This month on Arts In The City… Donna Hanover heads to the Gil Studio where they restore NYC’s stained glass windows; Carol Anne Riddell checks out Clifford Prince King’s eye-catching art with the Public Art Fund; Andrew Falzon visits the Whitney and their exhibit about the first AI-generated art; Neil Rosen learns about the NYC Indie Film Fest; an…

Riley and Lorenzo discuss Disneyland, Satanism, treat acquisition, TikTok microtrends, climate change and purchasing massive SUVs, the imperative to buy, and what we owe each other. Part two of a two-part miniseries on convenience and consumption. References: Cushvlog ‘Polypocalypse’ “Against Convenience” “The Easy Way Out”…

This month on Arts In The City… we take a look at the fashion of sleeves; visit a century-old fabric flower factory; discover The Secret World of Elephants; ​chat with big band leader George Gee; and check out Ukrainian folk singing in NYC.

This month on Arts In The City… we celebrate Harlem Stage’s 40th anniversary; tour the Oval Office at the New-York Historical Society; check out some of off-Broadway's best new plays; stop by a foodie hotspot in a Hindu temple; chat with opera singer Martin Bakari; and learn about New York’s Yiddish theaters.…

This month on Arts In the City… Andrew Falzon checks out the bubbly at Brooklyn Seltzer Boys; Carol Anne Riddell visits the new exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage; Susan Jhun learns about the lindy hop at with the Harlem Swing Dance Society; Donna Hannover sits down with harpist Ashley Jackson; Neil Rosen tours the historic Kaufman Astoria St…

Riley and Lorenzo discuss their new mic, ASMR, TikTok “haul” trends, single-use plastic, Christmastime and Advent (Riley doesn’t know the difference between the two), overconsumption, LARPing prosperity, and class consciousness. Part one of a two-part miniseries on convenience and consumption. References: Operation Niki TikTok Chelsea Fagan TikTok …

In this episode… Andrew Falzon checks out the big talent under the big top at Circus Vasquez; Carol Anne Riddell visits Playwrights Horizons where they’re making theater accessible for everyone; Neil Rosen takes a look a movies starring our very own Central Park; Scott Kerbey stops by the Louis Armstrong House Museum; Donna Hanover shows us a very …

Riley and Lorenzo catch up to complain about what has been bothering them in their two months away from the pod: science, acronyms, the internet, women, etc. Let’s call it cultural criticism. {follow us on Instagram and Twitter @misenchantments :) }By Riley & Lorenzo

In this episode… Susan Jhun checks out groundbreaking Korean art at the Guggenheim; Andrew Falzon takes a look at the American Museum of Natural History’s unrivaled collection of indigenous art from the Pacific Northwest Coast; Neil Rosen stops by the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria; CUNY Uncut’s Isabel Ortiz sits down with comedian Lissa Len…

In this episode… Donna Hanover meets with a designer who transforms discarded Barbies into treasures for kids; Carol Anne Riddell visits a new exhibit at the Museum Of The City Of New York that’s all about NYC in art; Neil Rosen gives us a preview of this fall’s best movies; Andrew Falzon laces up his skates for a visit with the Ice Theatre Of NY; …

This month on Arts In The City… Andrew Falzon finds out how to get to Sesame Street’s new musical; Donna Hanover tours the brand new Perelman Performing Arts Center; Carol Anne Riddell checks out the incredible art in Grand Central Madison, Neil Rosen chats with actor Adam Scott; Susan Jhun visits ¡Moda Hoy! at FIT; and Barry Mitchell takes a look …

In what critics are calling “the coziest episode of Misenchantments yet,” Riley and Lorenzo discuss J.D. Salinger’s short novel Franny and Zooey. Lorenzo reads it as an articulation of his own materialist theology, while Riley reflects concernedly on TikTok conspiracy theories and joyfully on little slices of the good life. We also conclude that we…

In this very special episode of Arts In The City… we celebrate international opera star Regina Resnik and bring you a fascinating documentary about her life and career called Regina Resnik: New York Original; plus a one-on-one interview with her son, Michael Philip Davis, who produced the film.

This Month On Arts In The City… Andrew Falzon visits the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, the world’s only dedicated LGBTQIA+ art museum; Carol Anne Riddell gets a lesson in dessert making at CUNY’s City Tech; Donna Hanover chats with sculptor Ann Gillen; Barry Mitchell sits down with comedian LeClerc Andre; Lisa Both Kovetz learns how actor Patricia S…

Riley & Lorenzo have 2 beers each and discuss tech-bro stoicism (aka broicism), the horrors of The Daily Stoic, why quotes don’t = wisdom, why whimsy is important, and why feeling your feelings is good, actually. Digressions include the taxonomy of church wokeness and the documentaries “Shiny Happy People” (Duggars) and “The Secrets of Hillsong.” R…

On this episode of Arts In the City… … we chat with comedian Sebastian Maniscalco; visit the band new Gilder Center at the American Museum Natural History; check out some incredible art that’s all about eyes; stop by Queens College’s Godwin-Ternbach Museum; play some eco-themed miniature golf in Brooklyn; and we check out one of New York's newest a…

Riley & Lorenzo explore the wild world of Peacock comedy/drama Mrs. Davis, a show about a nun who has to fight a world-controlling AI program (we’re also excited to announce our new sponsors!). We do our best to connect this zany show to the ongoing developments in generative AI and predictive algorithms, plus speculate about what lessons we can le…

In this episode… Neil Rosen talks with the cast of the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; Craig Thompson takes us inside Midtown's Jazz Gallery; Isabel Ortiz visits Bronx Native; Susan Jhun takes a look at how art inspires fashion; Andrew Falzon chats with guitarist Joshua Lee Turner and checks out his signature guitar; and Carol Anne Riddell sits down with be…

Riley & Lorenzo are joined by Regina Hurley to discuss ~metaphysics~. We’re doing this because we think Religion is good—but what about rational reasons to believe in God? Digressions include personal Eucharistic contents, religious affiliations of various animals, and more digs at the Missouri Synod Lutherans. Readings: Stanford Encyclopedia: Prob…

This month on Arts in The City… Neil Rosen takes a behind the scenes look at the hit series The Gilded Age; Andrew Falzon gets an artistic look at bugs at the American Museum of Natural History; Carol Anne Riddell visits the Staten Island home of pioneering photographer Alice Austen; Susan Jhun chats with artist Susan Chen; Lisa Beth Kovetz meets y…

This month on Arts In The City…we talk to actor Anthony Rapp; meet an up and coming composer; check out an exhibit of Puerto Rican art at the Whitney; speak with a mother and son piano duo; sit down with CUNY author Elizabeth Nunez; chat with comedian Ashley Austin Morris; and play at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum!…

Riley & Lorenzo dive into some of Christian mystic Simone Weil’s greatest hits, including attention, personality, impersonality, and witnessing, and make a case for why Weil would have loved “Enchantments of Mammon” and HATED TikTok. Readings: From The Simone Weil Reader: “Human Personality,” “Attention and Will,” and “Draft for a Statement of Huma…

This month on Arts in The City… we check out the Black Film Archive; take a look at some Oscar contenders; play Petanque in Brooklyn; meet an art historian; whip up a simple and delicious recipe with cookbook author Leanne Brown; and check out a Hunter College class where dance and science intersect.…

This month: Harlem photography; author Abi Ishola-Ayodeji; Writopia Lab; and so much more! With host Carol Anne Riddell.

This month on Arts In the CIty… we meet an organization that is empowering kids through art; visit the country’s only bilingual children’s theater; chat with cartoonist Ali Solomon about her new book “I Love-ish NYC”; take a look at a CUNY exhibit featuring some incredible African Art; sit down with painter and punk rocker Gina Volpe; and pop some …

Riley & Lorenzo hate on Christmas a lot but are down to clown with the Incarnation. We decide what Christmas aesthetics are misenchanted, which are good, and then do a little year-end roundup of some recent news! Listen while you sit in the airport watching your flight get delayed for the third time.…

Tip your fedoras and get ready to beef with your Christian aunt. In this bantery and off the cuff ep, Riley & Lorenzo explore the merits and controversies of New Atheism. Listen to find out whether Riley converts to atheism, and whether the Four Horsemen really even count as atheists at all.By Riley & Lorenzo

Riley & Lorenzo do a deep dive into National Conservatism, their views on autonomy, and how technology is destroying our attention and probably our lives. Spoiler: they would get it right if they weren’t getting it so, so wrong. Readings: “The New Right Takes on Big Tech,” Katherine Dee, The Scroll: https://thedailyscroll.substack.com/p/the-new-rig…

This month on Arts in The City….we chat with jazz legend Ron Carter; stop by Chocobar Cortés where the food and art are inspired by chocolate; visit a museum hidden in an elevator shaft; check out an exhibit at Baruch College's Mishkin Gallery that’s helping us better understand whales; take a look at the life of Harpo Marx; and decorate with some …

Ever wondered why so many people love Lewis’ classic work of apologetics? Us too! Riley & Lorenzo discuss allegory, masculinity, children’s literature, and embracing the mystery in a very, very unorganized and chatty episode on C.S. Lewis’ “Mere Christianity” {follow us on Instagram and Twitter @misenchantments :) }…

On this month’s Arts in The City… it’s the 50th anniversary of Grease on Broadway; we chat with actors Patton Oswald and Rachel Dratch about their new film; meet tik-toker Jane August who is visiting every museum in NYC; listen to the saw; celebrate black composers and musicians with the Colour of Music Festival; and take a tour of Highbridge Water…

Riley & Lorenzo chat about Hallow and Glorify, two apps that promise salvation through data collection. Digressions include Subway Surfers and x2 Blocks, moving back to San Diego, ~lite media studies~, and whether or not the Kardashians are demonic. Readings referenced: “I tried the Hallow app for two weeks and here’s how it went” by Mary Farrow: h…

Riley & Lorenzo discuss sincerity, irony, why it’s misguided to keep making live-action Disney reboots, and Jordan Petersen and Richard Dawkins being the metamodernist heroes we deserve (but don’t want). {follow us on Instagram and Twitter @misenchantments :) }By Riley & Lorenzo

In this episode we take a look back at some of our favorite stories from this past season… handmade shoes in Brooklyn; legendary choreographer and dancer Bill T. Jones; a cemetery stroll; NYC’s only poster museum; shopping for hats in the Village; and the mind of a magician. All that and more!

Riley & Lorenzo discuss Lyotard, Yeats, Silliman, the Sokal Hoax, ~grand narratives~, and irony. Digressions include a recent writeup about the Trads, Amanda Gorman’s latest poem, Lorenzo’s hunter camo crocs, and (perhaps surprisingly) not vegan milk alternatives. Reading: “The Only Way Out is Through: Against Reactionary Anticapitalism” by Erik Ba…

On this month’s Arts in the City… the sights and sounds NYC’s Caribbean Carnival; Albanian sweets; a new exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York; Broadway star Sharon Wheatley; artist Sam Messer; and art inspired by Hot Dogs.

Our podcast is about spirituality and modernity. But what the heck even is modernity? We’re here to explain in the first of our three-part series on the Modern, how postmodernity follows, and maybe even what comes after. Find out how Descartes accidentally killed God, how Lorenzo’s fanfiction is actually accidentally based on real life, and the nex…

Riley & Lorenzo discuss Fleabag, Lady Bird, saint-posting, bimbo feminism, seriousness vs irony, and the big desire to be Told What to Do. Reading: “Behold, the Millennial Nuns” by Eve Fairbanks “How Catholicism became alt-fashion's saviour” by Biz Sherbert “Inside the New Right” by James PogueBy Riley & Lorenzo

On this month’s Arts In The City we’ve got actor Ben Foster and director Barry Levinson on their new film The Survivor; legendary choreographer and dancer Bill T. Jones; Brown Girls author Daphne Palasi Andreades; a student photographer capturing everyday life from Washington Heights to the Dominican Republic; sketching NYC’s iconic streets; and a …

Riley & Lorenzo read (or misread) Charles Taylor’s “A Secular Age” and discuss immanence vs. transcendence, the validity of liking Marvel movies, whether or not one can make claims about medieval peasant psychology, and how philosophy is fake.By Riley & Lorenzo

Episode Readings: Contrapoints’s “Men and “Incels” videos: “Why They Need Cucks,” Jessa Crispin for The Baffler: “Bronze Age Pervert, Christianity, and the Politics of Strength,” Kate WhitakerBy Riley & Lorenzo

This month on Arts in the City we’ll take a look at the "Giving Tree", a sculpture that can charge your cell phone; visit a museum for posters, try on hats in the Village; and chat with actress Tovah Feldshuh. All that and much more!

Riley & Lorenzo discuss Eugene McCarraher’s “Enchantments of Mammon,” slander Weber, agree that shopping is Good, and get into how their personal politics are informed by religious belief.By Riley & Lorenzo

Riley & Lorenzo discuss petitionary prayer, meditation, agency, who has the right to ask God for things, and Simone Weil's prayer as witnessing.By Lorenzo Nericcio

Check back in for semi-regular episodes, and follow us on Twitter @misenchantments!By Riley & Lorenzo

We’re coming to you from the Staten Island Children’s Museum – a great place for kids and the grownups who want to tag along. Also this month– Oscar nominated actor Andrew Garfield; a theater company that’s breaking barriers; the art of bow ties; a 100-year-old pasta shop; touring a cemetery; and punk rock acrobats!…

We’re coming to you today from Lehman College Art Gallery where climate change is the inspiration for Eco Urgency, a compelling new exhibition. We’ll have more on that plus we’ve got Broadway understudies, romance movies, and lost plays that have been found again.

We’re coming to you today from one of our favorite spots at this time of year… the Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden! Also this month on Arts in the City, we’ve got movies, murals, vintage costumes and much more.

We are coming to you today from Snug Harbor on Staten Island where the Winter Lantern Festival is underway. This month on Arts in the City, we’ve got puppets including a one-on-one with the ever adorable Lamb Chop — also a singer who has been with the Met for 35 years and — get ready — we are heading to the kitchen for a little Thanksgiving cooking…

We’re coming to you today from The Queens County Farm Museum – a perfect place to enjoy fall! And since it’s October, we’re celebrating Halloween and tasting beer! We’ve also got magic, fashion photography with a message and much more…