The Manhattan Sideways Podcast

In this episode, Ellie sits down with Ken Wampler, founder of The Alpha Workshops. They speak about running a non-profit, the HIV crisis, the New York design industry, and what it means to be an artist.

In this episode, we sat down with David Segal, owner of David Segal Violins, to talk about classical music, making and repairing instruments, and David's adorable grandson.

Ellie and Mike talk about vintage sportwear, pretzel-nuggets, buying vs. browsing, and collaboration in the East Village - and they make a quick shout out to the real MVP: Mike's barber.

In this episode, Ellie speaks to Marta, owner of Skin Laser Studios. They chat about beauty standards, the Cuban revolution, finding the perfect skin care products for your skin, and much more.

Eduardo and Mary Silva have been married for 48 years, and have lived and worked on the Upper West Side almost as long. In this episode, Ellie speaks with this husband and wife team about the success of their restaurant - despite notable setbacks - and why they love what they do alongside loving each other.

In this episode, Zach and Ellie "lumber" through a huge chunk of topics: work-life balance, the value (or non-value) of a college education, the importance of emotional supporters, bring-your-kid-to-work days, and much, much more.

Despite some technical issues with the microphones, we hope you will enjoy what Zach had to share with us. We appreciate your understanding!

In this episode, we speak with the co-owners of Le Fanion about sourcing, street parties, the evolution of the West Village, how to maintain a successful partnership, and how to sell the Picasso family broken pottery for a dollar.

In this episode, we sit down with Saeed Pourkay owner of Taste of Persia - a name you may recognize from the Union Square Christmas market, where Saeed has had a booth for the last seven years. Ellie and Saeed chat about his background in print-graphics, his childhood in Iran, his year round location on 18th street and, of course, his food.

This episode focuses on Dave Ortiz, who runs Our/New York Vodka, the New York branch of the global Our/Vodka franchise. Ellie and Dave talk about branding, pranks, graffiti, "Old New York", and how his past experiences as an entrepreneur have affected his work with Our/New York Vodka.

In this episode, we chatted with Mike and Amanda, owners of Salon Riz and Amanda Gagnon Dog Training, and husband and wife duo. You'll learn about the Upper West Side, anthrozoology, community care, immigration, what to do if you own a shy dog, and -- maybe inspired by how much these two learn from and respect each other -- how to be just a little bit more like the lovely Mike and Amanda.