Sean Patton is a stand-up comedian based in New York City.

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(00:00) Growing up in New Orleans and starting stand-up

(03:18) Why comedians should skip stand-up classes

(06:47) His first open mic at Amberjack’s

(11:02) Stage fright, mic technique, and bad comedy books

(14:36) Discovering comedy through Sarah Silverman and Mr. Show

(18:41) Perspective over punchlines and embracing human flaws

(23:07) Deciding to leave New Orleans after Mardi Gras

(26:41) Katrina, moving to LA, and early comedy lessons

(31:02) Why New York pulled him away from LA

(34:28) Arriving in Bushwick with $1,088

(38:11) New York’s brutal first months and rougher scene

(41:06) The Fort Greene day that changed everything

(45:03) Why artists shouldn’t try pleasing every audience

(48:34) Let the work define you, not labels

(52:07) Fame culture, social media, and hollow ambition

(55:18) Advice for comedians: believe in yourself

(58:21) Why staying in comedy is the real achievement

(61:06) Dave Attell, artistic integrity, and closing thoughts

Shawn Bullen is an artist, muralist, and curator, based in Manhattan.

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(00:00) Wild first road trip to New York

(03:12) 2016 birthday trip becomes a permanent move

(06:18) Why New York always felt inevitable

(09:41) Childhood art influences and becoming “the art kid”

(13:02) Drawing, photography, and early graffiti obsession

(16:47) High school art success and museum recognition

(20:14) Graffiti community, adrenaline, and rooftop risks

(24:03) Teaching literacy and discovering mural leadership

(28:11) Confidence, dedication, and sibling artistic rivalry

(31:36) Arrest, graffiti cleanup, and first paid truck mural

(35:28) Dropping out, IDC Art House, and Canada art school

(39:22) Learning oil painting and refining artistic vision

(43:31) Leaving Halifax with dreams of global murals

(47:18) DIY East Coast adventure to Art Basel

(51:44) Miami highs, Occupy lows, and chasing momentum

(57:18) Advice on money, work, and making art anyway

(60:41) New York struggles, studio solitude, and creative purpose

(63:21) Defining artistic success and keeping the flame alive

Tucker Eason is an oil painter, based in Brooklyn, NY.

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(00:00) From Oakland slumlord setup to New York leap

(03:21) Empty apartment, artist assistant, and Red Hook grind

(06:14) New York’s kindness versus West Coast nice

(08:37) Childhood art obsession and graphite miles

(11:52) Work ethic, fear, and self-accountability in the studio

(14:28) Leaving realism and discovering abstract playfulness

(18:46) Starting over in New York with Art Lab

(22:07) Art fairs, booth strategy, and selling authentically

(26:11) Live drawing, spectacle, and removing sales pressure

(28:47) Feast or famine economics of an art career

(33:02) Why passion keeps artists going through dry spells

(35:36) Why New York still matters creatively

(39:04) The barn-studio fantasy and staying culturally plugged in

(42:11) Artist flakiness, ADHD, and hating admin work

(46:18) Studio magic, experimentation, and protecting creative time

(49:27) Talent versus hunger and brutal self-honesty

(53:06) Professors, early sales, and believing it was possible

(56:01) Success, cultural significance, and living off the work