Artists of New York

Dan Riley

A new podcast profiling creatives trying to make it in the art capital of the world.

  1. Episode 105: David Drake - Standup, Struggle, Sirius

    1D AGO

    Episode 105: David Drake - Standup, Struggle, Sirius

    David Drake is a standup comedian based in New York City. Instagram and all episodes (00:00) Moving From Chicago To New York (01:14) Loud Kid To Aspiring Comedian (02:31) Music Dreams And Advertising School (04:12) First Open Mics In Miami (05:38) Why Chicago Felt Right (07:22) Pure Comedy And Work Ethic (09:11) Grinding Hundreds Of Sets Yearly (11:03) Chicago Clubs And Laugh Factory (13:04) Finding His Comedy Voice (15:26) Knowing It Was Time To Leave (17:32) Landing In New York Comedy (19:47) Indie Shows And Comedy Reality (23:02) SiriusXM And Comedy Income (27:18) AI Killing Copywriting Work (28:44) Daily Writing And Emotional Resonance (33:12) Fatherhood Changed His Comedy Output (36:19) Road Work, Family, And New Hours (40:41) Success, Money, And Supporting Family

    44 min
  2. Episode 104: Sirintip - Bangkok, Becoming, Belonging

    5D AGO

    Episode 104: Sirintip - Bangkok, Becoming, Belonging

    Sirintip is a musical artist based in New York City. Instagram and all episodes (00:00) Moving To New York For Jazz (02:11) Singing Through Bangkok Traffic (04:28) Thai And Swedish Cultural Contrasts (06:41) Doctor Or Musician Dilemma (08:32) Singing As Athletic Performance (11:07) Training The Body For Vocals (13:34) Bruce Springsteen And Tour Discipline (15:06) Student Visa And Jazz Competition (18:02) Imposter Syndrome And Early Success (20:26) The Olympics Of Jazz (22:47) Classical Training To Jazz Freedom (26:01) Processing Her Father’s Death Through Pop (29:04) Sweden’s Tall Poppy Culture (32:21) Touring With Snarky Puppy (35:08) Pandemic Festivals And Film Scores (38:16) Translating Science Into Music (40:54) Art, Identity, And Emotional Translation (43:12) Freedom, Purpose, And Artistic Success

    47 min
  3. Episode 103: Anthony Moore - Philly, Punchlines, Pressure

    MAY 11

    Episode 103: Anthony Moore - Philly, Punchlines, Pressure

    Anthony Moore is a standup comedian based in New Jersey. Instagram and all episodes (00:00) Moving From Philly To New York (02:41) Discovering Comedy Through A College Talent Show (05:34) Accounting Dreams And Challenge 24 Obsession (09:16) Falling In Love With Stand-Up (12:27) First Bomb At A Variety Show (16:14) Philly’s Unique Comedy Scene (20:11) Becoming More Universal In New York (23:03) Saving Money While Working In Schools (26:19) Losing Philly’s Funniest To Shane Gillis (29:38) Grinding At Terrible Times Square Clubs (32:51) Kevin Hart’s Early Support (36:28) LeBron, Kevin Hart, And The Comedy Cellar (40:12) Learning To Earn Comedy Cellar Spots (43:07) Writing Jokes Late At Night (45:14) Comedy’s Responsibility And Fearlessness (48:02) Chappelle, Louis C.K., And Raw Honesty (50:09) Advice For Young Comedians Today (51:46) Defining Success Beyond Fame

    53 min
  4. Episode 102: Caitlin Cook - Stage Scares, Stall Stories

    MAY 8

    Episode 102: Caitlin Cook - Stage Scares, Stall Stories

    Caitlin Cook is a musician and performer based in New York City. Instagram and all episodes (00:00) First impressions of New York (03:04) Missing New York’s noise (05:10) Stage fright begins (08:37) Comedy as exposure therapy (12:02) Circling around performance (14:04) Art history and storytelling (17:18) Bathroom graffiti as art (20:40) Returning to New York (23:05) Music, comedy, and Fringe (26:37) Financial realities of performing (31:12) Freelance survival jobs (34:58) Off-Broadway breakthrough (38:25) Creating the bathroom graffiti musical (42:02) Hacking Instagram scientifically (45:10) Algorithms, art, and identity (48:03) Building a team and letting go (50:05) Current projects and Edinburgh (52:23) Success, safety, and creative freedom

    53 min
  5. Episode 101: Sally Ann Hall - Bombs Built Backbone

    MAY 4

    Episode 101: Sally Ann Hall - Bombs Built Backbone

    Sally Ann Hall is a comedian based in New York City. Instagram and all episodes (00:00) Alaska Roots And Friends Dream (02:56) Family Homesteads And Idaho Move (06:01) Dating Comics Sparks Stand-Up (09:12) First Open Mic Terror (13:02) Friends, Crushes, And Mic Addiction (16:08) Bartending, TV Jobs, Comedy Choice (19:26) Festivals, Competitions, Early Confidence (23:02) Bombing Tolerance And Stage Fright (26:11) Airbnb Hustle Funding Comedy Years (30:08) Growth, Longer Sets, Validation (33:06) Onstage Mistakes And Embarrassing Moments (36:14) Cruise Ships, Bombing, Getting Fired (40:48) Travel Burnout, Husband, Dog, Home (43:08) New York Comedy Training Ground (46:02) Favorite Clubs And Elite Crushers (49:21) Fame, Money, And Industry Reality (53:02) Success Means Living Off Comedy (56:04) What She Wants To Say Next

    58 min
  6. Episode 100: Gillian Glasco - Roles, Rifts, Reckonings

    APR 24

    Episode 100: Gillian Glasco - Roles, Rifts, Reckonings

    Gillian Glasco is an actress and a writer based in New York City. Instagram and all episodes (00:00) Arkansas Roots And Finding Acting (03:07) Fences, Story, And Hope (06:16) Becoming A Storytelling Vessel (08:39) Ithaca Training And London (12:38) Feeling Marginalized In School (15:11) Advocating For Work By Artists Of Color (17:04) Rose In Fences As North Star (18:22) Showcase, Agent, And Doubt (21:05) Classical Theater Of Harlem Breakthrough (24:02) Belonging, Fandom, And Side Hustles (27:18) Restaurant Work And Survival (29:03) Painful Auditions And Rejection (33:10) Releasing Control After Auditions (36:04) Never Seriously Considering Quitting (39:22) Community, Lulls, And Living Fully (43:04) Writing, Family Rifts, And Healing (47:51) Jennings Versus Brown Begins (51:36) Arkansas Family History And Opportunity (54:42) Developing The Finished Draft (56:41) Favorite Playwrights And Family Stories (59:21) Movies, Algorithms, And Attention Spans (62:04) Success, Balance, And The Next Problem

    1h 5m
  7. Episode 99: Matt Ruby - B******t, Belief, Bits

    APR 20

    Episode 99: Matt Ruby - B******t, Belief, Bits

    Matt Ruby is a comedian based in New York City. Instagram and all episodes (00:00) Leaving Chicago for New York (01:52) Keeping a tech job afloat (03:10) Why comedy first appealed (05:18) Comedy class and early confidence (07:24) Eating shit and learning fast (09:46) Letting go of rock star fantasies (12:38) Cheap East Village comedy changed everything (15:21) Truth-telling, hypocrisy, and point of view (18:07) Politics, gender, religion, and great jokes (20:14) Psychedelics and spiritual awakening (23:41) From atheism to metaphor and myth (28:06) Judaism, ancestors, and Torah study (32:11) Joseph Campbell and universal myths (35:01) Comedy as wisdom without pretension (37:46) New York comedy scene and getting better (42:18) Day jobs, Substack, and surviving financially (45:36) Favorite comedians and favorite venues (48:27) Technology, gender wars, and defining success

    52 min
  8. Episode 98: Jen Toth - Catwalks, Canvases, Community

    APR 17

    Episode 98: Jen Toth - Catwalks, Canvases, Community

    Jen Toth is an illustrator and model based in Brooklyn, NY. Instagram and all episodes (00:00) Scouted at Ohio State, then straight to Europe (01:47) Sheltered Ohio upbringing to unimaginable New York life (03:36) Chaos of model housing and competing castings (05:41) Italy as friendship, travel, and self-discovery (07:52) Landing in New York with agency support (09:18) Choosing steady income over chasing fame (11:34) Long-term clients and building a durable career (13:26) Saving early and treating modeling as temporary (15:07) Working between New York and Asian markets (17:02) Best-paying jobs, global usage, and campaign money (18:41) FIT, startup internship, and return to modeling (20:56) Modeling myths, Project Runway, and job realities (23:11) Fashion week calendar, market, and the Met Gala (25:46) Why New York became home for good (28:04) COVID pivot to illustration and first brand collabs (31:47) Studio practice, commissions, habits, and success now

    35 min
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About

A new podcast profiling creatives trying to make it in the art capital of the world.

Information

  • Creator
    Dan Riley
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    105
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Artists of New York