What Do I Do? What Do I Do?

It’s June which means that it is Pride month. But with Covid-19 shutdowns and a beautifully charged cultural focus shift toward Black Lives, Pride looks a bit different this year. It's a great opportunity to think about how we practice our pride in alternative ways.

Thank you to our guests Samantha Cooper, Scott Frost, Erica A. Hart, Geoffrey Kidwell, Allicia Lawson, Michael Fatica, and Blaine Johnston.

Happy Pride.

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Our music is written and performed by Carli Naff & Aaron Lindenberg. Our Artwork is designed by Subplot Studio.


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Debate is no longer just for political candidates. We live in a world of debate at home, work, online, AND with our political candidates. The trouble? It seems impossible to stay on topic. Today we talk with friend-of-the-pod Hassan Sayyed about the way we "pivot" in debates that takes us off topic. 

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Our music is written and performed by Carli Naff & Aaron Lindenberg. Our Artwork is designed by Subplot Studio.

Minimum Wage is one issue that impacts every American. This week we're talking about raising the federal minimum wage with Andom Ghebreghiorgis who just concluded a bid for Congress in New York. 

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Our music is written and performed by Carli Naff & Aaron Lindenberg. Our Artwork is designed by Subplot Studio.

The brilliant Dr. Paul Kwak, an NYC laryngologist working in the thick of the Covid Crisis, discovered a passion for singers during his time studying at Juilliard. Today we're picking his brain on behalf of singers - or as he calls them 'vocal athletes' - impacted by Covid-19.

Our action steps in this episode are:


1. Rest and heal
2. Sing every day - use your "go-to" song as a barometer for vocal health
3. Engage a team. Find a laryngologist and/or voice therapist
4. Check out singforhope.org 

Want more of "What Do I Do?" in your life? Check us out at WhatDoIDoPod.com and @ WhatDoIDoPod on social.

Our music is written and performed by Carli Naff & Aaron Lindenberg. Our Artwork is designed by Subplot Studio.

We've been stuck in lockdown because of COVID-19 for weeks and, for some of us, the stillness is driving us batty. Minds are racing, feelings are popping, and there is nothing we can d-...or is there? Lesley Demetriades Carroll, the founder of Point of Possibility, joins us on this week's episode. 

Want more of "What Do I Do?" in your life? Check us out at WhatDoIDoPod.com and @ WhatDoIDoPod on social.

Our music is written and performed by Carli Naff & Aaron Lindenberg

Our Artwork is designed by Subplot Studio


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The Covid-19 Crisis has shut down the entertainment industry. This week we talk with two NYC Casting Professionals about what Actors can do while in quarantine. 

For our #ActionSteps in this episode we have the following:


Practice the art of self-taping
Create your own content
Take a break and breathe
Check out The Artist's Way
Donate to The Actors Fund

Want more of "What Do I Do?" in your life? Check us out at WhatDoIDoPod.com and @ WhatDoIDoPod on social.

Our music is written and performed by Carli Naff & Aaron Lindenberg. Our Artwork is designed by Subplot Studio


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This episode is sponsored by
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