ABOUT THE HOSTS
REID BARTELME
Costume designer, dance world fixture, and the podcast's original co-host.
ENTJ — The Analytical Diva
TOP OBSESSIONS
- ▸The Movie List (their sacred text)
- ▸Architectural precision in everything
- ▸Cataloging and indexing (it's a gift and a curse)
- ▸Swedish princess cake
SIGNATURE LINES
"I'm very into cataloging."
"I need structure or I'll spiral."
FOOD PERSONALITY
Reid approaches food like they approach costume design: with exacting standards and strong opinions. They're the kind of person who will remember not just what you ordered, but why it was wrong. Sensitive teeth.
MOVIE TASTE
Reid is the keeper of the Movie List, which makes them both curator and tyrant. They love precision, craft, and anything that makes them feel feelings they can then intellectualize. Expect strong takes, stronger annotations, and an encyclopedic memory for every film they've ever discussed.
Episodes 1-present (with a solo stretch in 220-250) • Original co-host, still going strong
JEREMY JACOB
Filmmaker, chicken parent, and the podcast's current co-host.
INFP — The Sensitive Chaos Agent
TOP OBSESSIONS
- ▸Their five chickens (Belinda, Mystery, Christina, Pretty, and Blackie)
- ▸Artisanal chaos
- ▸Film theory but make it personal
SIGNATURE LINES
"I just think we should all be more emotionally available."
"The chickens are fine. Christina is yelling but that's normal."
FOOD PERSONALITY
Jeremy is the one who elevated the food discourse on Dance And Stuff. They're thoughtful, adventurous, and will absolutely make you reconsider your relationship with a humble ingredient. They're less about rules and more about feeling—if it's good, it's good, even if it's messy. The kind of person who turns dinner into a full sensory experience.
MOVIE TASTE
Jeremy is a filmmaker, so their movie taste is both refined and unhinged. They're drawn to intimacy, messiness, and anything that breaks form. Loves a good cry at the movies. Loves an even better argument about whether something 'worked.'
Episodes 250-present • Current co-host, chicken parent era
JACK FERVER
Performance artist, choreographer, and the podcast's founding voice.
ENFP — The Chaotic Visionary
TOP OBSESSIONS
- ▸Crying at movies (and on mic)
- ▸Downtown dance politics
- ▸Extremely detailed plot summaries
- ▸Emotional honesty to the point of chaos
- ▸Their all-black wardrobe
SIGNATURE LINES
"It's giving pre-horror dread."
"Let me tell you about this movie in excruciating detail."
FOOD PERSONALITY
Jack is less interested in food as fuel and more interested in food as part of the scene. What are we eating? Where? Why? And how does it make us feel? Expect strong boundaries and even stronger stories.
MOVIE TASTE
Jack's movie taste is visceral and emotional. They're the one who will give you an extremely detailed, chaotic retelling of a film. They love feeling things, even if those feelings are horror-adjacent dread (Beth Gill's Catacomb vibes). Phantom of the Opera, Death Becomes Her, The Handmaid's Tale—if it hits them emotionally, they're all in. They're less interested in whether something is 'good' and more interested in whether it does something to them. Spoiler: it usually does.
Episodes 1-220 • Founding co-host, downtown legend
THE PETS
NOMI
Named after Nomi Malone from Showgirls
13-pound terrier rescue. Anxious, neurotic, mirror-gazing queen. Diet: raw food, goat's milk, and doggy CBD oil. Has appeared in 82 episodes.
THE CHICKENS
Belinda
The regal one. Walks like every room is their runway.
Mystery
Survived a hawk attack by hiding at the neighbor's house.
Christina
The dramatic Americana who yells when others lay eggs.
Pretty
The broody one.
Blackie
Keeps to themselves. Respects the mystery.