THIS YEAR'S RENT with Laura & Alex

By Alexander Gradet

THIS YEAR'S RENT is a new podcast that delves deep into the cultural phenomenon of the 1996 musical RENT.

Hosted by LAURA HERTZFELD & ALEX GRADET, two Gen-Xers whose late teens/early-20s were de... more

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How many episodes does THIS YEAR'S RENT with Laura & Alex have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.

THIS YEAR'S RENT with Laura & Alex episodes:

December 25, 2022 109: "It Isn't Much, But It Took All Year"
After a 525,600 min. hiatus, LAURA AND ALEX are back to wrap it up with one last ep!
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32min
June 08, 2022 109: "When We Were Roommates" with Jonathan Burkhart
In this long-delayed episode (apologies!), LAURA and ALEX sit down with JONATHAN BURKHART, filmmaker, producer, and Jonathan Larson's best friend (no kidding: he's namechecked as one of the roommates in the o.g. version of "Boho Days"). It gets emotional.
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1h 15min
December 27, 2021 108: "To Sondheim"
LAURA and ALEX talk about the life and death of Stephen Sondheim, his works, his legacy, and the personal impact he's had on each of them.

(Also, Alex goes on a long tangent about the perfection of 2019's "Co-Op.")

Fair warning: the subject of RENT doesn't come up much.
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1h 2min
November 03, 2021 107: "Honest Living Honest Living Honest Living Honest Living" with Justin Plowman
ALEX and LAURA get a behind-the-curtain look at RENT original line guy, Broadway's first lottery guy and Alex's old roommate JUSTIN PLOWMAN.
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36min
September 05, 2021 106B: "Mark, Are You There?" (Pt. 2) with Adam Shapiro
Continuing our convo with Adam Shapiro on musicals for non-musical ppl, WAITRESS, and subsequent casts of RENT!
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38min
August 19, 2021 106: "Mark, Are You There?" with Adam Shapiro
ALEX and LAURA welcome WAITRESS star, and once-(and-future?) Mark, ADAM SHAPIRO.
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36min
July 28, 2021 105B Mini-Ep: Melissa Anelli Cont'd. / "Forcing Changes, Risk and Danger"
Spurred by guest MELISSA ANELLI's philosophy of unironic enthusiasm, ALEX changes lanes, which LAURA is good enough not to gloat about.
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6min
July 14, 2021 105: "A State-of-the-Art Digital Virtual Interactive Studio" with Melissa Anelli
ALEX and LAURA talk shop with BroadwayCon founder and o.g. Renthead MELISSA ANELLI.
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52min
June 23, 2021 104B Mini Ep: Anthony, Pt. Two
But wait, there's more, with ANTHONY "TWO-TOUCH" VENEZIALE!!!
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11min
June 09, 2021 104: "To the Stage!" with Anthony Veneziale
Hosts LAURA and ALEX dig into it with FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME founding member ANTHONY VENEZIALE!!!
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40min

FAQs about THIS YEAR'S RENT with Laura & Alex:

How many episodes does THIS YEAR'S RENT with Laura & Alex have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.