This Is Happening!

This week Nathan and Eric are joined by actor, writer, experiential marketing specialist, and bon vivant Doug Budin! Doug's charm and joie de vivre are palpable as he shares stories from his life adventures. An accomplished actor who has appeared on Modern Family, 2 Broke Girls, Friends, Frasier, and ER, Doug also helps major brands reach niche markets. You will be as beguiled as we are with Doug's wit, élan, and all around loveliness.

For more on Doug Budin:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dougbudin

Instagram: @dougbudin

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This week Nathan and Eric sit down with lovely and talented actress, streamer, voiceover artist, and photographer Katy Bentz! Katy Bentz portrayed the character Steph Gingrich in the hit video game Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, and in addition streams on twitch playing video games for fellow gamers. Katy also created 'The Body Word Project', a photography series that explores the inner beauty and emotions of the models using words chosen by the models and painted on their skin. Join us as we chat with Katy about all of the above and more! :)

For more on Katy Bentz:

Website: KatyBentz.com

Twitch: @KatyBentz

Twitter: @KatyBentz

Instagram: @KatyBentzOfficial

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This week Nathan and Eric get dirty (and a little bit tipsy)! We interview the talented porn director Koloff. Warning, we talk about sex and porn and stuff in this one so heads up! Koloff is the founder and director for the gay oriented porn websites alternadudes.com and pitsandpubes.com. He also directs films for other websites as well, and recently directed the film The Black Panda, a parody of the Black Panther for the website Peter Fever. Join us as we chat with Koloff about his early days, how he got into the industry, misconceptions and myths about porn, and also a little story from Eric about one of his trips to the Cannes Film Festival. Enjoy!

To see Koloff's work:

alternadudes.com

pitsandpubes.com

peterfever.com

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This week Nathan and Eric interview acclaimed filmmaker and writer Tony Klinger! Tony's long and prolific career includes directing numerous rockumentaries including The Who's 'The Kids Are Alright'. He has written multiple books including 'Twilight of the Gods' about the making of 'The Kids Are Alright, 'The Butterfly Boy', and his most recent 'Under God's Table'. Join us as we chat with Tony about his career, current projects, his time in academia, his father Michael Klinger (Producer of the 1971 movie 'Get Carter'), and the ongoing debate about guns in the US. This is a fascinating one, enjoy!

For more info on Tony:

Website: TonyKlinger.co.uk

Twitter: @tdklinger

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tony.klinger

Instagram: @klinger.tony

Under God's Table book: https://amzn.to/2qURGpJ

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This week Nathan and Eric interview the hilariously talented drag queen MEATBALL! Meatball is a Los Angeles nightlife entertainer and contestant on the first season of the Boulet Brothers Dragula. She also hosts 'Welcome to Meatland' for Hornet which explores nightlife culture. We chat with Meatball about what she's been up to, her time on dragula, and her recent declaration of becoming a top! Enjoy!

More of Meatball:

Instagram: @spiciestmeatball

Twitter: @fatdragmeatball

Youtube: Meatball Queen

Bookings: [email protected]

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This week Nathan and Eric interview the supremely talented artist Austyn de Lugo! Austyn is a fine artist who works with paint, textile, collage (Instagram: @austynshambles), and more to create distinct and often politically charge pieces of work. We chat with Austyn about his recent artist residency in Mexico City, his inspirations and viewpoints on art, politics and more!

More of Austyn de Lugo:

Instagram: @austynshambles

Twitter: @austynshambles

Get one of Austyn's T-shirts here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/austyndelugoart

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This week Nathan and Eric are joined by the incomparable Drew Droege! Actor! Playwright! Provocateur! Drew first burrowed into many people's consciousness with his series of videos as Chloe Sevigny hilariously sending up all things painfully hip. Fresh off his oft-extended smash run Off Broadway in his one-man show Bright Colors and Bold Patterns, Drew can next be seen in the return engagement of Die, Mommie, Die! at LA's Kirk Douglas Theatre. Join us as we talk Drew's career, origins, and creating your own opportunities.

For tickets to see Drew in Die Mommie Die at the Kirk Douglas May 10-20, 2018:

https://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/kirk-douglas-theatre/2017-18-season/block-party/

More about Drew Droege:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drewdroege

Instagram: @drew_droege

Twitter: @drewdroege

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Nathan and Eric present to you the indelible Perry Powell. Perry recently starred in the second season of the hit Dekkoo series 'I'm Fine'. We chat with Perry about his experience with the series, growing up in gator country (Florida), politics, philosophy, technology, and the philosophy of technology. This one gets deep! Join us!

For More of Perry Powell:

Twitter: @Perrilus

Instagram: @Perrilus

Soundcloud: @Perrilus

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This week Nathan and Eric sit down with the incredibly talented Jess Arndt to talk about her recently released book 'Large Animals: Stories'. A Buzzfeed best fiction book of 2017, and an Entropy magazine best book of 2017, The Oprah Magazine has declared Jess “[A] bold new literary voice, borderless and brave.” Join us as we chat about some of the themes of the book, Jess's inspirations, her background, thoughts on gender, and more!

'Large Animals: Stories' can be found for sale on Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.com/Large-Animals-Stories-Jess-Arndt/

Twitter - @ArndtJess

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This week Nathan and Eric chat with Max Kleinman, an LA based actor, writer, and voiceover artist. Max wrote, acted and produced his own web series titled 'Friend Zone: The Series'. He also has been the voiceover artist for multiple audiobooks. We talked with Max about where he's from, creating his own work, voiceover and audiobook recording, and more!

More information about Max Kleinman:

Friend Zone: https://www.youtube.com/user/friendzoneseries

IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3536111/

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