About this episode

Caitlin Cook discusses her experiences as a musician and performer in New York City, touching on themes of stage fright, comedy, and the intersection of art and social media.

Caitlin Cook is a musician and performer based in New York City. Instagram and all episodes (00:00) First impressions of New York (03:04) Missing New York’s noise (05:10) Stage fright begins (08:37) Comedy as exposure therapy (12:02) Circling around performance (14:04) Art history and storytelling (17:18) Bathroom graffiti as art (20:40) Returning to New York (23:05) Music, comedy, and Fringe (26:37) Financial realities of performing (31:12) Freelance survival jobs (34:58) Off-Broadway breakthrough (38:25) Creating the bathroom graffiti musical (42:02) Hacking Instagram scientifically (45:10) Algorithms, art, and identity (48:03) Building a team and letting go (50:05) Current projects and Edinburgh (52:23) Success, safety, and creative freedom

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