At17 with Leslie Goshko and Gary Burton

It's been a while! Welcome back to At17. After a long absence, we decided to reintroduce the show to you with 2 episodes where we interview each other. First up, our very own Leslie Goshko tells of how her turbulent life as a teenager in Chicago gave way to a less-than-ordinary time at college before meeting her husband Kyle and embarking on a life together in New York, sparked by an appearance on Broadway in the musical Hairspray. You'll hear about her long-running and much-loved storytelling night Sideshow Goshko, appearances with The Loser's Lounge and her Saturday residency at Manhattan's premiere piano karaoke bar, Sid Gold's Request Room.

Kevin Allisonis a comedian, writer and actor. He is perhaps best known as a writing and performing member of The State [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_State_(1993_TV_series)] on MTV [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV]. Popular sketches on the show starring Allison include "Taco Man," "Mr. Magina", "Dreamboy", and "The Jew, the Italian, and the Redhead Gay". Allison came out [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_out] as gay [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay] to the national media at the age of 24 when The State [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_State_(1993_TV_series)] began airing in 1994. Allison created and hosts the uncensored weekly audio podcast [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast] RISK! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RISK!], a storytelling show "where people tell true stories they never thought they'd dare to share." RISK! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RISK!] is also a monthly live show in New York City and Los Angeles. Allison tours to other cities with the show on a consistent basis as well. The live show debuted in August 2009 at Arlene's Grocery in New York and moved to Joe's Pub in October with guests like Margaret Cho [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Cho], Rachel Dratch [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Dratch], Michael Ian Black [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ian_Black], Andy Borowitz [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Borowitz], and Janeane Garofalo [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janeane_Garofalo] dropping their usual material for a night to tell unusually honest and often embarrassing stories.

Francesco Marciuliano is the writer of the syndicated comic strips Sally Forth [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Forth_(syndicated_strip)] and Judge Parker [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Parker]. Marciuliano also wrote The New York Times [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times]bestselling book I Could Pee on This and Other Poems by Cats (2013), the national bestseller I Could Chew on This and Other Poems by Dogs(2013), and I Knead My Mommy and Other Poems by Kittens (2014). He also writes and draws the satiric webcomic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcomic] Medium Large.

Joe McGinty is most widely known for his association as the keyboardist for The Psychedelic Furs [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Psychedelic_Furs] He is also the founder of the popular New York-based Loser's Lounge tribute series. He runs a piano bar, Sid Gold's Request Room with co-owner Paul Devitt with locations and Manhattan and Detroit. McGinty has also worked with Ryan Adams [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Adams], The Ramones [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ramones], Nada Surf [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nada_Surf], Kevin Ayers [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Ayers], Martha Wainwright [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Wainwright], Die Monster Die [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Die_Monster_Die_(alternative_rock_band)&action=edit&redlink=1], Devendra Banhart [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devendra_Banhart], Ronnie Spector [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Spector], Jesse Malin, Amy Rigby, Space Hog and others. He has composed music for independent films and TV shows, including HBO's G String Divas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_String_Divas]. McGinty has worked alternately as musical director for a variety of New York theaters, including the Vineyard Theatre and the New York Theater Workshop.

Sadly, Catie passed away in December, 2020. We'd like to keep this episode active as a fond tribute to her memory. Thanks for the laughter, L & G xx Catie Lazarus was the creator of the podcast, "Employee Of The Month" and was a writer and talk show host. She has contributed to The New York Times Magazine [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/11/magazine/a-nannys-love.html], The Atlantic [https://www.theatlantic.com/author/catie-lazarus/], Marie-Claire, The Daily Beast, Cosmo, Out Magazine, The Forward, Bust Magazine, Slate, The New York Post, Sundance Channel, IFC, UCB Videos and Funny or Die [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/5caa1368d0/m-y-c-mice-york-city], and contributed essays to multiple anthologies.