Citizen Curious

Episode 19 - Alison Mosshart

April 06, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MB

Alison Mosshart is always in motion. Whether she's performing with The Kills or The Dead Weather, painting, making videos of her travels - she's always creating and moving. We caught up on a recent Saturday evening while a crazy storm was passing through her adopted hometown of Nashville. Crazy to think its been one year since we went into pandemic lockdown. We talk about what she's been up to over the last 12 months, battling stir craziness and taking 4 road trips across the country, talkin...

Episode 18 - Blake Mills

March 25, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 72 MB

This week's guest is songwriter, producer, guitarist, composer extraordinaire Blake Mills. We discuss being kids of the 90s and how Blake got his start as a listener and guitar player, up to his present day work as a solo artist and producer. Blake has 4 solo albums under his belt and recently collaborated on an album with legendary bass player, Pino Palladino. This album is called 'Notes with Attachments' and it's an instrumental jazz album unlike anything you've heard. Highly recommend giv...

Episode 17 - Coach Steve Lavin

March 04, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MB

I first met Steve Lavin in 1993 or 1994 as an 11 year old camper attending his Lavin Summer Basketball Camp in Northern California. To interview him 27 years later for this passion project of a podcast is absolutely amazing. Even back in the 1990s he was a larger than life figure with a passion for people and stories. Coach Lav served as head coach of two of the most storied college basketball programs - UCLA and St John's. He's also been a professional sports broadcaster for 12 years. This ...

Episode 16 - Tomer Blechman of Miss Ada's

February 18, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutes - 49.9 MB

This one is coming to you from BROOOOOOOKLYN! This week's guest is Tomer Blechman, chef/owner of Miss Ada's in Fort Greene and the newly opened Nili in Carroll Gardens. Miss Ada is an inviting neighborhood restaurant in the heart of Brooklyn’s vibrant Fort Greene. They serve Mediterranean food with a twist and believe you me it is DELICIOUS. Blechman grew up in Israel, pursued a career in shiatsu therapy, and at the age of 28 transitioned into the culinary world. Miss Ada is a 3 time Micheli...

Episode 15 - Carlos Quirarte of The Smile

February 09, 2021 20:02 - 1 hour - 81.7 MB

Carlos Quirarte is the owner/restaurateur of The Smile, Smile To Go, Old Rose, Jane Ballroom and Ray's Bar in New York City. In this interview, we learn about Carlos' up bringing in the Mission district in San Francisco. Then we hear about his foray into fashion, throwing parties, opening The Smile, and doing his best to manage the impact of the pandemic. At the end of the day it's about community and creating awesome places for his friends. If you love restaurants, food, NYC, and good peopl...

Episode 13 - Luke Jenner of The Rapture

November 19, 2020 19:00 - 2 hours - 121 MB

In this week's episode we interview Luke Jenner of The Rapture. If you're a fan of the 2000s music scene in New York City then you undoubtedly know their hit House of Jealous Lovers and being the first band from that era to bring dance music into the fold. We discuss: (13:30) COVID and Luke's solo album and what The Rapture have been up to, (16:45) growing up San Diego and learning about his family's history of mental illness, (33:00) Luke's advice for becoming a professional musician, (39:4...

Episode 11 - Lisa Donovan

October 16, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 76.2 MB

This week's guest is renowned Souther pastry chef and James Beard award winning writer, Lisa Donovan. You can also add author to her list of accolades as she recently published her memoir, 'Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger.' What's there to say? Lisa is a real one. Funny AF too. She conducted the interview from her car in the parking lot of her local Publix in Nashville. Topics discussed: amazing-ness of New Orleans and being allowed to be who you are, going through her first book tour during ...

Episode 10 - Amber Mundinger & Tamara Deike from Bring Music Home

October 01, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MB

First joint interview! In this week's show we'll discuss: recording on the road from Martha's Vineyard, watching the debates and stress eating, lobster rolls, and trying to maintain PMA. Also, very excited to host Amber Mundinger & Tamara Deike, co-founders of Bring Music Home. Bring Music Home (BMH) is capturing iconic music venues and the personalities behind them in more than 30+ cities and counting to be showcased in a book and film archive. BMH will raise funds for these venues and the...

Episode 9 - Tribute to Fedora

September 18, 2020 13:43 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB

This wasn't the episode we intended on releasing this week. Just yesterday Gabe Stulman, restrauteur/owner of the Happy Cooking Hospitality Group, announced the closing of Fedora. COVID, again. This one really hit close to home. In honor of this amazing restaurant we wanted to humbly share a few personal stories of days gone by. Our thoughts are with Gabe, everyone that worked at Fedora, and the broader Happy Cooking group. Rest in power, Fedora! And lobby your elected officials to provide...

Episode 8 - Har Mar Superstar

September 11, 2020 16:46 - 1 hour - 85.3 MB

Very excited to share this week's episode and our interview with Sean Tillmann (aka Har Mar Superstar). What's the best way to best describe Mr Tillman? Songwriter, singer, showman, actor?? As far as we can tell Mr Tillman is a stone cold entertainer. Mr Tillmann has recorded 6 solo albums and earlier this year released the debut of his new band, Heart Bones, a collaboration with Sabrina Ellis. His over the top and occasionally scantily clad live performances have seen him touring with The ...

Episode 7 - Jay Sweet (Part 2)

August 27, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 86 MB

Part 2 of our interview with Jay Sweet! This one really brings it all back home. Your humble host takes a little solo time explaining what we have in common with Jay and Stuart Bogie. Our theory: New Orleans & Pres Hall;) We also humbly honor the life of Justin Townes Earle. In part 2 we sit down and cover how Jay became involved with the Newport Folk Festival, cancellation of this year's festivals, operating Newport as a non-profit, Newport's history with the civil rights movement, musicia...

Episode 6 - Jay Sweet (Part 1)

August 20, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 69 MB

"Music Guy" goes a long way towards describing this week's guest, Jay Sweet. Mr Sweet is the executive producer and organizer of the crown jewels of the music festival circuit, Newport Folk & Newport Jazz Festivals. Taking a page from The Grateful Dead splitting their concerts into 2 distinct sets, we've split our conversation into 2 episodes. This is part 1. Founded by George Wein, the Jazz festival was birthed in 1954 and the Folk festival followed in 1959. Mr Wein invented the conce...

Episode 5 - Stuart Bogie

August 14, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 98.2 MB

Professional musician, composer, arranger, and overall upstanding citizen, Stuart Bogie (@stuartbogie), is this week's guest. Since the early 2000's Mr Bogie has been a mainstay in the Brooklyn music scene. His full discography is too lengthy to mention in full, but he's recorded or played live with everyone from Antibalas to TV On The Radio to Arcade Fire. Most recently, he contributed to new releases by Hamilton Leithauser and Run The Jewels. We met Mr Bogie down in New Orleans as part ...

Episode 4 - Claire Chan

August 05, 2020 09:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MB

Citizen Curious is thrilled to have owner of The Elk & Bar Beau, Claire Chan, on the show. We became acquainted with The Elk after moving to NYC in the summer of 2018. It packs alot of character into a small space. You can go there for a cup of coffee or have a quick bite, but you'll keep coming back for the amazing staff and vibe. Miss Chan was born and raised in Vancouver, BC, and from an early age developed an appreciation for the restaurant and hospitality industry. After making her wa...

Episode 3 - Ro The Show

July 30, 2020 16:40 - 1 hour - 81.6 MB

Ro The Show (@rotheshow), aka Ratchet Dojo, is a boxing and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu trainer based in NYC. His clientele includes the usual coterie of Manhattan high profile public figures, as well as undistinguished common folk like your humble host. We discuss his journey from the Philippines to the US and his personal and professional lows and highs. In this episode we also touch on the amazing community at Mendez Boxing Gym and the impact of COVID on the fitness community. This one is from ...

Episode 2 - Gabriel Stulman

July 18, 2020 01:49 - 1 hour - 70 MB

We go deep with the founder/CEO of Happy Cooking Hospitality, Gabriel Stulman. A New York City based restaurateur, Stulman has made his claim owning and operating cozy restaurants built for any occasion. Stulman and Happy Cooking Hospitality think of their restaurants as "homes." They are intimate spaces packed with a vibrant energy only accentuated by the top notch staff. The restaurants include: Fedora, Bar Sardine, Fairfax, Joseph Leonard, Jeffrey's Grocery, The Jones, Studio, Simon & The...

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