
The Life Plot
Comedian Mario Benitez sits down with guests to discuss their journey into their field and the current state of society. Guests include comics, musicians, artists, scientist, politicians and activists.
Episodes
42 episodes
041. Jose Ortiz
it has been awhile since a new episode has dropped and I wanted to come back with a relaxed funny conversation. Brought in Jose Ortiz to chop it up and preview a new podcast we'll be working on together soon. Catch up with Jose Ort...
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Episode 41
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47:20

040. Leah V
We're back with another episode coming straight to those eyeballs and earlobes with an awesome guest Leah V. Leah V is a poet and spoken word artist based out of NYC. We sat to discuss similarities of standup comedy and poetry, our time through...
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39:30

039. Ja-Ron Young
comic, actor and friend Ja-Ron Young returns to discuss psychedelics, standup comedy and the danger of comfort in politics and life..Catch up with Ja-Ron onIG: @jaronly1988 // @unusualculpritsLive monthly at the 6 Pack a...
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Episode 39
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43:54

038. Lee Valentin
Welcome back to another episode of The Life Plot. On this episode podcast favorite Lee Valentin returns to discuss the New York Knicks, fight sports, returning to comedy clubs, the future and legal prostitution. This episode was a lot of ...
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Episode 38
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45:17
037. Jerry DeLorenzo
we're back and for this episode Mario Benitez sits with Jynx guitarist Jerry DeLorenzo. we touch on dope topics like what is intelligence, music venues in New York City, returning to Nu-Metal roots with Jynx and outlooks on music writing.
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Episode 37
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1:11:48

036. Sean Newman
We're back with another plot point to this thing called life. In this episode Mario Benitez sits down with comedian, animator and one half of the Frog Boyz Sean Newman. Sean comes in to discuss how being able to continue creating sketch cartoon...
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Episode 36
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1:01:44

035. Jared Waters
We're back from the nexus hitting you with a new one. In this episode Mario Benitez sits with standup comedian Jared Waters. The discussion hits on topics such as growing up in the Netherlands compared to America, cartoons, the perception of Af...
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Episode 35
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1:47:15

034. Andrea Jones-Rooy
On this episode Mario Benitez sits with Andrea Jones-Rooy, Ph.D. social scientist, comedian and circus performer. Andrea is a social scientist specializing in complexity and host of Ask A Political Scientist on Youtube. She sat to discuss the u...
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Episode 34
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1:05:38

033. Shari Diaz
On this episode Mario Benitez sits with comedian Shari Diaz to discuss starting comedy in North Carolina, transitioning back to her home New York City, camaraderie between her fellow female comedians, producing the Oak City Comedy Festival and ...
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Episode 33
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1:07:12

032. Stewie Vill
Stewie Vill returns to catch up after six months and get into some subjects that are touchy these days. We spoke about the coddling of American youth, cancel culture, the luxury/quality of life in America compared to the world and whether our g...
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Episode 32
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1:35:58

031. Jose Ortiz
On this episode i bring in Jose Ortiz (Drummer, Producer, Videographer) to speak about our days spent performing in our former band Fatality. We discuss the ultimate end that came to the band after being blackballed from New York City hardcore ...
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Episode 31
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1:53:55

030. Malorie Bryant
Malorie Bryant is a standup comedian, actress and producer who sat down to discuss if New York City is really dead, growing up as a mixed race woman in America, finding comedy after pursuing musical theater and various other dope subjects. ...
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Episode 30
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1:50:20

029. Joe Hill
Joe Hill is a stand up comedian, host, producer, writer and Bronx New York native currently generating a buzz on the NYC comedy scene. He sat down to discuss the importance of helping others, art spaces for individuals like ourselves, pivoting ...
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48:58

028. Shodome
Other than being a good friend, Shodo is an actor, host and comic who sat down to catch up on the things that been on our minds these last few months. This conversation went from speaking about living in big cities compared to the suburbs to ou...
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Episode 28
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1:13:14

027. Ja-Ron Young
Ja-Ron Young is an actor, standup comedian and fellow Unusual Culprit member. He returned to have a discussion about the last four months since the Covid-19 pandemic hit America and everything that followed.
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Episode 27
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1:23:16

026. Joel Daness
Co-host Joel Daness sits down to discuss returning to his motherland of Guyana, current democratic primary race and the possibility of our simulated reality going haywire.Follow Joel Daness on Instagram: @The.Unreal.Joel
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Episode 26
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58:33

025. Lee Valentin
Lee Valentin returns for the TLP podcast’s 25th episode. Lee is a fellow Unusual Culprit and standup comedian who came in to have a free form conversation. We ended up hitting a lot of interesting subjects that have been on our minds as well as...
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Episode 25
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1:00:59
024. Lexi Calderon
Lexi Calderon is an actress and model who sat down this episode to discuss growing up in a predominantly white area of Florida as a mixed girl, the way Latinos are viewed throughout America, the freedom of film compared to comedy and the differ...
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Episode 24
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42:08

023. Frog Boyz
Fellow comedians/animators Frog Boyz Sean Newman and Jesse Vandenbergh sit down this episode to talk about what delivery method for comedy is the most free, what to keep in mind during the cancel culture era, the process for creating cartoons a...
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Episode 23
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45:49

022. Lauren Ashcraft
Lauren Ashcraft is a standup comic currently throwing her hat in the race for a congressional seat in New York City's 12th district. she is challenging corporate democrat Carolyn Maloney with her progressive platform. Myself and Joel Daness sat...
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Episode 22
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1:00:04

021. Hayley Beacon
Comedian Hayley Beacon sits down to discuss doing standup comedy on each coast, comedy competitions, the effects of the political climate on comedy, ultimate goals and some random goofy subjects as well. She was in town from San Francisco Calif...
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Episode 21
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59:16

020. Rafael L Espinal Jr
Rafael Espinal is a NYC Council member representing the 37th District, which includes parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Bushwick, Crown Heights, Cypress Hills, and East New York in Brooklyn.In 2011 he was elected as the represen...
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Episode 20
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41:39

019. Mason Youngblood
Mason Youngblood is PhD student in Animal Behavior and Comparative Psychology at the City University of New York, studying cultural evolution in songbirds and humans. His focus is on how cultural and organic evolution interface through sexual s...
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Episode 19
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1:18:54
