The Poet's Lounge with Manni Festo

By Manni Festo

A weekly podcast hosted by Manni Festo featuring artists, creators, poets, songwriters, and comedians from New York City and Boston, MA.... more

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The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.

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April 02, 2018 19. Acoustic Punk, Philosophy, and Racism with Joe Billy
New Jersey rocker Joe Billy enters The Lounge to discuss what motivates his music. He shares songs and stories from his live routine, about engaging with the performer, how racism is dumb, and how life is short. These in-your-face songs inspire thoughtful conversations between the two about life philosophies, people's common imperfections, concert experiences, and musicians' wake up times. Then Manni shares a poem (and his extension of it) by one of his favorite artists, Gil Scott-Heron.
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March 26, 2018 18. Ending Rape Culture, Gentrification and Poetry's Power with Becca Klein
Longtime friend, poet and organizer Becca Klein enters The Lounge to share some work and ideas with Manni. Inspired by her poems, the two exchange thoughts on an array of topics like how to teach young people about rape culture, the impacts of gentrification, outlooks on relationships and having kids, and in general how to improve the world. Becca also discusses her organization YES (Your Empowered Sexuality), look them up! (www.yestoconsent.org). Tune in and you might just become enlightened!
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March 19, 2018 17. Trippy Introspective Raps and Trips to Canada with Broken Pen
Manni has New Jersey rap heavyweight Broken Pen in The Lounge to spit the hottest of fire over soulful, effects-laden beats courtesy of both New Jerseyan and Canadian producers. He also shares stories of a recent show he did opening for a very famous rapper, and of a trip to Canada he took, equipped with music making, fine ladies and confiscations at the border. Then the two finish it off a classic freestyle cypher over one of Manni's beats.
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March 12, 2018 16. Funny Stories and Code Switching with Jared Lavergne
Longtime funny man, but new to the comedy game, Jared Lavergne joins Manni in The Lounge. The two New Jerseyans discuss Jared’s journey into comedy as Jared tells hilarious stories on the topics of dating, frat culture, code switching (if you don’t know what that means, tune in to find out), and much more. Look Jared up and go see him live in New York for all this hilarity in person!
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March 05, 2018 15. Jazzy Musical Theatre and Immigrants in New York with Helena Hallberg
Manni heads up to Washington Heights, NYC to speak and play with musician from Switzerland, Helena Hallberg. Helena discusses her EP ‘Blind,’ her newfound feeling of home in New York, and her passions for jazz and musical theatre. She uses both guitar and ukulele to play songs that accompany all these stories. Then the two do a fun lyrical exercise at the end. Forgive the poor audio quality at that part, we just got very into it!
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February 26, 2018 14. Musical Rap (With Trumpet!) and Car Crashes with Wes Yee
Manni takes a trip back up to Boston to chat with rapper, trumpet player and incredible musician Wes Yee. Wes shares songs and the stories that inspired them, about cute baristas he's tried to talk to about more than just coffee (if you're listening please holler at my man), and getting his car crashed into...by the police. The tales get told with a fluidly musical backdrop, and Wes even hops on the trumpet for one song. Then Manni has to chime in with a freestyle over one of Wes's beats at the end.
Tune in then listen to more of Wes's music on Spotify, and connect on IG @wes.yee and wesyeeofficial.com
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February 20, 2018 13. Comedic Writing with Kimmy & Liza of 51 First Dates
Manni speaks to fellow podcasters and funny comics Liza and Kimmy of the podcast, 51 First Dates. They talk about their podcast and the other funny videos they've written and produced in the past, displaying the way they create funny content. The three get lost discussing the hilarity within things like dating culture, performing for big crowds, and sports. Listen to episodes of 51 First Dates anywhere and follow @51firstdatespod on all your social medias!
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February 12, 2018 12. Mental Illness, Religion and Christmas in LA with Analisa Corral
Thanks to the power of the Internet, LA based musician Analisa Corral "enters" The Lounge to chat with Manni from the Golden State. Through some Nirvana, N.E.R.D. and Elliot Smith inspired songs, she discusses how she lives with mental illness and inspires others to do the same, how religion has played a role in her life (half-Jews, woo!), and how she produces her own music with control-freak-like precision. 3,000 miles is no match for The Poet's Lounge so tune in from wherever you are!
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February 05, 2018 11. Lovey Dovey Stuff and World Traveling with Jessie Litwin
Manni heads out to Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn to sit down with singer-songwriter Jessie Litwin before she heads to the next city in her touring journeys. She performs beautiful songs about all the feelings that arise before and after relationships, and how she has found and is finding love along her travels. As she says, be careful with musician girlfriends because they find ways to mess things up so they can write songs about it. Jessie even gets Manni to share some of his love life woes through a new poem, so listen in to get your heart touched!
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January 29, 2018 10. Different Forms of Love with Mar Malade
Remember our Po-Jam bonus episodes??? Well live from backstage of the very same event, Manni chats with the Po-Jam co-host, poet and musician, Mar Malade. Manni listens intently to her newest songs that discuss the different ways to love, and all the beauty that humans are capable of. Then the two do some good ol' freestyling.
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FAQs about The Poet's Lounge with Manni Festo:

How many episodes does The Poet's Lounge with Manni Festo have?

The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.