When a young wife demands that her husband stop wearing a hat beneath his station, his humiliating refusal causes her to rebel on the town with a more promiscuous married girlfriend. (Translated from Portuguese by Todd Conner; interpretation of "Saudade" commissioned for podcast & donated by Anonymous, who retains all rights). Chapter of the Hats was recorded at The Players Club in New York City on January 16, 2020 in the company of the following generous people: Grace Baresich, Daniela Blini, João Guimarães, Christopher O'Rourke, and Carolina Paz

The Case of the Rod

Dreaming out loud in the over-cast cloud between New York City and Rio de Janeiro, The Cariorker brings podcast subscribers all the classic culture of "The Marvelous City," Rio de Janeiro. And yet, what you find here is in English, translated and performed by New York actor/writer Todd Conner. With some help from a few of Rio's best musicians, your New Yorker host takes you on a deep-dive every other week into the rich literary past of "the Carioca" -- the native-born denizen of Rio -- bringing to light the hidden Lit, packing it up for export, and posting it for special delivery to the modern New Yorker, or anyone else stateside who has a heart for old Rio and an ear for storytelling. If you listen long enough, you might find that you're a Cariorker, too.