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Dr. Lisa Gives a Sh*t
by Lisa Levy
ABOUT THE SHOW: DR. LISA GIVES A SHIT Dr. Lisa is fixing the planet one person at a time. Tired of sanitized self-help and textbook therapy? Dr. Lisa cuts through the noise with raw, unfiltered conversations about the mental health challenges you're actually facing. As a self-proclaimed psychotherapist unburdened by institutional constraints, Dr. Lisa delivers straight talk on everything from relationship dynamics to societal pressures with zero sugar-coating and maximum impact. What sets this show apart? Dr. Lisa wields truth through humor, making even the heaviest topics accessible, entertaining, and surprisingly funny. Her sharp wit and irreverent takes transform traditional therapy talk into can't-miss radio that's as entertaining as it is enlightening. This isn't your standard "how does that make you feel?" therapy hour. It's an honest, sometimes uncomfortable, always laugh-out-loud exploration of psychological truths main
Episodes
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DLG411_Elizabeth Sakola brings humor, painting skills and unbridled creativity to rocks.
On this episode of Dr. Lisa Gives a Shit, Dr. Lisa sits down with artist Elizabeth Sokola, aka Betty Rubble, whose career proves that you don’t need an MFA, an art-world game plan, or even a fucking website to become a successful artist. Sometimes you just need a rock. Sokola’s art practice began...
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DLG410 Front Room Gallery: 27 years of Navigating the art world and making it work.
Dr. Lisa talks to Kathleen Vance and Daniel Aycock, the married couple behind Front Room Gallery , about nearly three decades of surviving, adapting to, and participating in the New York art world. Daniel founded the gallery in Williamsburg in 1999. Kathleen joined a few years later, bringing her...
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DLG409 Robert L. Bowen:The Human Shutter: What Photography, 3D Vision, and Consciousness Have in Common
Brooklyn Raii: l Robert-l-Bowen-with-Tom-Huhn/ Robert L. Bowen Vimeo Dr. Lisa talks to artist, photographer, educator, and digital-art pioneer Robert L. Bowen about his book The Human Shutter: Photographs, Stereoscopic Depth, and Moving Images. Bowen traces the book back to a strange Marcel…
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DLG408 Eric Bergstrom on Cancer, Comedy, and the Art of Making Shit Funny
Insta @erikbergstromrad TikTok @erikbergstrom Erik Bergstrom is a comedian, artist, and cartoonist with a very dark sense of humor and, according to Dr. Lisa’s completely unlicensed professional opinion, possibly some complicated shit going on underneath all that pleasantness. Eric talks…
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DLG407 Lu Chekowsky talks about having her book about her life out in the world.— "Don't Buy What I'm Selling: On Breaking Up with Advertising and Finally Learning to Love My Whole, Fat Self ."
Lu Checkowsky has risen to the the top level of creative people from her career spanning legendary ad agency, Weiden + Kennedy, to executive creative director jobs at Comedy Central, MTV and Facebook. Make no mistake, Lu earns this all through extraordinary talent and hard work. Lu’s worked…
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DLG406 Comedian Joe Palana knows a lot about how humans can connect.
Quite honestly, this session with Brooklyn based comedian, Joe Palana, is one of the most emotionally powerful that I have done. Joe grew up with a younger cousin that has both Down syndrome and autism. Joe formed a deep bond with him that as it turns out, has directed his life in ways Joe…
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DLG1842 Loren Munk is a gift to the art world—plus he’s a fun guy!
Loren Munk is an amazing painter and art world chronicler. His art and videos are an amalgamation of art history. The well-known painter, Katherine Bradford said he deserves a MacArthur "Genius" Award and I wholeheartedly agree. As James Kalm, he’s had over 2 million views of his web series...
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DLG405 Justin Linkville, comedian/improviser/writer/director/actor/BCC Training Center director makes it happen.
Justin Linville is a huge talent and all around nice guy. The kind of guy that’s great to hang with but also great in an emergency. He currently works as Director of the Training Center at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective (BCC) as well as performing on their top house improv team, "What Makes You...
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DLG404_After Artnet: Sarah Cascone's Next Chapter
Subscribe to Sarah Cascone's Newsletter to keep up with art and culture!!! Sarah Cascone is a widely known and highly respected art writer with a sharp, curious eye and the writing talent to bring her discoveries to life. She was part of the original team that launched ArtNet News in 2014, where...
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DLG392 Artist/Filmmaker Laura Parnes talks about her own adolescence.
Laura Parnes is an extremely accomplished filmmaker and artist . (Scroll down for bio—impressive!!) One of the themes in Laura Parnes's work is female adolescence. Here's a quote from an interview with her in FEMEXFILM Archive: "A really big focus of the work is the romantic vision of a teen...
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DLG403 Comedian Katerra Borkowski became an adult at a young age.
Katerra Borkowski is an amazingly talented and hardworking comedian, writer and improviser. Katerra’s background is an outlier in the comedy community: she was brought up in foster homes and then eventually got adopted by a white family (she's black) in high school. Resilience people! This is…
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DLG402 Nao Matsumoto talks about being an artist and the rollercoaster of an art career.
Nao Matsumoto had a dreamlike ascension as an artist in his 20's, but eventually a lack of sales for his very-expensive-to-make work stalled, so did gallery representation along with it. Today Nao is a a successful wood worker + fabricator, happily married father of 2children 7+9, with an artist...
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DLG401 D Nancy Slotkin has a new RFB radio show, DATING CAFE, starting June 21, 3pm!
I was so excited to have brand new Radio Free Brooklyn host, Nancy Slotnick on the show! She's starting a new show, Dating Cafe, Tuesdays, 3-4pm.. Her goal is getting people off the apps to meet IRL. And have a blast doing it!! https://www.cablight.com/about-me BIO:Facilitating Human Connection…
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DLG1125_Joseph Arthur is on tour and enjoying life now more than ever.
Joseph Arthur's has worked hard, evolved and shares the value he's found in forgiveness. Joseph Arthur is a well known and respected musician. Joseph grew up in Dayton, Ohio, the son of a lawyer father and insurance salesman mother. It seems as if Joseph had a lot of conflict with his parents…
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DLG400 Gabe Panchero, Funhouse Comedy and how Gabe got to be so Gabe..
About 12 years ago Gabe Panchero and Sameer Naseem launched their own comedy show, Funhouse Comedy. After a two year run at Passenger Bar, the bar closed and for the past 10 years, it's been running at Pete's Candy Store. At the time of this session, Funhouse has about 2 weeks left at Pete's.…
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1526_DLG_Artists Eric Doeringer and Sean Fader talk about their Richard Prince experiences and studio moving experiences.
Eric Doeringer talks about make lemonade from the lemons of moving his art studio which led to his Richard Prince/Rob Pruitt ebay auction art project. Sean Fader discusses what happened from being a stolen subject in Richard Prince's instagram project. http://ericdoeringer.com/...
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DLG324 Philip Markle is making it happen and not just for himself-all of the funny people are invited.
Personally, I’m a HUGE FAN of the Brooklyn Comedy Collective in Williamsburg, so when, Philip Markel, the Founder and Artistic Director agreed to come in for a Dr. Lisa session, I was thrilled. Philip is the chilliest version of a Type A personality that I have met. He’s warm, welcoming, exuding…
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DLG 399 Will Kiley Santino is an artist and comedian talks about something he doesn't often discuss.
Will is an incredible artist, writer, comedian, cartoonist, etc. I've gotten to know him a little bit from curating his show, Rooftopolopis at the Dog House Gallery, and seeing him perform comedy. Two things that struck me about Will —to me, he presents as a heteronormative male, albeit, an...
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DLG398 Olive Hui unpacks her hit and run car accident. She's stronger than ever.
"My new life is my old life minus the doubts." — Olive Hui About six months ago, Olive was seriously injured in a hit-and-run car accident. You might not guess it if you met her in person, but as she says, she is still very much in recovery. In this session, we reflect on Olive’s experience, the...
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DLG397 RFB Station Founder Tom Tenney, is here -and it's his birthday!
Tom has been on this show several times. In this session we examine Tom's personal transition from being a workaholic radio station director, living in Bushwick to a more balanced, "emotionally healthy" (Dr. Lisa's judgement!!) adult with a job and a partner living in Washington Heights. Tom was...
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DLG396_RFB Station Director, Shane Gasteyer, brings a SURPRISE GUEST to the studio!
Shane has been part of the station since 2016, so I've known him a long time now. This is the first time Shane agreed to come on my show—we talk about that. We also discuss his childhood with his single mom, boarding school and in my Dr. Lisa opinion, the POSITIVE changes being a father of a 5…
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Tom Tenney, RFB Co-Founder talks about living thru 10 years of RFB. 10 year Anniversary Episode!!!
NOTE: To get the full effect of who Tom was 10 years ago when he first started the station, listen to this episode with Tom at the very beginning of RFB: May 15, 2015— Dr. Lisa psychoanalyzes RFB co-founder Tom Tenney Tom Tenney, the station co-founder, (along with Rob Pritchard), was my first...
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(First episode ever May 2015!) Dr. Lisa psychoanalyzes RFB co-founder Tom Tenney
Dr. Lisa delves into Tom's childhood and found out why Tom is driven to do something as crazy as start a new internet station. We find out all about Tom's family and his growing up.
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DLG395 David Rogers is making good use of his time in the US-esp with Radio Free Brooklyn!
"I find it comforting that, if anything else, what this city gives you is a sense that you're a person apable of making your way in this city, it's really tough and it can be a very tough place to live and work". - David Rogers This was a really interesting talk I had with one of our newish…
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DLG394 Calvin WIlliams' hard work pays off.
To really appreciate the impressive amount of progress Calvin Williams has made in the last six years, I encourage you to listen to one of our previous episodes from April 2020 + July 2020. To enjoy Calvin now—I urge you to listen to his weekly 11pm Tuesday show—Lush Vibes or follow him on Twitch...
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DLG232_PART ONE RFB Calvin WIlliams, host of Lush Vibes Radio is coming through the difficult circumstances of his last few years
PLEASE NOTE: This is PART ONE of a very intense two part session with Calvin Williams. April 2020 This session with Calvin Williams, host of RFB's Lush Vibes Radio is timely inspiration for all of us, because as a society, we are all dealing with health issues right now. About 5 years ago, Calvin...
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DLG232_PART TWO of a very intense session with Calvin Williams. We talk about his life following his diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes in his 30's.
PLEASE NOTE: This is PART TWO of a very intense two part session with Calvin Williams. July 2020 This session with Calvin Williams, host of RFB's Lush Vibes Radio is timely inspiration for all of us, because as a society, we are all dealing with health issues right now. About 5 years ago, Calvin...
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DLG393 Comedian Matt Ruby + Dr. Lisa get high together on air.
I'm a big Matt Ruby fan and this is his third time on the show! I have to say—this was pretty funny—comedian Matt and I got high together and went some places I don't think we would have gotten to—for one thing—I said the way he described his dad was hot. I also check in with him about what…
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DLG349 Comedian Matt Ruby comes on to discuss his substack: "Incessantly calling men toxic is a bad way to get their votes."
Comedian Matt Ruby and I agree there is a lot Non—Trump voters missed (myself included) about how society views a large group of men. It's not simple, especially since we are all in our info silos. Matt put out a great substack opinion piece on this topic. Even discussing this shit nowadays is...
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DLG284 Comedian Matt Ruby does a LOT of thinking and he can open up your head too.
I saw Matt do a super interesting comedy show at a yoga studio last month called Misguided Meditation. It was great and he's doing another one January 22 at Yoga to the People – East Village TICKETS HERE He has a great newsletter too = sign up here: THE RUBESLETTER He's a really great comedian...
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DLG345 Tim Seeberger's band, Pop Music Fever Dream is getting a lot done—music-wise, psychologically and otherwise.
Tim Seeberger s his music. As founder/frontman of PopMusic his band is gatherering heat and opportunities. As he has transitioned from a devoted Christian to a devoted queer musician who is also Christian, Tim has experienced a lot of identity adjustments, starting in a new way when he went away…
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DLG391 Alvaro Gamboa is passionate about a lot of things but comedy is #1.
Alvaro Gamboa is an awesome human and a great comedian. He sums up his POV here:, “I have a background in critical race theory. I have a have a degree in that. And so it's something that I find amusing, I guess I could say, where like just trying to find the intersections between race, gender and...
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DLG390 Sarah Cummings asks thoughtful questions of herself.
Sarah Cummings is a young trans woman who I hadn't met before. She is from a fairly small town and has had to make her own path as she is trans and bi-polar. Sarah is very serious about becoming an accomplished writer. Currently she is an editor at https://sentencedlit.org/ She's been in New York...
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DLG1425 Machine Dazzle can only be 100% who he is — a major reason he is the creative force that he is.
DLG1425 Machine Dazzle can only be 100% who he is — a major reason he is the creative force that he is.
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1825 For comedian Casey J Salengo, it comes down to he wants to make his wife laugh.
Casey J Salengo has just released his special, "Welcome To The Jungle," so I wanted to hear about his experience and his feelings about completing such an awesome project. Casey is super talented and is hilarious to watch as well as listen to. This special, any special for a comic, is a HUGE...
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DLG0125 Comedian Aamir Ashad takes Dr. Lisa by surprise in a new way.
Aamir Ashad is a stand up comedian who moved to New York from Rochester a year ago to pursue comedy. he's smart, funny and with a good work ethic, he is making great progress in reaching his goals. When I met Aamir at an open mic a few months ago I invited him on to discuss arranged marriage, as...
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DLG389 Megan Cossey is a comedian and a mom who's in a positive growth process.
Megan Cossey is highly educated (Cornell, ba cum laude, Columbia Journalism, MFA) from a tiny, southern town, that didn't follow the script she was brought up with. After graduating from Columbia, she embarked on a career in communications at the UN. Currently, she co-parenting her teenage son…
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DLG388 SiriusXM's Ben Louis, is settling into a bunch of his goals.
This is Ben Louis' EIGHTH time on the show! Ben has solidified his position at Siriusxm. Currently a Music Program Coordinator for SiriusXM Heart & Soul. as well as being the Producer/co-host of the Platinum 20 Countdown on Heart & Soul.As a self-proclaimed workaholic and R&B expert, Ben's has…
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DLG3325 Dr. Lisa finds out about survival skills behind the real Dr. Denton.
Bryant Denton is a bright, affable, young man who has a growing career in radio having worked at NPR, WNYC and Vermont Public Radio. I got to know Bryant fairly well since he is a fellow radio show host at Radio Free Brooklyn, but I have always sensed that Bryant was just a little more grounded…
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DLG3225 Sarah Boxer and Dr. Lisa meet 25 years after Sarah wrote about Lisa's show in the NY Times.
Sarah Boxer is foremost a thinker! The author of several books, graphic novels and articles for many storied publications such as the New York Times, The New York Review of Books, The Atlantic, Brooklyn Rail and many more. Dr. Lisa began her career as a self-proclaimed psychotherapist in 2001…
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DLG3125 Kevin Townley is many-sided in a remarkable way.
Kevin Townley Jr. is one of those fascinatingly multi-talented creative people who doesn't fit neatly into any box—he's an actor, filmmaker, writer, meditation teacher, and now author of "Look, Look, Look, Look, Look Again," a book that connects 26 artists to Tibetan Buddhist teachings about...
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DLG3025 Director/writer/actor Martin Kramer talks about his process for making his remarkably original films.
I've known Martin Kramer since he was a kid, so it's pretty exciting to see how accomplished he is now. At age 25, as a director, producer, writer and actor. We reminisce about his interest in comedy—taking classes as a high school student and his pivot to film, influenced by his lifelong best...
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DLG2825 Ibhan Kulkami: A good example of an emotionally healthy comedian.
Comedian Ibhan Kulkarni at age 27 is a rising star as a comedian hes been on Just For Laughs Fresh Faces and more recently on Americas Got Talent. Dr. Lisa's first impression of Ibhan is that he is a well adjusted, happy guy and for the most part, he is. He and his family left Mumbai, spent 2…
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DLG2725 Felix Morelo talks about what's behind all those spots.
Read about Felix's Spot Art in the New York Times Felix is an artist I've know for a long time and havent had a chance to really get to know. He's pretty well-known for his Good Luck Spots as Hug Spots along with his Bad Luck Spots and suicide spots Felix's work is interactive: people walking…
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DLG2625a Diego Barnes is Madame President on a mission to better the world.
Diego Barnes is a natural performance artist on a mission. To make the world a better place—and make sure everyone has a blast doing it. As a community organizer, his role that acolytes have crowned him with is Madame President. His platform is @Project2049 Witness it HERE. Diego takes you on his...
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DLG2625 Ralf Jean Pierre's breakup led to some serious personal growth, which is ongoing.
Having Ralf Jean-Pierre aka PRECIOUS GORGEOUS on today was great. He's a very talented Actor, Rapper-Songwriter, Comedian, Podcaster, + Professor. He is a great Radio Free Brooklyn Host as well—his completely original improv show, No Suggestions is HILARIOUS. LISTEN HERE I know from listening to...
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DLG2525 Lana Siebel is real about the hard work behind her career as a successful headlining, touring comedian.
It's comedian Lana Siebel's 4th time on the show! Lana is someone I personally look up to because I've witnessed her build a thriving career as a comedian, in spite of a difficult childhood, immigrating from Ukraine at age 7, an extremely critical mother, check out ep: 277 for the details. Lana's...
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DLG2425 Gavin Rogers is hilarious and taught me a lot about gratitude.
Gavin Rogers has the most genuinely positive vibe of anyone that I canpersonally think of. I think because his happiness is the real dealand hard won. He was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma the dayafter his 7th birthday and was very sick, in and out of hospitals,doing chemo, and all the...
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DLG344 This is a radical episode as comedian Lana Siebel does psychodrama with Dr. Lisa as her mother—it's CRA-ZY
This is the 3rd time I've had Lana on my show and we rocked it. Lana is a brilliant rapidly rising comedian whose doing the hard work it takes to get to where she is—performing at The Comedy Cellar and having her own special (shot—coming out soon) on DryBar comedy . We start talking about Lana's...
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DLG2325 Understanding Charles Traub's work through talking about his life + childhood.
Charles H. Traub is a photography legend. His accomplishments are vast. He taught my husband photography at SVA 25 years ago. I was grateful to have a chance to interview him (Charles H. Traub is the chair of the Photography, Video and Related Media department at the School of Visual Arts in New...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
ABOUT THE SHOW: DR. LISA GIVES A SHIT
Dr. Lisa is fixing the planet one person at a time.
Tired of sanitized self-help and textbook therapy? Dr. Lisa cuts through the noise with raw, unfiltered conversations about the mental health challenges you're actually facing.
As a self-proclaimed psychotherapist unburdened by institutional constraints, Dr. Lisa delivers straight talk on everything from relationship dynamics to societal pressures with zero sugar-coating and maximum impact.
What sets this show apart? Dr. Lisa wields truth through humor, making even the heaviest topics accessible, entertaining, and surprisingly funny. Her sharp wit and irreverent takes transform traditional therapy talk into can't-miss radio that's as entertaining as it is enlightening.
This isn't your standard "how does that make you feel?" therapy hour. It's an honest, sometimes uncomfortable, always laugh-out-loud exploration of psychological truths main
HOSTED BY
Lisa Levy
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ABOUT THE SHOW: DR. LISA GIVES A SHIT Dr. Lisa is fixing the planet one person at a time. Tired of sanitized self-help and textbook therapy? Dr. Lisa cuts through the noise with raw, unfiltered conversations about the mental health challenges you're actually facing. As a self-proclaimed...
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