Hit Play

Ready to DIE??? Hope you have your will and testament ready to go as Michael John Improta sets out to kill you with his jokes! When was the last time you laughed so hard you couldn’t breathe? Could be today! This season on Hit Play, we are facing impossible tasks – one audio experiment at a time. This episode was created by Michael John Improta.  Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean and Jake Banasiewicz.  Sound designed by Anthony Sertel Dean.  Our logo is by Gabriel Drozdov.  Special thanks this episode to Chris Heard, Annabell Mizrahi, Rob Neill, Julia Melfi, Mike Manship.  Content Warnings: alcohol abuse, death If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon. Take care!

This season on Hit Play, we are facing impossible tasks – one audio experiment at a time. This episode: love, loss, biting, singing, barking, pooping, and learning how to (or not) say goodbye.  This episode was created by Joey Rizzolo.  Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean and Jake Banasiewicz.  Sound designed by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our logo is by Gabriel Drozdov The painting of Marty is by Jen Tracy - JenTheTracy on Etsy.  Special thanks this episode to Kendra Duran, Brooke Carrick, Avery Rizzolo, Jen Tracy, Jim, Debbie, Allyson, Ken, and Marty McFly. No thanks to Dolly Parton (the dog, that is). Content warnings: death, suicide If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon. Take care!

This season on Hit Play, we are facing impossible tasks – one audio experiment at a time. This episode: Teen angst, older wiser lesbians, an obsession with Avril Lavigne, driving in the car with your crush, dead dads…MJ takes a page out of Alison Bechdel's book and attempts the impossible. This episode was created by MJ Farrell Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean and Julia Melfi Our sound designer is Anthony Sertel Dean Our logo is by Gabriel Drozdov Special thanks this episode to Kate Jones, Anooj Bhandari, Katy Kay Chelena, Val Ramirez, Lucia Arias.  If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon. Take care!

This season on Hit Play, we are facing impossible tasks – one audio experiment at a time. This episode: Chan’s putting her queer matchmaking skills to the test and is in hot pursuit of Julia’s soulmate...if soulmates even exist… Think you or someone you know might be a good match for Julia? Head to bit.ly/juliasbiglove and make yourself known! This episode was created by Chan Lin Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean and Julia Melfi Our sound designer is Anthony Sertel Dean Our logo is by Gabriel Drozdov Special thanks this episode to Toni, Julia, Stephanie and the Hot Tender Jocks, Diana, Robin, Arif, Rachel, MJ, Lucia, the Pride Basketball League, Nightcap, Cubbyhole, The Woods, and all the queer singles who ever believed in Chan. If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon. Take care!

This season on Hit Play, we are facing impossible tasks – one audio experiment at a time. This episode: hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle…WTF how is a cow gonna jump over the moon? Who even wrote that nursery rhyme? How big is the average cow? Can you milk a bull? Is there such thing as “over” in space? Can a person sustain pure joy across their lifetime? Listen as Jake attempts to answer all these questions...and more. This episode was created by Jake Banasiewicz. Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean and Julia Melfi Our sound designer is Anthony Sertel Dean Our logo is by Gabriel Drozdov Special thanks this episode to Barrett and Sunset View Creamery If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon. Take care!

This season on Hit Play, we are facing impossible tasks – one audio experiment at a time. This episode, listen as our own "Manship of La Mancha" attempts to make an NBA roster. Check out Mike's TikTok here.  This episode was created by Mike Manship. Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean and Julia Melfi Our sound designer is Anthony Sertel Dean Our logo is by Gabriel Drozdov Special thanks this episode to Gary Belsky, Karen, Bee, and Calvin Manship, Jonathan Krieger, and Sharine Wittkopp If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon. Take care!

This season on Hit Play, we are facing impossible tasks – one audio experiment at a time. This episode, we get alchemical, as Val looks to morph and transmute, claiming the power of gold and gas.  This episode was created by Val Ramirez. Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean and Julia Melfi Our sound designer is Anthony Sertel Dean Our logo is by Gabriel Drozdov Special thanks this episode to Neo-Futurists Annie Levin, Amelia Bethel, Anooj Bhandari, Brent Whiteside, Carter,  Chan, Greg Lakhan, Jackson Bird, Jake Banana, Katie Kay Chelena, Kyra Sims, Lee LeBreton, Michael John Improta, Mike Manship, Michaela Farrell, Rob Neill, Ryan Juda, and Yael Haskal!  If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon. Take care!

This season on Hit Play, we are facing impossible tasks – one audio experiment at a time. This episode, on his 10 year New Yorkiversary Brent retraces his steps, from his first apartment to the auditions that he took. He wonders, do dreams have an expiration date? This episode was created by Brent Whiteside. Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean and Julia Melfi Our sound designer is Anthony Sertel Dean Our logo is by Gabriel Drozdov Special thanks this episode to Michael John Improta, Carter, Jay, Rob Neill, and Brent’s Mom.  If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon. Take care!

This season on Hit Play, we are facing impossible tasks – one audio experiment at a time. This episode, Anooj gets into fruit and fraud.  This episode was created by Anooj Bhandari. Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean and Julia Melfi Our sound designer is Anthony Sertel Dean Our logo is by Gabriel Drozdov Special thanks this episode to Anooj’s dad.  If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon. Take care!

This season on Hit Play, we are facing impossible tasks – one audio experiment at a time. This episode, Lee taps in to the history of one of New York's East Village's hidden treasures.  This episode was created by Lee LeBreton.  Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean and Julia Melfi Our sound designer is Anthony Sertel Dean Our logo is by Gabriel Drozdov  Special thanks this episode to the New York Historical Society, NYC LGBT Historic Sites project, and the Mob Queens Podcast.  If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon. Take care!

Thanks for hitting play and listening to Hit Play all season! We wrapped season 3 of the show with a live episode recorded at Caveat in New York City's Lower East Side on February 13th, 2023. In the future from that moment, we listen back to the time spent there, then, now.  If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon.  3:12 - The Zippo Diaries by Cecil Baldwin 14:12 - Lullabies//An Invocation by Anooj Bhandari  24:47 - Where? (for Joey) by Shelton Lindsay 26:49 - From Taiwan, With Love by Kyra Sims 31:13 - One Day Walking Away NYC 2023 by Rob Neill 34:08 - Tour Guiding is One Part Knowledge and 999 Parts Bullshit by Mike Manship 44:28 -  //CHROMATICITY THRU THE AGES// by Val Ramirez 52:19 - exactly one decade ago… by Anthony Sertel Dean The album mentioned in the episode can be found here Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Julia Melfi, and Ali Cronin  

Thanks for Hitting Play all season and listening to Hit Play. This episode: some Neo-Futurists chose their favorite Hit Play pieces from the season to highlight. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.   We will be wrapping the season with a live podcast recording on February 13th at Caveat on the Lower East Side of New York.    If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon.    1:18 - wherever, whenever, it’s yours by Hilary Asare 3:08 - The: The by Jake Banasiewicz 4:53 [CW: Redacted slurs] - Neo Monologue: Constructed (Or, Questions from the Classroom) — Part 2 by Val Ramirez 8:26 - 13 by Joey Rizzolo 10:04 - Directive to those who are… by Rob Neill 12:16 - To save time, I didn’t write a script for this play. An AI wrote it. by Anthony Sertel Dean 17:36 - a glance. a pain. an abstraction. ...... (a hope.) by Kyra Sims Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov Hit Play is produced and sound designed by Anthony Sertel Dean

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode, we confront the big stuff: order, the beyond, and holiday travel.   If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon.    0:00 - Under Order Is Chaos. Under Chaos Is Order: A Hit Play Wrench by Mike Manship 3:05 - Clairvoyant Kitty WiIl See You Now by Rudy Ramirez featuring Ophelia 5:28 - Conversation with a cheesecake on a sunday night? (a recreation with Rob as Rob and Jeffrey as the cake) by Rob Neill featuring Jeffrey Cranor 9:55 - Artist Plan (Part 2) by Anthony Sertel Dean 12:54 - Falling Down The Well From: Chaos by Jake Banasiewicz featuring Rudy Ramirez and Rob Neill 14:34 - T(dom)ravelogue Decem(ized)ber 2022(ran) by Rob Neill featuring Anthony Sertel Dean, Mike Manship, Jake Banasiewicz, Jackson Bird   Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Lee LeBreton, and Rob Neill Take care!

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: we start super, we accept the mission, and we do this show. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.   If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon.    0:00 - Play This Audio Experiment Before the Podcast Intro OR What If We Had a Cheesy Hit Play Opening Theme Song (Superhero Edition) by Mike Manship 3:50 - Directive to those who are… by Rob Neill  5:58 - In Finite by Jake Banasiewicz, featuring Rudy Ramirez, Rob Neill, Mike Manship, Jackson Bird, and Lee LeBreton 8:08 - The Infinite Jelly by Rudy Ramirez [CW: Slurs] 12:10 - Artist Plan (Part 1)  by Anthony Sertel Dean, featuring Julia Melfi [CW: death] 16:26 - This Doesn’t End Well, Even If It Doesn’t End At All by Mike Manship [CW: Death, Eternity] 17:56 - One Possible Affirmation by Rob Neill, featuring Mike Manship, Rudy Ramirez, and Jake Banasiewicz 19:52 - 13 by Joey Rizzolo   Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Lee LeBreton, and Rob Neill Take care!

This episode: odes, pep talks, and simulations. Our on-going and ever-changing attempt to create audio experiments for you continues. Content warnings in the full show notes.   Show Notes:  Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: odes, pep talks, and simulations. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.   If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon.    View episode transcription here! 1:58 - TODAY’S SIMULATION OF SELF-ASSISTED SURVIVAL MODE by Katy-May Hudson [CW: discussion of PTSD and depression] 4:36 - Rhyming pep talk for holiday anxiety by Hilary Asare 5:22 - ODE TO THE FATHERLAND by Rudy Ramirez 6:31 - Carolina (In My Mind) by Mike Manship, featuring Karen, Calvin, and Bee Manship, Jake Banasiewicz, Katie Kay Chelena, Winn Foreman, Joya Joseph 14:10 - wherever, whenever, it’s yours by Hilary Asare, featuring Katy-May Hudson, Mike Manship, and Rudy Ramirez Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Lee LeBreton, and Hilary Asare Take care!

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: Top Gun. Communication without tone. And, Hilary listens to herself, for once.   If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, donate to our Best Of Theme Contest! You can also subscribe to the show, tell a friend, leave a review on your listening app of choice, or join our Patreon.    We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.   View episode transcription here! 1:47 - Six short messages, full of subtext, written about an abbreviated weekend full of long drives, with an extra hour spent mainly at fast-charging stations by Mike Manship, featuring Hilary Asare, Katy-May Hudson, Rudy Ramirez, and Anthony Sertel Dean 2:29 - experiments in intimacy #3 by Rudy Ramirez, featuring Mike Manship  4:52 - WHEN AMERICA’S GREAT WORKS OF PROPAGANDA MEET: FEATURING TOM SKERRITT’S TOP GUN MONOLOGUE & A SUPERCUT OF ALL THE LOL’S FROM THE FIRST 15 MINUTES OF A RANDOM EPISODE OF SELLING SUNSET by Katy-May Hudson 6:02 - frequently asked short question by Hilary Asare 8:22 - BUT WHY IS THE DOG LAZY? A Symphony // (Or, In Which Rudy and Chan Explore The Limits of their Voices Without Judgment) by Rudy Ramirez and Chan Lin 9:43 - Tiny message to an old friend at 2am by Katy-May Hudson   Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Lee LeBreton, and Hilary Asare Take care!

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play.  bones, hauntings, and s-s-s-songs! Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.   If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon.    View episode transcription here! 3:28 - Spooky Scary Skeletons by Jackson Bird [CW: dysphoria, transphobia] 11:45 - tic tec tac by Kyra Sims  13:16 - Candles in the closet by Chan Lin 17:32 - Behind The C-Word: The Haunted Saga by Anthony Sertel Dean, featuring Robin Virginie, Katharine Heller, Rudy Ramirez, and Kyra Sims 28:25 - Skeleton on the couch by Michaela Farrell [CW: death] 30:44 - So there’s this song from 1969 called “It’s Halloween” by this band called The Shaggs…. By Kyra Sims, featuring Michaela Farrell, Jackson Bird, Chan Lin, and Joey Rizzolo   Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Lee LeBreton, and Kyra Sims Take care!

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: Afrofuturism via sound art, the AI Assistants speak up, and the optimism of the turn of the new millennium. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.   If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon.    View episode transcription here! 2:20 [CW: generational trauma] - Your Journey with the New York Afro Futurists by Joey Rizzolo 6:56 - Intersteller Interstitial: Asking the robots about the future by Chan Lin 7:20 - Notes on Learning, Uncle Jack, and every other Thursday night at The Evelyn Hotel by Michaela Farrell 11:29 - Chan Imagines the Spaceship Taking Humans to the Nearest Planet in the Year 3022 by Chan Lin 15:25 - Going to My Spot by Joey Rizzolo 18:14 - a glance. a pain. an abstraction. ...... (a hope.) by Kyra Sims 21:58 - Two? Steps Forward, One Step Back by Jackson Bird   Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Lee LeBreton, and Kyra Sims Take care!

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: Pucker up. Get your fortune read and your bubble blown. And, Kyra and Mike search for a stranger. Some of the plays may contain sensitive topics. For more specific content warnings, check out the timecodes below.   If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon.    View episode transcription here! 1:49 - stranger bubbly by Kyra Sims  6:30 [CW: chewing sounds] - Bubble Fortunes (with apologies to my dentist, my jaw, and misophonics everywhere like myself) by Julia Melfi 7:08 - While I was away (from the shower series) by Rob Neill 10:00 [CW: Islamophobia, Conspiracy Theories, Fox News] - The New New News Cycle by Mike Manship 12:30 - pop pop pop percussion by Anthony Sertel Dean   Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Lee LeBreton, and Julia Melfi Take care!

Thanks for Hitting Play and then listening to Hit Play. This episode: Mike needs a payphone, Kyra gets a card game lesson from her dad, and Julia leaves many voicemails.   If you want to cry with Kyra, we've got you covered with this Spotify sad girl playlist.   If you like what you hear and want to support the New York Neo-Futurists, subscribe to the show, tell a friend, and leave a review on your listening app of choice. We’d love to hear from you! @nyneofuturists on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. If you want to support in other ways, consider making a donation at nynf.org, or joining our Patreon.    View episode transcription here! 1:48 - This is what you get by Rob Neill 1:55 - Sad Girl Playlist by Kyra Sims  5:01 - (212) 283-8707 by Mike Manship 12:15 - [CW: Reference to the Holocaust] Audio Guide to Unseen Pasts (edited for time) by Rob Neill 20:17 - twisted cord by Anthony Sertel Dean 23:52 - excerpts from a call with my dad: relearning Tunk by Kyra Sims 28:01 - Please Leave a Message: 10 Years of Voicemail Ramblings by Julia Melfi   Our logo was designed by Gabriel Drozdov Our sound is designed by Anthony Sertel Dean Hit Play is produced by Anthony Sertel Dean, Lee LeBreton, and Julia Melfi Take care!