In Traffic with Neil Rubenstein
83 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago -I talk on the phone with some interesting people while I sit in traffic on the Long Island Expressway. Guests include comedians, authors, musicians and all around quality folks.
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Episodes
Josh Berwanger (The Anniversary)
May 02, 2016 05:57 - 40 minutes - 37.9 MBJosh Berwanger of The Anniversary and Berwanger took some time out of family dinner time to be a part of my daily commute. We discuss his inability to play rock & basketball simultaneously, and also some other stuff.
Michelle Cruz Gonzales (Spitboy)
April 25, 2016 06:25 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBSo stoked to have Michelle Gonzales on the podcast. Michelle played in the hardcore band Spitboy in the 90's and her book, The Spitboy Rule: Tales Of A Xicana In A Female Punk Band, was published last year and is an absolutely wonderful read. We spend 40 or so minutes being nostalgic about touring before smart phones and we discuss some race & class issues.
Adam Lazzara (Taking Back Sunday)
April 18, 2016 06:39 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBAdam Lazzara from Taking Back Sunday talks about recording the new album and body issues with me. Still hate writing these things. Listen to the podcasts. Give it a five star rating on iTunes while you're at it.
Brooke Van Poppelen (Hack My Life)
April 11, 2016 17:02 - 32 minutes - 30.4 MBVery excited to have Brooke van Poppelen from truTV's Hack My Life on the podcast. I hate writing these intro things. Just know that I pick awesome, interesting guests and that you should listen to all the episodes.
Soren & Jolles
April 04, 2016 20:23 - 35 minutes - 33.5 MBThe sketch comedy team of Tracy Soren & Jessie Jolles joins me on the podcast this week.
Rick Glassman (Undateable)
March 28, 2016 10:41 - 31 minutes - 29.8 MBRick Glassman, from NBC's Undateable, joined the podcast this week. It was a great pleasure to discuss his attempt to be America's next Ninja Warrior and find out more about how he got his start in stand up.
Nate Newton (Converge)
March 22, 2016 04:07 - 44 minutes - 41.5 MBNate Newton, of Converge & Doomriders, takes some time after putting his daughter to sleep, to discuss his old band Jesuit and the Blood Moon project Converge has coming up. I fanboy out pretty hard on this one.
Jake Fertig (Howeds)
March 14, 2016 20:05 - 54 minutes - 50.8 MBI had never met Jake Fertig before. I saw some videos he did for Mashable.com and a mutual friend introduced us online. It was really a great pleasure to speak with Jake. He had some great insight on Story, Judaism, and Kanye West.
Johnny Cupcakes
March 08, 2016 20:30 - 47 minutes - 44 MBThis week, Johnny Cupcakes joins the podcast. We talk about the old days and he gives some great tips on how to draw attention to your brand.
Molly Kornfeld (Babes In Boyland)
March 07, 2016 05:33 - 42 minutes - 39.8 MBMolly Kornfeld, comedian & co-host of the podcast, Babes In Boyland, postponed taking a nap by roughly 45 minutes to keep me from having several bouts of road rage. We talk about her Mom, our goals, and I worked pretty hard to shoehorn in a lame joke about Jewish parents.
Anthony Raneri (Bayside)
February 23, 2016 04:50 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MBBayside's Anthony Raneri talked on the phone with me while I navigated the highways & byways of Long Island. We discussed what boroughs should be considered Long Island and why I chose to speak to Nick Ghanbarian first. Hint: It's because Anthony is a bit standoffish.
Riley Breckenridge (Thrice)
February 15, 2016 06:58 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MBRiley Breckenridge, from Thrice, makes sure I get home safely on this week's podcast. Among other things, we discuss Productive Outs, his baseball related blog, and then I insult English teachers... but seriously, English teachers are NOT as cool as the band KISS. I don't think I'm breaking down any walls with that statement.
Dan Lomeli (Incendiary)
February 08, 2016 08:59 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBDan Lomeli, of the band Incendiary, helped me pass the time while I sit behind the wheel of my Acura. We discuss the Flat Earth theory and the possibility of aliens flying the moon around.
Jonah Bayer (Going Off Track)
February 01, 2016 16:31 - 55 minutes - 51.4 MBJonah Bayer of United Nations and Going Off Track podcast took some time to help me cope with the pains of rush hour traffic. We discuss some stuff that makes me sound pretty horrible. Starting to be a theme, I guess. Maybe I'm a shittier person than I think I am. Or maybe trying to be a good person makes you a shittier person. I'm the worst. Jonah is a close second. Like seriously, I couldn't be inconvenienced for 3 seconds to say "Preferred Gender Preference?" What a jerk. I see the error ...
Nick Ghanbarian (Bayside)
January 25, 2016 20:46 - 37 minutes - 35.4 MBNick Ghanbarian of Bayside, co-founder of the clothing line Born & Bred, helps me forget about the headache of traffic. We start off the conversation with a horrible story of loss & finish up with me once again professing my love for Fetty Wap.
Steve Pedulla (States & Kingdoms)
January 18, 2016 06:16 - 41 minutes - 38.9 MBSteve Pedulla, of States & Kingdoms, entertained me on my shitty commute by talking to me about his old band Thursday, Homestar Runner & John Nolan's inevitable transformation to fashion mogul.
Fotsbeats
January 12, 2016 04:59 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBFotsbeats is an incredibly skilled DJ and I am proud to call him a friend. I enjoyed this episode very much. We talk about our friend Nick Hook, Fetty Wap & reincarnated souls.
Ryan Brook (Comedian)
January 04, 2016 21:44 - 31 minutes - 29.8 MBRyan Brook is a close friend and an incredibly funny comedian. We talk about absolutely nothing for 30 minutes. You've been warned.
Ron Richards (iFanboy)
December 28, 2015 22:26 - 43 minutes - 40.4 MBSPOILERS. For real. Only spoilers.
Rich Gaccione (Ex Youth)
December 22, 2015 20:30 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBRich Gaccione is a member of Oakland HC band Ex Youth and one of my oldest and best friends. We talk about growing up, Straight Edge & body image issues.
John Nolan (Taking Back Sunday)
December 15, 2015 17:16 - 32 minutes - 30.7 MBThis was my second attempt at recording an episode with John. IT still sounds pretty terrible. Maybe the cell service in Charlotte is crappy. But if you can motor through, John and I discuss Ron Richards "Goodfellas Minute" Podcast and I say "morality," when I mean to say "mortality." So there's that. We also mention Brazillian fans and Eddie deleting Mike Dubin on Facebook.
Smooth City Hustle
December 11, 2015 20:33 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBSmooth City is Ashanti's touring DJ & Hype Man. He took time out to talk to me about religion and politics. Big thanks to Fotsbeats for helping get this episode somewhat listenable. It originally sounded like Smooth was making milkshakes. While on speaker phone. In a building made entirely out of tin. And static.
Alia Janine (Whoremones Podcast)
December 07, 2015 16:54 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBAlia Janine is a comedian /podcaster and former adult star. She took some time out, while chopping vegetables and cleaning up dog poop, to talk to me while I sat in local traffic. I sound pretty ignorant on this one. Lots of regrettable soundbites, so listen close.
Ryan Penagos (Marvel)
December 01, 2015 18:43 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBRyan Penagos explains to me exactly what he does for Marvel Comics and why over a million people follow him on twitter. He's a quality guy and helped make sitting in traffic less shitty.
Sarit Catz (Full House)
November 24, 2015 19:28 - 37 minutes - 35.2 MBSarit Catz is one of the most talented people I know. An extremely funny comedian and has written for shows such as Full House & Coach. She took some time to talk to me while I drove on the LIE. She also suggested that I run my car off the road, so, not real cool on her part.
Jonathan Rosenberg (Scenes From A Multiverse)
November 18, 2015 19:16 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MBI call Jonathan to keep my mind off Long Island traffic on my way home from work. We talk about Sea Lions, Ben Carson and Under The Dome.
Brian Diaz (1800 Miles To Nowhere)
November 17, 2015 01:14 - 45 minutes - 67.7 MBI gave Chris Martello a ride home from the city while we discuss Fall Out Boy and touring life with Brian Diaz, author of 1800 Miles To Nowhere.
Tony Thaxton (Feliz Navipod)
November 10, 2015 20:43 - 35 minutes - 53.1 MBTony keeps my mind off of Long Island traffic while we discuss his Star Wars ticket buying debacle and quitting his band to start a Christmas themed podcast.
Lori Palminteri (Comedian)
November 08, 2015 19:18 - 29 minutes - 42.8 MBSat in traffic today and called Lori Palminteri, a comedian from NYC.
Ron Richards (iFanboy Podcast)
November 04, 2015 00:59 - 43 minutes - 41 MBRon talks about growing up in the Long Island Hardcore scene and how he feels about The Muppets
Mike Kennerty (All American Rejects)
November 03, 2015 06:20 - 28 minutes - 65.4 MBMike Kennerty plays in All American Rejects and does a record label, named for his home town, Edmond. He also eats a lot of sugar cereal. You can find out more about Mike by following him on Twitter & Instagram @MikeAAR.
Jesse Johnson (Motion City Soundtrack)
November 03, 2015 05:59 - 22 minutes - 51.8 MBJesse Johnson of Motion City Soundtrack joins me.
Michael Dubin (Fadeaway Records)
November 02, 2015 22:14 - 18 minutes - 25.3 MBIn Traffic with Neil Rubenstein interviews Michael Dubin of Fadeaway Records