Artist Alley

In this episode: Merrill is joined by one of his favorite people in the world, Greg Behrendt, to talk about everything from clothing appreciation to how to deal with the moments after success has come and gone. This isn't one you're going to want to miss. Recorded: April 9th, 2014 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas, Subtextual by Da7e Gonzales

In this episode: Merrill sits down with writer, actor, director, podcaster and stand-up comic Mick Betancourt to talk the importance of life experience, the joys of youth and Merrill's reported hatred of patterned T-Shirts. Recorded: April 9th, 2014 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas, Subtextual by Da7e Gonzales

In this episode: Comedianne Lauren Bancroft drops by the Alley to talk nerves, friends and lazer tag. Recorded: April 11th, 2014 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas

In this episode: Merrill and Angel break down the dynamics of inspiration... and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Recorded: March 28th, 2014 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas

In this episode: Angel Castillo returns again to talk stand-up auditions, hollywood parties and the hardships of looking up information on an iPhone. Recorded: March 15th, 2014 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas

In this episode: Merrill and Angel continue (or start) their conversation while stalking pizza and talking about sacrifice for art. Recorded: February 7th, 2014 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas

In this episode: Merrill finally makes it to LA! So what's the first thing he does? Why record a podcast with Angel Castillo of course. About what you ask? Well, let's just say Merrill went deep on this one. Recorded: February 7th, 2014 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas

In this episode: Da7e Gonzales return for the final entry in the Da7e Gonzales Interview Trilogy. In his hour with Merrill the two discuss creative ownership, writing dissapointment and time travel. Lots and lots of time travel. Don't miss it! Recorded: December 8th, 2013 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas

In this episode: In this episode: Perri returns to the Alley with her much discussed filmmaking partner in crime, Erlingur Thoroddsen. Over the hour, Merrill talks with the duo about producing a feature from scratch, the outline process and directing a film the director didn't write. Also, more Dewey! Recorded: December 1st, 2013 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas

In this episode: In this episode: Merrill is on location at New York Comic-Con 2013 and is sitting down with a wish list guest, C. Robert Cargill. The two talk everything from the cycles of horror, the discipline of writing, the industry of blogging and the joys of blown takes on web videos. You're not going to want to miss this one. Purchase Cargill's book Dreams and Shadows or check our his film Sinister, now available on VOD. Recorded: October 11th, 2013 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas

In this episode: The Angel M. Castillo chat continues with talk of amateur wrestling, internet trolls, therapy, self-worth and pilot scripts. Recorded: July 30th, 2013 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas

In this episode: Perri Nemiroff returns to chat cats, cooking and the art of producing. Recorded: August 2nd, 2013 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas

In this episode: Angel M. Castillo is back in the hot seat for part one of a two part series to talk idiot tourists, failed stand-up auditions, broken education systems, bullies and the permanence of death itself. Recorded: July 30th, 2013 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas

In this episode: Da7e returns to the Alley to talk Comic-Con, writing comics, TV pilots, agents, insanity and what happens when you have choose art over science. Recorded: July 20th, 2013 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas

In this episode: Merrill is joined by Christopher Lopez, writer, director and co-star of The Densely Hollow. During the hour the two discuss working on a short films, the process of re-writing, the joys of ADR and how hard it truly is to wear more than one hat on a film set. Recorded: July 1st, 2013 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas

In this episode: Merrill's college chum, John Scherer drops by the alley to talk about what it really means to pick up and move 3,000 miles across a country, getting your foot in the door of Hollywood and the art of depression. Recorded: June 22nd, 2013 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas

In this episode: Merrill is joined by children's book author Fozziebare to discuss the joys interior design, the difficulty of getting into new books, the art of writing, horror movies and the joys of living in "Upstate Manhattan." Be sure to check out Fozzie's book "Big, Scary, Make-Believe Land" on Amazon. Recorded: June 18th, 2013 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas

In this episode: Merrill is joined by the writer of Amazon's Mort Grimley, Angel M. Castillo. In their time together the duo break down and dispel the myth of agent advantage, the true inner workings of stand-up comedy, the importance of self-discipline in writing and why you should always carry around an electronic dictionary at pharmacies. Recorded: June 11th, 2013 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas

In this episode: Merrill is joined by Perri Nemiroff (and her attention seeking cat, Dewey). Over the course of the episode the two discuss their Long Island upbringings, the joys of working in local news and how much fun it is to see people get ripped apart on the set of a horror movie. Recorded: June 11th, 2013 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas

In this episode: Merrill is joined by Da7e Gonzales. Over their hour together the two creatives discuss everything from differences in writing method to why maintaining a regular sleep schedule is so important and what it really means to work behind the scenes on an MTV reality show. Recorded: June 7th, 2013 Music: Robot Future by John Ruelas