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Life, Love & Existential Dread

Bryan Arata is a film composer based in Los Angeles. Nathan Shelton is an actor, writer, and director living in Chicago. The two have had a friendship spanning almost 20 years, since their early days of artistic collaboration in Southwest Missouri. After years apart working through their own fair… read more

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Farewell

February 22nd, 2024

0:39

An important message from RadioPublic

Benevolent Bryan Strikes Again!

November 12th, 2022

30:13

On the season one finale of Life, Love, & Existential Dread - Bryan and Nathan bring it all home as they chat about what made them decide to do …

SMILE For The Camera!

October 26th, 2022

58:24

On this special Halloween episode of Life, Love, & Existential Dread - Bryan and Nathan are joined by good friend & fellow Arcane Productions …

Is That a Horse Head in your Bed, Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?!

September 17th, 2022

56:59

On this special episode of Life, Love, & Existential Dread - Bryan and Nathan are joined by good friend & former collaborator, Allen Marsh, …

How Many A$$holes We Got On This Thing?!

August 21st, 2022

39:00

On this episode of Life, Love, & Existential Dread - Bryan and Nathan hop in their DeLorean and travel back to the 1980s, where the two reminisce about the films that made them the men they are today. As they laugh …

Two Extras Enter… One Extra Leaves!

July 20th, 2022

1:06:45

On this episode of Life, Love, & Existential Dread - Bryan is reunited with his co-host, Nathan, who is back in the country and bringing the "puff" to a hilariously enlightening conversation detailing life on film …

Livin’ that LA Life with guest co-host Kurtis Bedford

June 29th, 2022

1:13:20

On this episode of Life, Love, & Existential Dread - THE SHOW MUST GO ON! While Nathan is out of the country, Bryan is joined by his good friend …

Life, Death, and What Lies Beyond...

May 31st, 2022

1:00:44

On this very personal episode of Life, Love, & Existential Dread - Bryan opens up to Nathan about the recent death of his mother after a long battle with MS. The two discuss the various surprises & self …

Happy Birthdays & Haunted Babies!

April 29th, 2022

1:04:16

On the 8th episode of Life, Love, & Existential Dread - Bryan and Nathan reconnect after a month long hiatus from the show, as Nathan traveled to Mexico in celebration of his anniversary & 40th birthday. The …

Enjoy the movie... but beware the Carpet People!

March 13th, 2022

1:17:02

On the 7th episode of Life, Love, & Existential Dread - Bryan and Nathan gush about the magic of seeing great cinema in the movie theater... and all the petty annoyances that come along with it. Join the …

Save Some Monkeys… Kill the Artist!

February 23rd, 2022

1:08:04

On the 6th episode of Life, Love, & Existential Dread - Bryan and Nathan welcome the show’s first (and potentially last) guest, motion picture VFX composite artist, Darrell Claunch. The trio recounts their past …

Kick His , You Must!

February 7th, 2022

1:17:38

On the fifth (and most violent) episode of Life, Love, & Existential Dread - Bryan and Nathan recall growing up battling with brothers & the …

F*** you, Cindy Makowitz!

January 30th, 2022

56:12

On the fourth episode of Life, Love, & Existential Dread- Bryan & Nathan chat about everything from bursting into flames on the beach and enjoying airport frozen custard to groovy Mexican drugs, as they unpack …

If Brando Can Sport a Muumuu, So Can I!

January 6th, 2022

1:09:48

On the third episode of Life, Love, & Existential Dread- Bryan & Nathan chat about shopping in the husky section as kids, falling to pieces around 40, and the craziness of working in the film industry as a …

Teddy SoulSpin for the Win!

January 5th, 2022

1:01:24

On the second episode of Life, Love, & Existential Dread- Bryan & Nathan chat about Artificial Intelligence and all the awe-inspiring, innovative, and hilariously horrifying possibilities that are associated …

Fake It Till You Make It

January 4th, 2022

55:25

On this very first episode of** Life, Love, & Existential Dread**- longtime friends & artistic collaborators, Bryan Arata and Nathan Shelton

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