"We're not actually about to watch a cow get killed on-screen, are we?" Over the mountains and into the jungle, this week we're packing Arepas in our lunch-boxes, saying goodbye to our childhoods, and plunging into the carnage of war as we get unraveled by Monos (2019). Kids be crazy and war is hell! I'm joined by Nic Adams, an NYC-based playwright, producer and director to discuss fond memories of our childhoods while munching on authentic Colombian Arepas from La Maria Restaurant in North Hollywood, LA.
This is one of our more soulful, introspective, nostalgic and funny episodes, but we are tackling some heavy topics - so please take care and mind the Content Warnings: teenagers engaging in sexually explicit behavior, war, animal slaughter, drug abuse, and suicide.
About Nic:
Nic Adams is a 2025 NYSCA grant recipient for his play, NECK DOWN. He is an NYC-based educator, cultural organizer, and theatre-maker. MFA in playwriting, Brooklyn College ('23). Adams’ work has been presented at Judson Memorial Church, Joe's Pub, The Bushwick Starr, JACK, and The Brick, among other venues, and by The BEAT Festival, The Performing Garage Presents, and The Exponential Festival, for which he’s served as the Producing Director since 2017. His poetry has been published online at B O D Y Literature, and his short play, Grief Leash, is represented by Tiny Scripted.
NECK DOWN is a new play by Nic Adams, premiering at the 2025 Exponential Festival at We Are Here, an event space and production studio in Brooklyn.
Get scholarly with Nic Adams (#nicodemic): nniiccoollaass
Eat at La Maria: lamariarestaurant
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Original Art: Luther Thompson @tattsthompson
Horror Correspondent/Graphic Design: Antonia Lassar @antonialastar - check out Antonia on the Yenta Podcast !
Theme music: Liberty "Next Contestant Please"
All show music can be found on SoundStripe
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