Podcasts by Pals with Bill Wadman
I'm Bill Wadman, a commercial portrait photographer in New York City with a lot of amazing and accomplished friends. Occasionally I'll record an hour long interview with one of them about what they do, how they got here, and why it's important to them
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Episode 42: Noah Prince - Gaffer from 2023-03-09T21:00
Noah Prince has worked as a gaffer, best boy, and electrician in the TV and film industry for more than a quarter century. We discuss lighting for movies, growing up in Cambridge, making career dec...
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Episode 41: Dr Benjamin Brush - Neurologist from 2023-01-27T17:00
Ben Brush is interested in just about everything, just like me, except that he's got the bona fides to back it up. Having worked in research labs on brain machine interfaces and then spent the last...
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Episode 40: Chris Molanphy Returns - Chart Analyst / Pop Critic from 2021-11-01T16:00
Back for his second episode. Slate magazine's resident rock critic&chart analyst Chris Molanphy chats with me about the definition of a "Smash", why the demographics of the artists on the charts ha...
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Episode 39: Sandi Robertson - Art Teacher from 2020-11-17T13:00
The rare Skype episode of Pals with art teacher Sandi Robertson from the UK. We discuss Sandi's deep love of the color darkroom, her early beginnings as a young artist in Scotland, and her belief t...
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Episode 38: Eran Bugge - Home Sewing Enthusiast from 2020-08-16T17:45
My good friend Eran isn't just one of the best modern dancers working today, she's also an accomplished home sewer. That's right, she's makes most of her own clothes and some for other people too. ...
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Episode 37: Keri Thibodeau - Theatrical Lighting Designer from 2020-07-16T20:00
I've been trying to get lighting designer Keri Thibodeau in front of my microphone for a couple of years now, but working at The Metropolitan Opera means that she doesn't have any free time. What s...
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Episode 36: Molly Magerman - Footwear Designer from 2020-07-06T19:00
Our young friend and footwear designer Molly Magerman is heading back to the west coast, so took the opportunity to talk to her about outsoles, lasts, and manufacturing shoes in China. It's fascina...
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Episode 35: Brad Rego - Filmmaker from 2020-06-23T14:00
Filmmaker Brad Rego was ramping up to shoot his next horror film "Cryptid" in April just as the Coronavirus shut down the world. In this episode we'll talk about independent film production and how...
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Episode 34: Matt Fisher - BBQ Pitmaster from 2020-03-10T12:00
Come on in and listen to my pal Matt Fisher tell me his story of BBQ. Just be warned that your stomach is going to be full and you may need to wash your jacket to get the smoke out afterward. Yum
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Episode 33: Paul Smith - Constitutional Law Attorney from 2020-01-16T20:00
In a very special episode of Pals I get to spend a half hour talking to one of the leading constitutional law attorneys in practice today. He's argued in front of The Supreme Court over twenty time...
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Episode 32: Mark Hamilton - Radio DJ from 2019-11-22T21:00
Mark Hamilton has been a disc jockey on the radio for decades and has an unnervingly encyclopedic knowledge for music. You may have heard him on WBCN in Boston and K-Rock in LA. He also claims to n...
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Episode 31: Dave Keener - Songwriter from 2019-10-31T14:00
One of my earliest NYC friends Dave Keener and I walk through his life like a bass guitar. AND we get to hear Dave play a few of his amazing songs along the way.
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Episode 30: Abdulgader Naseer - Architect from 2019-09-04T13:00
Architect AK Naseer is my kind of person. Knowledgeable and a little obsessive just like me. He talks about coming to the US from his home in Saudi Arabia in the 12th grade, his almost complete col...
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Episode 29: Eric Gaskins - Fashion Designer from 2019-07-19T11:00
In this episode, I get schooled by fashion designer Eric Gaskins who spend 35 years in the industry. He was trained by Givenchy, he designed for Koos Van Den Akker, and then his own label. Sometime...
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Episode 28: Jason Odell Williams&Charlotte Cohn, Playwright&Producer/Director from 2019-04-17T23:00
A special roundtable episode this time around with playwright Jason Odell Williams and producer/director Charlotte Cohn. We sat down at their literal kitchen round table to discuss creating theater...
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Episode 27: Bianca Brady - Lunatic Whisperer from 2019-03-25T09:00
One of my best friends Bianca Brady is on the show to talk about her new podcast "Whitey Puzzelman's Crossword Hour". On the way we discuss depression, growing up being the person at the party who ...
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Episode 26: Alex MacDonald - Tap Dancer from 2019-03-07T19:00
Take a trip through the history of tap dancing with my friend and dancer Alex MacDonald. Learn about its origins in the post-slavery 19th century, the trials that early African American dancers wen...
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Episode 25: Andrea Bartz - Thriller Author from 2019-02-28T18:00
Andrea Bartz's first novel "The Lost Night" was released this week at a bookstore near you. Come along as we discuss the whole process from her first pages back in 2014, finding an agent, pitching ...
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Episode 24: Louise Hung - Death Positive Writer from 2019-02-16T22:00
Come tour the 20 places writer Louise Hung has lived, drop into the political reality of Hong Kong, find out what it's like to live in Japan, and discuss whether the LA theater scene exists as a fe...
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Episode 23: Gigi Chen - Painter from 2019-02-13T13:00
Painter Gigi Chen didn't start out as an animator like most of her bios say. She started out with a set of colored pencils deep in the borough of Queens. We discuss her obsession with bowerbirds, h...
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Episode 22: Eli Neugeboren - Illustrator / Retoucher from 2019-02-01T11:00
Eli has been a lifelong illustrator who is now a happily tenured professor at CUNY's City Tech here in Brooklyn. We discuss how his art education as effected his professional career, what it was li...
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Episode 21: Simon Feil - Character Actor from 2019-01-28T11:00
You've seen today's guest Simon Feil on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", "Orange Is The New Black", "The Deuce", as well has a ton of the kind of procedural dramas my wife and I watch constantly. We d...
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Episode 20: Mac Premo - Stuffmaker from 2019-01-24T19:00
Commercial Director and Stuffmaker Mac Premo is in the hotseat. This is a person who makes video the way he animates, and builds the way he draws. Come listen to us discuss his love of objects, bas...
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Episode 19: Bill Wadman - Portrait Photographer with Mollie Goldstein from 2019-01-22T19:00
We're turning the tables today. Friend of the show and Episode 3 guest Mollie Goldstein is interviewing Bill Wadman himself on why he shoots portraits, how he deals with his subjects and their foib...
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Episode 18: Teresa Castillo - Opera Singer from 2018-11-30T13:00
Here's an impromptu episode with opera singer Teresa Castillo. We talk about how she got into opera in the first place, the way things work in her industry, and how we get more kids to go to the op...
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Episode 17: Shaun Zetlin - Personal Trainer from 2018-11-13T19:00
Shaun Zetlin is a personal trainer and author of the book "Push-Up Progression". Not only is he knowledgable and in crazy good shape, he's also one of the sweetest people I know.
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Episode 16: Grant Stoddard - Immersive Writer from 2018-10-15T20:00
Grant has had many adventures in almost 20 years of getting his hands dirty and writing about it for New York Magazine, Men's Health, Playboy, The New York Times, and Nerve.com. Come along for the ...
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Episode 15: Meg Wachter - Editor-In-Chief from 2018-09-29T14:00
Magazine Editor-in-Chief Meg Wachter was a photographer and a retoucher long before she started Got A Girl Crush, a "magazine about women, by women, for everyone", back in 2009.
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Episode 14: Michael Kaup - Buddhist Scholar&Practitioner from 2018-09-26T16:00
They say to never discuss politics or religion, unless you've got Buddhist scholar and practitioner Michael Kaup in the chair to have a lively but intellegent discussion about the line between phil...
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Episode 13: Paul Gurdak - Private Pilot from 2018-09-18T21:00
Paul Gurdak, the only man I would go up in a small plane with is my guest today. He's a single-engine private pilot, a world-class mechanic, and a great storyteller. We had 45 minutes before I had ...
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Episode 12: TJ Elliott - Knowledge Broker from 2018-08-30T08:00
The most well-read person I know and until recently the Chief Learning Officer of ETS (Educational Testing Service). TJ has had quite the journey from the Bronx to Princeton. Come along for the rid...
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Episode 11: William Coupon - Portrait Photographer from 2018-08-27T13:00
Legendary portrait photographer William Coupon sits down to discuss his upcoming book, what it was like to start his career in New York in the late 70's, and regale us with stories about his forty ...
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Episode 10: Chris Molanphy - Chart Analyst / Pop Critic from 2018-08-19T10:00
I'm very pleased to have the host of Slate's Hit Parade podcast, Chris Molanphy in the chair today. Chart analyst and pop critic, Chris sees connections and parallels along the history of popular m...
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Episode 9: Evan Jones - Software Engineer from 2018-08-10T02:00
Here's a nerdy one for all you computer geeks out there. My buddy Evan Jones sat in the chair across from me to discuss his education in his native Canada, doing his PhD at MIT, working at Google, ...
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Episode 8: Liz Hara - Puppet Builder / TV Writer from 2018-08-05T11:00
My old friend Liz Hara is at the kitchen table at the end of a short trip from LA where she writes for the CBS show "Life In Pieces". A job Liz got after years as a puppet builder and writer at the...
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Episode 7: Kent Miller - Photographer from 2018-08-03T23:00
Fellow photographer Kent Miller stops by to talk about his love of expired film, the experience of being part of the shift to digital, and his BMX racing skills (who knew?!).
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Episode 6: Ali Mattu - Psychologist from 2018-07-26T19:00
Psychologist Dr Ali Mattu and I have a sprawling two hour conversation about the origins of his Star Trek affliction, being a slacker in high school, and how the death of his brother changed his li...
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Episode 5: Michael Malice - Writer, Host from 2018-07-23T13:00
Author, troll, and fashion plate Michael Malice is at the dining room table for a long discussion about North Korea, why going to college for business is the only sensible choice, and how takes Con...
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Episode 4: Bun Cheam - Chef from 2018-07-09T19:00
Chef Bun Cheam has had quite the jounrey, from Cambodian refuge camps as a child to being Executive Chef at multiple New York restuarants. Join me as Bun tries to explain a French kitchen, what kni...
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Episode 3: Mollie Goldstein - Film Editor from 2018-07-03T17:00
Film editor Mollie Goldstein dropped by for a conversation about the work she does, the changes she's seen over 16 years in the industry, and how important the job of the editor is. Especially in t...
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Episode 2: Kristen Gaylord - Museum Curator from 2018-06-14T12:00
This episode we chat with photo curator Kristen Gaylord about what it's like to help put together the giant Stephen Shore show at MoMA and what's next for her at the Amon Carter Museum in Texas.
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Episode 1: Francisco Graciano - Modern Dancer from 2018-05-17T13:00
An hour long interview with my friend Francisco Graciano, who spent 13 years on tour with the legendary Paul Taylor Dance Company and found his love for dance photography along the way.
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