Who’s Here in the Hamptons

Episode 90: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Scott Schwartz, Bay Street Theater Artistic Director. Schwartz is an internationally known artist whose work has been seen on and off Broadway, across the United States, in Great Britain, Europe and Asia. For decades, he has built a reputation for pursuing and embracing a wide range of works for the stage. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast

Episode 89: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Florence Fabricant, lauded New York Times food writer and critic. The East Hampton resident has authored numerous cookbooks, and she is known to fans of Guild Hall as the host of the museum’s Stirring the Pot culinary conversation series, the next of which takes place on Sunday, August 7 at 11 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at guildhall.org. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

Episode 88: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Alan Patricof, investor and one of the early pioneers of the venture capital and private equity industries. He founded Apax Partners, considered one of the largest private equity firms in the world, and he recently released his book No Red Lights, which offers insights into the venture arena and the entrepreneurial growth of the last 50 years. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast

Episode 87: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Spencer Schneider, attorney and author of Manhattan Cult Story. The East Hamptonite is an open water marathon swimmer, ice water swimmer, ocean lifeguard, lifeguard training academy operator and water rescue group co founder. He is the only former member of the School cult to publish his experience in the cult; he was a member of School’s inner circle for 23 years. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

Episode 86: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Jill Rappaport, journalist, animal advocate, and author. She has reported for the TODAY show for over 22 years, and she was the creator, host and executive producer of the animal welfare program Best in Shelter with Jill Rappaport for NBC. She hosts the Dog Bowl and Puppy Bowl, dog rescue and adoption programs, on Animal Planet. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

Episode 85: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Stewart Lane, aka “Mr. Broadway.” Lane is the CEO, president and co-founder of BroadwayHD; CEO of Theater Venture Inc.; and a six-time Tony Award-winning producer for Jay Johnson: The Two & Only, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Will Rogers Follies, La Cage Aux Folles, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and War Horse. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

April Gornik, North Haven artist and activist, discusses her cultural initiatives in Sag Harbor, including restoring a theater, founding an arts center, and preserving land. The podcast also explores her collaborations in creative residencies, community activism, and urban development struggles in the Hamptons.

Episode 83: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Bill Schulman, author of Pinstripes and Tales: Curious Stories The Yankees Told Me. He has interviewed more than 100 Bronx Bombers while writing his “Collecting Memories” and “Where Are They Now” columns for Yankees magazine, the team’s official publication. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.

Episode 82: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Terry Wallace, executive director of the Gardiner Mill Cottage Gallery Museum in East Hampton. Former owner of Wallace Gallery, Wallace specializes in 19th and early 20th century American art and is the author of more than 50 catalogues on American art, as well as several reference books on Long Island art. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast

Episode 81: This week on the “Dan’s Talks” podcast, Dan speaks with Michael Daly, the founder of East End YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard). A realtor by trade, Daly is now helping to lead the fight for accessible affordable housing on the East End through YIMBY, created as the opposite of the East End NIMBY group which seeks to oppose developments in local communities. Find the “Dan’s Talks” podcast at DansPapers.com/podcast.