Mixed Mental Arts

Bryan Callen, Hunter Maats•mixedmentalarts.online

As kids, we're like little sponges blindly copying culture from the people around us. The cultures into which we were all born evolved to fit very old agricultural environments. Each contains timeless wisdom about human affairs but none of them is ideally suited to navigating the ever-changing environment in which we find ourselves. The goal of Mixed Mental Arts is to steal the best cultural software from everywhere and apply the core principle of Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do "Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own." Welcome to the dojo! We're excited to learn from you.

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Ep8 – Michael Rapaport

Featuring film actor Michael Rapaport. A true New Yorker through and through, Michael Rapaport, the son of a radio program manager, may have moved to Los Angeles to try stand-up comedy following high school graduation (which came after a series of expulsions), but he never lost, forgot nor deserted his roots. It's embedded in his work and is a major part of his low-keyed charm and ongoing appeal. His early idols were also New Yorkers (Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, etc.). He toiled only bri...

Jul 10, 2012•33 min

Ep7 – John "Bloodclot" Joseph

Featuring the lead singer for the Cro-Mags, John "Bloodclot" Joseph. Joseph was raised in foster care and grew up on the streets of New York. He was the lead singer for the New York hardcore punk band Cro-Mags from 1984 until 1987, though he departed and rejoined the band sporadically. He sang on their demo and on their first, third, and fourth albums (The Age of Quarrel, Alpha Omega, and Near Death Experience). He also sings lead on the Before the Quarrel CD, essentially a reissue of the demo.

Jul 03, 2012•46 min

Ep6 – Patty Jenkins

Featuring Director of "Monster," Patty Jenkins. A director with a remarkable grasp of characterization and emotional depth, Patty Jenkins stunned audiences in 2003 with her powerful debut feature, Monster. Based on the life of convicted serial killer Aileen Wuornos (played by a virtually unrecognizable Charlize Theron), Monster not only offered a thoughtful, compelling take of the killer's tragic life, but also served to showcase Jenkins as a true talent to watch for. By the tender age of six, J...

Jun 26, 2012•44 min

Ep5 – Sam Brown – Part 2

Featuring good friend, stand-up comedian Sam Brown. This is the 2nd installment of a 2 part series. Sam Brown's career began the moment he came out of his mother's womb and was ignored by his entire family. Like other needy performers before him he quickly developed an arsenal of tricks to get their attention including, his mastery of sarcasm, brutal put downs and an uncanny impression of his arthritic Aunt Selma.

Jun 19, 2012•1 hr 4 min

Ep4 – Sam Brown – Part 1

Featuring good friend, stand-up comedian Sam Brown. This is the first installment of a 2 part series. Sam Brown's career began the moment he came out of his mother's womb and was ignored by his entire family. Like other needy performers before him he quickly developed an arsenal of tricks to get their attention including, his mastery of sarcasm, brutal put downs and an uncanny impression of his arthritic Aunt Selma.

Jun 17, 2012•52 min

Ep3 – Dov Davidoff

Featuring good friend, actor and stand-up comedian Dov Davidoff. Combining hyper A.D.D. with an amusingly and acute take on things, Davidoff puts on one of the most high intensity shows in standup making him an audience favorite. Voted "Top-10 Comedy Albums of 2008″ on iTunes and PUNCHLINE magazine, his CD, "The Point Is…" released on COMEDY CENTRAL RECORDS® proves exactly that. Recorded live at the Comedy Works in Denver, CO, Davidoff's CD captures this kinetic master at his best. It's Davidoff...

May 29, 2012•36 min

Ep2 – The Straight-A Conspiracy

Featuring the authors of "THE STRAIGHT-A CONSPIRACY," Hunter Maats and Katie O'Brien. What if the only reason you aren't doing well in school is that you've been lied to about your own brain? For centuries, students worldwide have been tricked into making school more difficult, more stressful, and less successful than it needs to be. In reality, you already have the ability to make anything that you do in school easy. From writing essays to mastering any math concept to acing even your most diff...

May 22, 2012•1 hr 2 min

Ep1 – Anthony Tambakis

Featuring writer and producer of the Lions Gate film "WARRIOR," Anthony Tambakis. Anthony Tambakis is a former Professor of Creative Writing, an award-winning short story writer, and recipient of a Paul Bowles Fellowship for fiction writing. His novel Swimming with Bridgeport Girls will be published by Simon & Schuster in Spring 2013. Tambakis is also adapting the 1961 novel and film The Hustler for Broadway. A native of Fairfield, Connecticut, he lives in Venice, California, and is represen...

May 08, 2012•1 hr 5 min

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