12:35)

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Ryan Page, he is the definition of a sophisticated man and I am SO PSYCHED! He is on with me today. He has been one of my best and oldest friends and he was a perfect guest to have on. During this podcast we discussed getting prepared for the upcoming Presidential election (4:05), Matt discussed experiencing Election Day 2016 at home (7:25), Ryan talks about experiencing Election Night 2016 at Nazareth College (10:04), Matt discussed interning at CNN the day after the 2016 Election (13:28), We talk the importance of voting (17:53), Trying to understand Tik Tok culture (28:05), Fleetwood Mac re-entering the charts (31:16), BTS culture (32:50), WWE culture and can it be popular again? (36:36), What did Ryan get out of 2020? (51:15), where is the best ice cream? (54:08), hilarious fast food stories (55:28), tinder pick up lines (58:28), Ryan’s HILLARIOUS story at a Mets game (59:54).

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Bradley Jordan Finn, aka Brad Finn, one of my few ride or dies in this world and he brings nothing but good vibes and good stories for his first appearance on The Productive Conversations Podcast.

We talk:
- What life has been like in quarantine in LA (3:27)
- Who was a better roommate and how we became roommates (4:02)
- Taking Edibles in Boston during the senior trip (6:10)
- Brad’s Boston Sports Fandom vs My New York Sports Fandom (7:04)
- Brad explains why the Boston Celtics lost in the playoffs in the bubble (12:45)
- Talking Knicks and Celtics Struggles (13:17)
- We talk our favorite female and male actors (18:23)
- The Tri-State Area Debate (26:10)
- Talking about Brad’s skill at coining terms and the nicknames he gave people in college. (29:37)
- Talking College Formals and Semis (35:34)
- Talking Spring Fling Weekend Shenanigans (37:20)
- Brad tells us the best places to eat in Los Angeles. (42:30)
- Brad talks about his awkward encounter with rapper Quavo (43:13)
- Matt talks about his experience assisting the late Anthony Bourdain for a day (48:48)
- Matt and Brad then share some more stories of meeting celebrities which include Bhad Bhabie, Amanda Seyfried, Nick Cannon, King Bach, and Topher Grace (51:16).

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Brendan Brown aka Brendan St. Brown is the face of LAX.com and runs all their social media. As I sit down with Brendan, we talk about his experience rising up the ranks on YouTube and working at LAX.com and using it as a professional and personal platform (5:04). We discuss his trip to DC and the state of the Lacross world (18:09), How he spent his quarantine at home (26:17), his thoughts on the 2020 election and the state of mind of some americans (33:42), Random Question #1 Best Dating Advice? (41:48), Random Bar Story (43:09), The Last Time He Laughed Really Hard? (43:35), Funny stories about getting caught writing love letters and passing notes in middle school (44:34), and his advice on how to spend the rest of 2020 (47:38).

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Matt Brown officially introduces the world to the Productive Conversations Podcast. He explains the show's premise and what you will get out of it. 

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