EPISODE 19: Max the Boy in the Bath - ben weber projects
Max the Boy. Bather. Burner. Brother. Big Boner. Bay Area Native. Mechanical Engineer. Lover. Co-conspir-ART-or. Max, you’re moving to Australia. I’ll miss you so much. This cozy zone is a very...
View ArticleEPISODE 20: Lisa in the Reading Chair - ben weber projects
Every Sunday, I march down Rugby Road with bags full of frozen food scraps to deposit them in the local compost bins and give a goofy grin to the local compost girl. Lisa sits in the reading chair of...
View ArticleEPISODE 21: Jamie Roach on the High Line - ben weber projects
Oh Jamie Roach. You are a charming man. Full of joy and generosity, love and light! You took me to the New York Insight Meditation Center, we got food at Bombay Sandwich Co. and cozied down on the High...
View ArticleEPISODE 22: Zachary Wager Scholl after Breakneck Ridge - ben weber projects
I’m inspired by the way Zachary Wager Scholl lives his life. He is a performer, dog walker, food aficionado, educator, and activist. From the brief time I’ve known Zach, I would assert that he is a...
View ArticleEPISODE 23: Erika Atkins in Central Park - ben weber projects
If you’ve ever received one of her personal emails, you’ll know that Erika Atkins is an Arts Administrator, Performer, Teaching Artist, and one who “Gets things done.” But Erika Atkins is far too...
View ArticleEPISODE 24: Ariana Seigel in Bed - ben weber projects
I met Ariana when we were both just kids at a Summer theater camp based on the Northwestern University campus. Our paths continued to spiral around each other: we both went to NYU, we both practiced...
View ArticleEPISODE 25: Courtney Boddie in the Arboretum - ben weber projects
Courtney Boddie is one of my bosses and one of the bosses of the educational theater universe. She is an actor, educator, improvisor, master storyteller, and inspired lover. Courtney invited me to a...
View ArticleEPISODE 26: Erica Reinsch at Sycamore - ben weber projects
Erica Reinsch is my co-worker, my work a cappella group co-founder, my friend, my neighbor, and a beacon of light. We have a magnificent time musing about sexy arts administration while munching on...
View ArticleEPISODE 27: Ramy Eletreby at Qathra - ben weber projects
Ramy Eletreby is a cozy zone personified. He is a Southern California-based writer, a performer, an applied theater practitioner and my dear friend. On a recent visit to New York from L.A., Ramy and I...
View ArticleEPISODE 28: FIGMENT NYC 2015 SIDE C – Citizens of Earth - ben weber projects
On Saturday June 6, 2015 I spent the day in one of my coziest zones: FIGMENT NYC on Governors Island. On Side C, I become a Citizen of Earth! Artist Nick Kozak, transforms an old officer’s house into a...
View ArticleEPISODE 29: FIGMENT NYC 2015 SIDE D – Dana & Emma - ben weber projects
On Saturday June 6, 2015 I spent the day in one of my coziest zones: FIGMENT NYC on Governors Island. On Side D, I chat with Dana & Emma about weird kids on Tumblr and what the future may bring....
View ArticleEPISODE 30: Ronja Furiya at The Brooklyn Inn - ben weber projects
Each time I greet Ronja, I am always struck by the gentle magic of her presence. Her eyes sparkle with kindness. Her smile radiates with poise and wisdom. Ronja is an educator, an adventurer, generous...
View ArticleEPISODE 31: Billy Schultz at the Morning Window - ben weber projects
My buddy Billy Schultz, a virtuosic physical performer, theater and filmmaker, choreographer, teaching artist, and carpenter, invited me to spend the night at his place so that we could greet the dawn...
View ArticleEPISODE 32: Emmett in his Room - ben weber projects
I first met Emmett at Ox Cart Tavern in Brooklyn at a lovely dinner with my sweetie, Nicolette. I had heard a lot about him because he is also Nicolette’s sweetie. In early September, Emmett invited me...
View ArticleEPISODE 33: Erik Nevala-Lee in his Harlem Rooftop Garden - ben weber projects
Erik Nevala-Lee is a man whose life I love. I met him my freshman year at NYU as a fellow teammate on Camp Anawanna Swim Team, the improv group who would later be Dangerbox. Erik is an architect, a...
View ArticleEPISODE 34: Anna Drezen on her Blanket-Covered Futon - ben weber projects
Anna Drezen is a young comedy guru. She is associate editor at Reductress. She is a member of Gentlemen Party Comedy. She co-writes the delicious blog How May We Hate You? (soon to be a book!) When she...
View ArticleEPISODE 35: Sam Jay Gold plays Magic: The Gathering at the Foot of his Bed -...
It is a cold, soggy night. Sam Jay Gold invites me over to his Fort Greene apartment, right above a Chinese Food restaurant. He feeds me delicious and healing chicken soup and we talk about work and...
View ArticleEPISODE 36: Sally Weber on the Cozy Couch - COZY ZONE with Ben Weber – ben...
Mommy and me. My mom Sally Weber sits me down on our cozy living room couch and reads me some of my favorite stories from my boyhood. Get ready for the cozy zone realness.
View ArticleEPISODE 37: Skyler Sullivan in his Ohio Street Bungalow - COZY ZONE with Ben...
Skyler Sullivan is a dear tower of love. We met at the American Mime Theatre my first year in New York City. For 12 years, we have weaved in and out of each other’s lives until finally landing at the...
View ArticleEPISODE 38: KD Diamond Cleaning Boots - COZY ZONE with Ben Weber – ben weber...
KD Diamond inspires me with her talent, cuteness, and capacity for unbridled love. KD is a masterful illustrator. Looky here! katiediamond.com kddiamond.tumblr.com She’s also an award-winning pervert!...
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