Positive Anger

This week Nathan and Jon bring in guest Gabe Pacheco, a comic and realtor in Brooklyn to talk about the effects of gentrification. Spike Lee becomes the topic of conversation regarding his comments on the subject. The guys also dissect a recent article by a liberal blogger from Oakland titled "20 Ways Not to Be a Gentrifier". Follow the guys on twitter: @Nathanmacintosh @Gabe_Pacheco @StandUpNYLabs Check out all of our shows at http://StandUpNYLabs.com Read the article "20 Ways Not to Be a Gentrifier" here: http://www.alternet.org/culture/20-ways-not-be-gentrifier

Nathan and Jon are joined by the incredible Calise Hawkins. Calise is an awesomely talented comedian who tours the country. Recently Calise made the decision to express herself in a completely unfiltered way on Twitter that has created all kinds of buzz in the comedy community. Nathan brings Calise in to talk about what its like to say what you actually want on a medium like Twitter. Follow Nathan Macintosh @NathanMacintosh Check out all of the Stand Up NY Labs podcasts at standupnylabs.com

Welcome to the first episode of POSITIVE ANGER with Nathan Macintosh. In this episode Nathan and his producer, Jon Fatigate, analyze the recent Vulture article written by 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin. In it Baldwin announces that he's sick of the new media and he plans on leaving the public spectrum forever. Nathan and Jon dissect the letter and choose sides in this hilarious episode. Follow Nathan Macintosh @NathanMacintosh Check out all of the Stand Up NY Labs podcasts at http://standupnylabs.com