Nihiloceros on Animals, Aliens, and Albums in Quarantine

Mel talks to Subashiny about her love of Adam Driver, how it started, how it's going and engaging with men in general. Subashiny shares her insights on how her early male relationships informed the Adam Driver interest, what she thinks makes a good relationship and how she thinks it looks to interact in a healthy, balanced way.

Mel talks to Mike from Nihiloceros about their upcoming EP Self-Destroy, being a musician in a pandemic, questioning your superiority, and aliens. They talk about the concept behind the EP, the way that humans destroy, and the art of making music with someone you’ve played with for years and someone new. You can find music by Nihiloceros here or find them on social here.

Mel talks to Kasey about the challenges of being a teacher during the pandemic, the potential impact to children, and their hopes for the post-pandemic future. Kasey shares her learnings from teaching kids online vs in-person and how different children thrive in each environment, something that can hopefully be incorporated in the future for education. Kasey and Mel also talk about their relationship with creativity during the pandemic and their reflections on how they'd like life to change for the future.

To learn more about Kasey, find her on instagram, or follow her band, A Very Special Episode. 

Young Tuxx, frontman for Papi Shiitake, shares his journey for finding self-love and why everyone is worthy of love. He talks with Mel about books, mindsets, tools that have helped him grow into someone who is at peace with himself. The journey never stops, take each step at a time. 

Steve, from The Sharp Shadows and Sorry Darling, chats with Mel on the creative process and how creativity is a form for communicating our human experiences.  They chat about how to define what makes you creative and the broader purpose of creativity for connecting humans to each other.  They also chat about how engaging with creativity has changed in the pandemic and what it might look like it the future. 

Mel chats with the amazing and talented Hillary Lahoma Van Scoy about how she found her stride after moving to New York and the circumstances that brought her there. They chat about her time in Glasgow, as a musician, and now learning the recording business in New York. They also talk about the importance of being surrounded by people who believe in you and cheer you on. And of course, the beauty of dancing.

Mel talks to Ben about his lifelong decision to be sober, what he observes while socializing sober, songwriting, and what he's seen in his 20 years of NYC. Ben talks about the driving force behind his decision and why he doesn't judge anyone for choosing to drink. He shares the ways he's seen NYC and its music scene transform over the last 20 years and what his process of making music. At the end, he gives Mel one insight into why dating in the city is so tough and she's determined to bring him on again to expand. Be sure to check out Ben's band Onesie and get buzzed on all his insights on society in this episode!

Mel talks to Bettina about the creation process of her newsletter Make it Delightful which is like a dinner party in your inbox! They discuss their shared love of food, sharing a meal with others, and dining alone. They also discuss has dining has changed in the pandemic, Bettina's winding career path, the need to pay artists and general life. Join them and get buzzed!

Mel chats with Artur from the Gftd Org about his desire for cultivating community amongst creatives in NYC. Artur shares where the idea for the Gftd Org came from, why he believes you should always support other creatives around you, and starting a podcast.

To follow along with Artur, find him on instagram @artursays. To learn more about the Gftd Org, find them on instagram @gftd_Org. And be sure to take a listen to the new podcast, Gftd Conversations. 

Mel talks to Liz, from Body Literati, about her journey learning to demystify her fertility cycle in order to empower herself with fertility options and knowledge on how her body works and what it needs. Liz practices and educated on the Fertility Awareness Method to help others do the same. If you'd like to get in touch with Liz, you can email her at lizwagnerbiro@gmail.com or you can find her on instagram or TikTok @bodyliterati.

Some books she recommends:

Taking Charge of Your Fertility (this is a great intro to cycle charting and also teaches a method to avoid or achieve pregnancy) 

Garden of Fertility is another option

A warning note about those books from Liz: They are all gender normative and use "woman" to refer to person with cycles.