Podcasts

The Lo-Down Culture Cast – Mark DeGarmo Dance

Host Traven Rice spoke with founder Mark DeGarmo of Mark DeGarmo Dance, who has been based on the Lower East Side for over 30 years. https://youtu.be/-AVpJxpAFdA?si=hh1pkJp42a54r9ml As an artist and scholar, his work investigates embodied imagination, improvisational composition, and nonverbal/non-discursive ways...

The Lo-Down Culture Cast – “Your Faithful Reader”

Host Traven Rice talks with director Miriam Wasmund and performer Liz Dutton about "Your Faithful Reader," an experiential theater performance that merges the worlds of acting and dance with real letters. Miriam Wasmund is an Alvin Ailey trained dancer living...

The Lo-Down Culture Cast – Stuart Ginsberg, “It’s A to Z: The Art of Arleen Schloss”

In this week's episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast, Lower East Side NYC podcast host Traven Rice interviews Filmmaker Stuart Ginsberg about his new film "It’s A to Z: The Art of Arleen Schloss." Schloss was a downtown performance...
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The Lo-Down Culture Cast – Gary Guarinello of Catalyst Records

photo courtesy of Bob Krasner Host Traven Rice spoke with Gary Guarinello, founder of Catalyst Records in Essex Market, for this episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast. Gary is a drummer and a music lover who is also a former...

The Lo-Down Culture Cast – Author Dan Slater’s “The Incorruptibles”

Host Traven Rice spoke with author Dan Slater about his new book, "The Incorruptibles - A True Story of Kingpins, Crime Busters, and the Birth of the American Underworld," which focuses on the true stories of the Lower East...

The Lo-Down Culture Cast – Filmmaker Claire Ayoub

Host Traven Rice spoke with writer-director Claire Ayoub for this episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast. Claire's first feature film, Empire Waiste, is out now. The boundary-pushing film tells the story of Lenore Miller (Mia Kaplan) an overweight,...
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The Lo-Down Culture Cast – Musician and Activist Fury Young

This week's episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast features a conversation with musician and activist Fury Young. Fury grew up in the neighborhood, and recently released Tree Indeed, his first solo EP as a musician. His music is "artland...

The Lo-Down Culture Cast – Luis Fernandez of “Forsyth Fire Escape”

The Lo-Down Culture Cast Host Traven Rice spoke with Luis Fernandez, a partner in the popular "Forsyth Fire Escape" (of the amazing scallion pancake burrito creation) which started in 2021 during Covid. Founder Isabel Lee created the "burrito" with...

The Lo-Down Culture Cast Episode 22 – Remote Theater Project’s “Thank You For Listening”

Host Traven Rice spoke with Alexandra Aron, Founder and Artistic Director of Remote Theater Project, about the upcoming production that will take place in Sara D. Roosevelt Park on Saturday, June 8th at 2pm and 4pm. The show, titled "Thank...
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The Lo-Down Culture Cast Episode 21 – Pioneering Gallery Owner James Fuentes

This week's episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast features pioneering Lower East Side gallery owner James Fuentes. Host Traven Rice spoke with Fuentes about how growing up in the neighborhood influenced his creative aesthetics and the intention behind the gallery,...
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