Baer With Me: Looking Back, Looking Forward

About this episode

The Baer Faxt Podcast returns with a roundtable discussion featuring prominent arts writers reflecting on the past and future of the arts in New York.

The Baer Faxt Podcast is back with our first episode of 2026! In the spirit of the new year, we brought together some of New York’s great arts writers—Kenny Schachter, Tim Schneider along with our editor Taylor Dafoe and founder Josh Baer—for a roundtable on what’s been, and what’s to come. Baer With Me: Looking Forward, Looking Back is out now wherever you get your podcasts, or at thebaerfaxtpodcast.com. This episode, recorded on January 20th 2026, is brought to you by Ursula - A Magazine of Contemporary Culture by Hauser & Wirth.

People in this episode

Host: Josh Baer

Guests: Kenny Schachter, Tim Schneider, Taylor Dafoe

Topics covered

• arts
• New York
• roundtable discussion
• future of arts
• 2026 predictions

Keywords

• Baer Faxt Podcast
• arts writers
• New York
• 2026
• roundtable
• Ursula Magazine

Sponsors

Ursula - A Magazine of Contemporary Culture by Hauser & Wirth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Baer Faxt Podcast

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