Art Workers with Carl Bindman

Art Workers with Carl Bindman

An interview-based podcast featuring the perspectives of working theatre artists in New York City (and adjacent). Produced and hosted by actor Carl Bindman, Art Workers is a living archive of why and how artists do what they do.

Episodes

August 4, 2026 65 mins

For this episode of Art Workers I’m joined by actor and filmmaker Nanouli Shevardnadze.

Find Nanouli at her website or her Instagram.

Find me at carlbindman.com or my newsletter or my Instagram.

Art Workers with Carl Bindman is, if you can believe it, produced, hosted, and edited by Carl Bindman.

Thanks to Louie Zong for the use of his song, “Fragments”.

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For this episode of Art Workers I’m joined by actor and writer Rachel Lin.

Find Rachel at her Website or her Instagram.

Find me at carlbindman.com or my newsletter or my Instagram.

Produced, hosted, and edited by Carl Bindman.

Thanks to Louie Zong for the use of his song, “Fragments”.

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[Content notice: this episode contains discussions of self harm and suicidal ideation in artistic work].

For this episode of Art Workers I’m joined by writer-director Caden Rodems-Boyd and producer and intimacy coordinator Tris Arthur to talk about the movie we made, "Last Train Home" (working title), and some other stuff.

Find Caden at his Vimeo or his Instagram.

Find Tris at her website or her Instagram.

Find me at carlbind...

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March 12, 2026 76 mins

For this episode of Art Workers I’m joined by playwright, actor, and dramaturg Michael Landes.

Find Michael at michaellandesperformance.com or his Instagram.

Find me at carlbindman.com or my newsletter.

Produced, engineered, recorded, hosted, and edited by Carl Bindman.

Thanks to Louie Zong for the use of his song, “Fragments”.

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From the Carl Bindman Newsletter.

It’s not mine and I don’t want it. But if it’s yours, here:

https://poets.org/poem/let-america-be-america-again

Normal episodes will return shortly.

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May 2, 2025 59 mins

For this episode of Art Workers: The Independent Artists’ Forum, I’m joined by actor Mari Blake.

Find Mari at mariblake.com or her Instagram.

Find me at carlbindman.com or my newsletter.

Produced, engineered, recorded, hosted, and edited by Carl Bindman.

Thanks to Louie Zong for the use of his song, “Fragments”.

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March 28, 2025 70 mins

For this episode of Art Workers: The Independent Artists’ Forum, I’m joined by actor Alexandra Acosta.

Find Alex at @alexaaacosta

Find me at carlbindman.com

Produced, engineered, recorded, hosted, and edited by Carl Bindman.

Thanks to Louie Zong for the use of his song, “Fragments”.

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December 5, 2024 71 mins

For this episode of Art Workers: The Independent Artists’ Forum, I’m joined by actor Andrew Dunn.

Find me at carlbindman.com or @carlbindman.

Find Andrew at andrewjdunn.com or @adunn168 or on his podcast, The Media Lunch Break.

Produced, engineered, recorded, hosted, and edited by Carl Bindman.

Thanks to Louie Zong for the use of his song, “Fragments”.

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September 26, 2024 69 mins

For this episode of Art Workers: The Independent Artists’ Forum, I’m joined by costume designer Brynne Oster-Bainnson.

Contact me at carlbindman.com or @carlbindman

Contact Brynne at brynne-osterbainnson.com or @brynnefinite

Works/artists referenced, in somewhat chronological order:

  • Miguel Bregante
  • Dancing at Lughnasa
  • Waiting for Godot
  • Michael Shannon
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August 15, 2024 59 mins

For this episode of Art Workers: The Independent Artists’ Forum, I’m joined by actor Jane Purnell.

Contact me at carlbindman.com or @carlbindman

Contact Jane at janepurnell.com or @jfpurnell

Works/artists referenced, in somewhat chronological order:

  • Ann Lambert
  • "Speed Queen 51"
  • Sarah Nocquet
  • Rory Culkin
  • "Flight of the Kiwi"
  • Dan...
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August 1, 2024 65 mins

For this episode of Art Workers: The Independent Artists’ Forum, I’m joined by actor and director Joana Tsuhlares.

Contact me at carlbindman.com

Contact Joana at @joana_tsuhlares

Works/artists referenced, in somewhat chronological order:

  • Bill Cornforth
  • Richard Colley
  • Ariadne
  • William Shakespeare
  • As You Like It
  • Hamlet
  • Macbeth
  • The...
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June 27, 2024 67 mins

For this episode of Art Workers: The Independent Artists’ Forum, I’m joined by director Brennan Urbi.

Contact me at carlbindman.com

Contact Brennan at @Brennan_urbi

Works/artists referenced, in somewhat chronological order:

  • Stella Adler
  • Spring Awakening
  • Sweeney Todd
  • You Can't Take It With You
  • Darius M. Buckley
  • Leo's Requiem
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June 13, 2024 63 mins

For the second episode of Art Workers: The Independent Artists’ Forum, I’m joined by director and freshly minted Master of Fine Arts, Yibin Wang

If you liked this, listen to Episode 01 featuring actor Helen Romeu, also out now.

Contact me at carlbindman.com

Contact Yibin at @yibinbillwang

Works/artists referenced, in somewhat chronological order:

  • Franz Kafka
  • “A Hunger Artist” (Story by Kafka)
  • Anne Bogart
  • ...
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June 13, 2024 63 mins

For the first episode of Art Workers: The Independent Artists’ Forum, I’m joined by friend and fellow-actor Helen Romeu.

And if you liked this, listen to Episode 02 featuring director Yibin Wang, also out now.

Contact me at carlbindman.com

Contact Helen at https://linktr.ee/helenromeu

Works/artists referenced, in somewhat chronological order:

  • Sanford Meisner
  • Dancing at Lughnasa
  • Brian Friel
  • Miguel Bregante
  • Jane Purne...
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June 5, 2024 11 mins

In anticipation of the first full episodes coming next week, here's a brief introduction to Art Workers: The Independent Artists' Forum, from me, your host, Carl Bindman.

I explain what the show is about, what you can expect, and why I'm doing this at all.

Thanks to Louie Zong for the use of his song, "Fragments."

You can reach me at carlbindman.com

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