Episode 11

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26th Sep 2025

EP 11 - Visual Artist Robin F. Williams - Monsters, Consciousness, and Gender

In this episode, host Nathaniel August Williams sits down with internationally recognized artist Robin F Williams to dive into:

  • The challenges of being a figurative painter in today’s art world
  • Gender, identity, and the body in contemporary painting
  • The evolution of Robin’s career from childhood inspirations to major museum collections
  • The intersection of AI, art, and consciousness — will artificial intelligence be a monster, an assistant, or something in between?
  • How artists can orient themselves toward reciprocity instead of extraction

Robin’s work has been shown in major galleries and museums worldwide, including the Brooklyn Museum, ICA Miami, and Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. This conversation blends art history, philosophy, humor, and sibling banter into a wide-ranging exploration of creativity and the future of consciousness.

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Deep Noodle Podcast
Unfiltered conversations with comedians, writers, actors, and artists.
This noodle goes deep! Not your daddy's Hollywood interview show. Nathaniel August Williams sits down with the funniest, most fascinating minds in entertainment—writers, actors, comedians, and artists—to unpack the highs, lows, and holy sh*t moments of making art, making people laugh, and making sense of this crazy mystery of existence.

From behind-the-scenes absurdity to unexpected deep dives, these interviews go beyond the surface to reveal the heart, humor, and hustle behind the craft.

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Nathaniel Williams

Nathaniel August Williams is a writer, director, and performer. He's the co-founder of Lathien Pictures and host of the Deep Noodle podcast. He has worked as a director with talents like Matthew McConaughey, Jenny Slate, and Pete Davidson, and as an actor on shows like HBO's Boardwalk Empire and Darren Star's Younger. He performed comedy at the UCB and People's Improv Theater and graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.